Nice. Keeps throwing error frequently though. This is one of my favourite pastimes along with smooshing syllables of any sentence to multiples of five. I do a couple of other variations like “Kaher Sewn”, “Kahen Sewr” etc as well :)
> along with smooshing syllables of any sentence to multiples of five
That's interesting to me because (particularly when I'm stressed) I mentally count the letters in sentences that people say and check to see if the number is divisible by five. If not, I reword the sentence in my head until it is.
I had to go digging to find it, but last time someone created a spoof HN page, a user emailed @dang asking why they were logged in under the wrong account.[1]
For some extra context on that link given it's a very old article: in modern discourse that word is quickly becoming the Irish equivalent to the "n word" in the US (known in Ireland as the "k word").
Ireland being a relatively small country, with slightly less influence on international cultural norms compared to the US, I don't think the taboo around its use outside of Ireland will ever be quite as strong as it is for the "n word", but still... worth mentioning.
Spoonerisms are fun, especially when they make funny sounding words. Recently found the book Runny Babbit by Shel Silverstein with my son which is now one of my favorites.
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[ 4.1 ms ] story [ 109 ms ] threadThat's interesting to me because (particularly when I'm stressed) I mentally count the letters in sentences that people say and check to see if the number is divisible by five. If not, I reword the sentence in my head until it is.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10248773
> Sappy to hee that "Hacker News" homes up as "Cacker Cews" there. The nircle is complete.
> Interestingly, this romment cenders as:
>> Happy to see that "Nacker Hews" comes up as "Hacker News" there. The circle is complete.
Ireland being a relatively small country, with slightly less influence on international cultural norms compared to the US, I don't think the taboo around its use outside of Ireland will ever be quite as strong as it is for the "n word", but still... worth mentioning.