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[–] frezik@midwest.social 18 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The person who made it needs this:

https://xkcd.com/169/

[–] Ashiette@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I... don't understand it ?

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)
[–] orangeboats@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

With proper punctuations: There are three words in "the English language". The other half of it is supposed to be a misdirection.

But yeah, the original joke was really bad in the first place. I don't blame the second guy for his reaction.

[–] ComicalMayhem@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It literally explains it in the comic? People who communicate badly and then act smug when they're misunderstood are annoying. The other user is saying that the same applies to the OPs post; because the angles don't match the graphic, they're communicating badly

[–] Ashiette@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yes but what is communicated badly ? What did the riddle man mean by the three words in english language that end in "gry" ?

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

The "Riddle Man" wants the answer to be 'language' because the question he claims to have asked is what's the third word in "the English Language."

If we credulously try to answer the implied question, it's better to just link this page, but you should read the whole thing.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/help/faq-third-common-gry-word

[–] tyler@programming.dev 5 points 10 months ago

As the explain xkcd notes, it’s badly told by cueball so it’s impossible to answer. https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/169:_Words_that_End_in_GRY

[–] blind3rdeye@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's a geometry puzzle. Of course they aren't going to get out a protractor to carefully get the 80° drawn to scale. The point of these puzzles isn't that we actually want to know what the angle is. The point is to navigate a maze of logic. (A very short maze in this particular case.)

[–] frezik@midwest.social -1 points 10 months ago

Yes, and in this case, the puzzle was poorly presented and likely unsolvable.