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Hummingbird feet (mander.xyz)

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[–] [email protected] 345 points 1 year ago (22 children)

I have to give them credit, they actually consulted a real expert whilst they were drunk. Most people don't, not even sober

[–] grue 101 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (21 children)

To be fair, "do hummingbirds have feet" seems eminently wikipediable. I'd like to think that if I ever felt the need to drunk-dial an expert, it'd be for something less trivial.

[–] BugleFingers 1 points 3 days ago

I once consulted my aunt (PHD English professor) for a small stakes bet ($5) because a friend and I were discussing whether or not letters have any fundamental rules on how they are written.

Turns out, no, they don't. I.E. if I write: Hello there, ¥¶®×°∆| Kenobi. As long as "¥¶®×°∆|" is understood as "General" than according to (american) English it is written "correctly". There's no edict that states a " T" must be written in that shape, therefore, any symbol that's understood intent wise is correct.

I lost that bet, cause WTF, how is that acceptable??

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