this post was submitted on 08 Jan 2024
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[–] Faildini@lemmy.world 20 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Driveway4964@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

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

[–] thanevim@kbin.social 19 points 8 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 19 points 8 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 8 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 8 months ago

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

[–] MBZzZzZzZz@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

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

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 8 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 8 months ago

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

[–] kameecoding@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Yet paradoxically he did

[–] Oderus@lemmy.world 3 points 8 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 8 months ago

Supercalifragilistigexpialigetisch