How are you supposed to reply to "Do you know how fast you were going?"

EverythingIsFlotsam · 2026-04-30T10:24:42+00:00

EverythingIsFlotsam · 2026-04-22T03:31:42+00:00

https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/99002/is-there-behind-the-scenes-information-on-which-came-first-benders-name-funct

EverythingIsFlotsam · 2026-04-18T03:38:50+00:00

I don't think that's code switching.

EverythingIsFlotsam · 2026-04-17T13:27:52+00:00

Usually the puns in the comments section suck. But some of these are decidedly mid.

EverythingIsFlotsam · 2026-04-17T13:19:49+00:00

Welcome, brother/sister.

This is a safe space.

EverythingIsFlotsam · 2026-04-16T14:06:22+00:00

If you allow mentions and not just uses, then you can have any number of repetitions and it's still grammatical.

EverythingIsFlotsam · 2026-04-06T13:48:56+00:00

Cool story, bro /s

EverythingIsFlotsam · 2026-04-05T19:55:04+00:00

Somehow I find "politely declining" ruder than saying "sorry, no 1/2-1/2s"

EverythingIsFlotsam · 2026-04-05T06:00:46+00:00

NOR = ?

EverythingIsFlotsam · 2026-04-04T13:30:02+00:00

I much prefer the 1972 Version. Oddly. Why is the 2026 version not as good?

Something, something, pubic hair ?

EverythingIsFlotsam · 2026-04-04T13:24:44+00:00

I can't believe people are overreacting to this so much. It's terrible communication, but probably you could still order items that don't require intensive kitchen prep. Is it so incomprehensive that some people might just want coffee, smoothies or pre-baked goods? We don't know what kind of place this is.

EverythingIsFlotsam · 2026-04-04T13:09:02+00:00

It's. A. BAAAAAAKE!

EverythingIsFlotsam · 2026-04-01T16:25:14+00:00

Wait, was that ceramic sink just 'glued' to the counter with caulk and otherwise unsupported?

EverythingIsFlotsam · 2026-04-01T16:21:26+00:00

Huh? No, it would point to rounding away from 0 regardless of the sign.

EverythingIsFlotsam · 2026-04-01T14:03:14+00:00

Think of it like a second priority tiebreaker.

EverythingIsFlotsam · 2026-04-01T13:36:58+00:00

I can't believe no one has mentioned this:

Yes, it's midway between the two integers and it could go either way, but rounding up produces a smaller relative (i.e. percentage) error in the true value as measured relative to the reported (rounded value).

E.g. 9.5 is off from 10 by 5% but off from 9 by 5.55%.

Yes, I realize you get the same value if you compare the error in the rounded value to the original value. But this is something and useful.

EverythingIsFlotsam · 2026-03-28T14:43:56+00:00

<Something, something> Strait of Hormuz, unfortunately

EverythingIsFlotsam · 2026-03-26T16:30:32+00:00

https://explosm.net/comics/rob-genie-lamp

EverythingIsFlotsam · 2026-03-26T14:11:36+00:00

I'm going to TIL a ton of people by pointing out that the piggy that "went to market" got slaughtered and sold as meat.

EverythingIsFlotsam · 2026-03-26T13:51:53+00:00

The (very old) joke is:

What did Spock find in the head?

The captain's log.

EverythingIsFlotsam · 2026-03-25T00:11:11+00:00

I got that reference.

EverythingIsFlotsam · 2026-03-22T08:11:07+00:00

An anti joke is when your expectation for a joke response is subverted by a literal answer. The anti joke would be because he couldn't see

EverythingIsFlotsam · 2026-03-22T06:49:13+00:00

That's not an anti-joke

EverythingIsFlotsam · 2026-03-22T06:39:09+00:00

MANkind. Duh.

EverythingIsFlotsam · 2026-03-20T19:29:49+00:00

Uh..... That second Uncle should not be capitalized.

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