Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

I'd like a handful of bowling balls, please.


I mean, sure. That doesn't necessarily seem like a weird statement to me.

It's more than several, but still a manageable number.


Great! In that case I'll take two handfuls of bowling balls and several wheelbarrows. Maybe I should get a couple (4) more wheelbarrows to be safe, bring it down to under 4 balls per barrow


If you're trying to provoke a "wait, that's not what I meant" response with that sarcasm, you won't get it :)

Use depends on context, like all language, and deliberately choosing a situation that doesn't suit the language will obviously result in confusion.


I'm just really enjoying the absurd scenario we've created




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: