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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by DannyB on Thursday May 24 2018, @03:34PM (3 children)

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Thursday May 24 2018, @03:34PM (#683588) Journal

    UNIX? They're not even circumcised! Savages!

    Why would it matter of Eunechs are circumcised?

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  • (Score: 2) by Osamabobama on Tuesday May 29 2018, @05:11PM (2 children)

    by Osamabobama (5842) on Tuesday May 29 2018, @05:11PM (#685724)

    Why would it matter of [sic] Eunechs [sic] are circumcised?

    Circumcision is an indicator of whether someone (in this case, eunuchs) is a savage. This can be taken at face value, but it works even better as a way to draw attention to the premise. What is it that the speaker finds civilized about cutting the foreskin off infant penises? The apparent absurdity of the practice leads the reader to question the judgment of the speaker.

    But wait! The author didn't actually use the spelling 'eunuch,' which was clearly intentional. Why would the author use the name of a well known computer operating system instead? Does the absurdity of circumcision somehow apply to Unix? Is there something 'savage' about it? Are readers being trolled into putting too much thought into a throwaway line that was merely intended to highlight the homophone?

    We may never know the author's true intent, but the insight gained from analyzing it will stay with us for a long time.

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    • (Score: 3, Funny) by DannyB on Tuesday May 29 2018, @05:44PM (1 child)

      by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday May 29 2018, @05:44PM (#685747) Journal

      Sign on Rabbi's shingle:

      TODAY'S SPECIAL !!!
      Today Only -- Circumcisions
      Half Off !

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      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 19 2018, @07:06PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 19 2018, @07:06PM (#695218)

        that is what mel brooks said in Men in Tights!