Ink Pen by Phil Dunlap for April 08, 2017
April 07, 2017
April 09, 2017
Transcript:
hamhock: here's a neat factoid... ralston: "-oid" means "resembling." hamhock: what? ralston: the suffix "-oid" means resembling, but not exactly. like a humanoid is not a human. so a "factoid" should be something that seems like a fact, but isn't-in other words, a lie. it's a meaningless term. hamhock: you're the most annoying person I've ever met...ralston: now, that's a factoid!
news over 7 years ago
The episode of “Sledge Hammer”, where he meets his robotic look-alike: “Hammeroid”.
Tue Elung-Jensen over 7 years ago
No, considering it is about what people said pig have met then it would be a fact. Not Factoid.
RonnieAThompson Premium Member over 7 years ago
How do these two stay friends?
ChukLitl Premium Member over 7 years ago
Common use dictates meaning, grammar police try to keep drifting use down so that we’re still speaking recognizable English. A factoid is factual, but probably irrelevant or useless, as is this comment.
ChessPirate over 7 years ago
Now, pay very close attention: this is a commentoid… ☺
ellisaana Premium Member over 7 years ago
Alternatively – this is a revisitation of the difference between denotation and connotation.
danketaz Premium Member over 7 years ago
That’s an old wives’ tale.
gopher gofer over 7 years ago
is that a fact… oid…?