• CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
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    21 hours ago

    I think that’s the basic idea, but in practice it’s used for people who are just generally dumb as well.

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      19 hours ago

      Well, when was the last time you looked at a hammer and thought “y’know, you’re pretty smart!”

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        38 minutes ago

        Haha, true. But then again, I’ve definitely thought that about like, a self-loading rifle or a can opener that way.

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        23 minutes ago

        I guess, but neither kind of dashboard catches dash from your horses these days. And forget about all bears being “brown ones”. Language evolves.