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"Where are you?" (lemmy.world)
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[-] hperrin@lemmy.ca 44 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Since we have had houses with multiple rooms it has certainly made sense to shout “where are you?”

Scratch that. Since there were opaque things larger than a human that could be positioned in between two humans (rock, tree, bush, animal) it has made sense.

Scratch that. Since there was dark it has made sense.

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

Only recently has the response changed from "here" to something more descriptive.

[-] 13igTyme@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Did cavemen not know Marco Polo?

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Only Asians in the 13th century knew him.

It's weird how he ended up in swimming pools.

[-] prex@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago

I still like to answer here. For extra annoying points I can add 'turn around' a couple times.

[-] taladar@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Pretty sure people have used more descriptive answers since the dawn of language too whenever sound wasn't a reliable direction indicator.

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Maybe "up", "down" or "over".

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