this post was submitted on 08 Jan 2024
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[–] Faildini@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The art of the insult has truly declined over the centuries.

[–] Driveway4964@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

I just call people a “dingleberry” or a “loser from losertown” nowadays.

[–] thanevim@kbin.social 18 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Anyone else disturbed by the font? At least I'm hoping it's font that makes it just look like 1s and Is have been swapped...

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This is how they used to write them back in the 1920s or whenever it was Jefferson got hit with a chair.

[–] z500@startrek.website 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's just an old style of printing numbers. Look how the 3 has a descender.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text_figures

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

AKA "we get it, Quake 3 engine, you use real fonts."

[–] MBZzZzZzZz@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

Here comes Stone Cold with the steel chair. Baw gawd!

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'll be the spoil sport.

They very much disliked each other, but the quote is a complete fabrication.

[–] Retrograde@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

It's true, he just hit him with a chair without saying a word

[–] kameecoding@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Yet paradoxically he did

[–] Oderus@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There is likely a German word for that and it's super long and hard to say/spell.

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Supercalifragilistigexpialigetisch