this post was submitted on 27 Oct 2023
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[–] [email protected] 52 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Again, this meme is bananas

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

But how bananas exactly? I need a banana for scale

[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 years ago (3 children)

What do you call a word that swipes in the shape it describes? Like an autonym but for swiping.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I’d like to buy a vowel

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

~~Swipeomatopoeia~~ Onomatoswipeia

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Spelling it, I always feel stupid and forget when to end:

"Bana"? No, keep going...

"Bananana"? Damn!

(Paraphrased from Demetri Martin)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

When all else fails, sing Gwen Stefani's Bananas song. Cannot lose.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

"Nanny Ogg knew how to start spelling 'banana', but didn't know how you stopped."

Terry Pratchett, Witches Abroad

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why would you want to ban Nana??

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

She keeps using racial slurs in team chat.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

DAMMIT NANA

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Now this is mildly interesting. This little tidbit will never leave my brain.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Wouldn’t be surprised if this was intentional. Same way as typewriter can be written with only the first row of letters.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

...how would this be intentional?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Even though the QWERTY layout was designed so keys don’t get jammed when typing in a typewriter, it was also designed with no ergonomics in mind, and some decisions are questionable.

For example, the word typewriter is typed using letters from the top row only because of a design decision.

So, AS A JOKE, I’m saying that they also intentionally designed the layout so when typing β€œbanana”, a banana would be drawn.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You ever try swiping on a typewriter?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

you haven't?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

So, AS A JOKE,

You can't fool us

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Step one: banana

Step two: BANANA

[–] Melatonin 1 points 2 years ago

Oh now do Apple! Pear! Kiwi! I'm so excited to see the fruit!

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago

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