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[-] Rozauhtuno 106 points 9 months ago

"In English, we don't have a word for spicy" - Neil touchgrass Tyson at a linguistics conference.

I'm starting to suspect that being good at astrophysics doesn't mean you're automatically the best at everything else too.

[-] superb 51 points 9 months ago

Is that a real quote? I’m starting to think Neil is actually hilarious and we’re all missing the joke

[-] AdmiralShat@programming.dev 29 points 9 months ago

He haa talked on podcasts before how he enjoys trolling on twitter, I can't say for sure the OP image is trolling or him being a dork

[-] AnAngryAlpaca@feddit.de 22 points 9 months ago

"I was just trolling" - a 12 year old after he realizes he just said something stupid.

[-] ogmios@sh.itjust.works 7 points 9 months ago

As if trolling isn't a real thing that people do?

[-] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 14 points 9 months ago

No, but I had to google it to make sure

[-] Rozauhtuno 6 points 9 months ago

I think it was some panel about conlangs? (the inventor of Dothraki was there too). I wish I could find it again.

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