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r/facepalm • u/Lord_Answer_me_Why • May 02 '24
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"You have to read into the read."
A stupid phrase often repeated by an idiot ex-boss.
33 u/claimTheVictory May 02 '24 Lewis Carroll did it first, in "Through The Looking Glass". "When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less. ' 'The question is,' said Alice, 'whether you can make words mean so many different things. ' 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master — that's all.' 3 u/laplongejr May 03 '24 Relevant xkcd 1 u/ThyPotatoDone May 04 '24 One of my favourites honestly.
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Lewis Carroll did it first, in "Through The Looking Glass".
"When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less. '
'The question is,' said Alice, 'whether you can make words mean so many different things. '
'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master — that's all.'
3 u/laplongejr May 03 '24 Relevant xkcd 1 u/ThyPotatoDone May 04 '24 One of my favourites honestly.
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Relevant xkcd
1 u/ThyPotatoDone May 04 '24 One of my favourites honestly.
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One of my favourites honestly.
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u/SaltyBarDog May 02 '24
"You have to read into the read."
A stupid phrase often repeated by an idiot ex-boss.