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The only way out (lemmy.world)

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[-] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago

I do not understand.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

... As an adult, I would ...

The past tense "was" implies that you are no longer an adult.

... hold me breath ...

Yarr, be ye holding yer breath, matey?

Combining these two pieces of information, I can infer that you have transformed from an adult ino a pirate. Congratulations.

[-] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 weeks ago

It really doesn't though. Linguistic conventions don't override reality, and reality doesn't follow linguistic conventions. The reverse, however...

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

The law of humor supersedes all of these.

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