▲ 1015 ▼ xkcd #2869: Puzzles (imgs.xkcd.com) submitted 2 years ago by randomaccount43543@lemmy.world to c/xkcd@lemmy.world 115 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://xkcd.com/2869 Alt text: Why couldn't the amulet have been hidden by Aunt Alice, who understands modern key exchange algorithms?
[–] sawdustprophet@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago (4 children) commercial segways I'm amused at the linguistic backport that just occurred here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Starbuck@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (3 children) I’m sure they meant segue here segue 1 of 3 imperative verb se·gue ˈse-(ˌ)gwā ˈsā- 1: proceed to what follows without pause —used as a direction in music 2: perform the music that follows like that which has preceded —used as a direction in music permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 6 points 2 years ago* (1 child) No, I totally meant those little upright, lean-to go forward scooter things. 👀 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] WalrusDragonOnABike@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago Watching detective conan in america sounds expensive. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sawdustprophet@midwest.social 1 point 2 years ago I’m sure they meant segue here Correct. The amusing part being that "Segway" was intentionally chosen as a play on the actual word "segue". Hence the phrase "linguistic backport". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Starbuck@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (3 children) I’m sure they meant segue here segue 1 of 3 imperative verb se·gue ˈse-(ˌ)gwā ˈsā- 1: proceed to what follows without pause —used as a direction in music 2: perform the music that follows like that which has preceded —used as a direction in music permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 6 points 2 years ago* (1 child) No, I totally meant those little upright, lean-to go forward scooter things. 👀 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] WalrusDragonOnABike@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago Watching detective conan in america sounds expensive. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sawdustprophet@midwest.social 1 point 2 years ago I’m sure they meant segue here Correct. The amusing part being that "Segway" was intentionally chosen as a play on the actual word "segue". Hence the phrase "linguistic backport". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 6 points 2 years ago* (1 child) No, I totally meant those little upright, lean-to go forward scooter things. 👀 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] WalrusDragonOnABike@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago Watching detective conan in america sounds expensive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago Watching detective conan in america sounds expensive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sawdustprophet@midwest.social 1 point 2 years ago I’m sure they meant segue here Correct. The amusing part being that "Segway" was intentionally chosen as a play on the actual word "segue". Hence the phrase "linguistic backport". permalink fedilink source parent