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Excel logic (lemmy.ml)
submitted 10 months ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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[–] Nougat@fedia.io 92 points 10 months ago (2 children)

January second for the Yanks.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 19 points 10 months ago (4 children)

What, Medium/Small/Large order seems off to you??

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You're assuming that I'm not a Yank? Let me tell you, I can Yank with the best of them, and I do!

[–] ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I usually do mine solitarily.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 4 points 10 months ago

Usually.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like you're walking a metaphorical minefield

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 2 points 10 months ago

Occasionally, he does mine with others.

[–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Look bud, you can't call it "February second" in conversation, write it down as "Second February" in writing, and then get mad at us Yanks about it. Pick a lane.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 4 points 10 months ago

No, you misunderstand. I'm in America. But ISO 8601 standard 4 Life!

[–] Peffse@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

12/31/9999

[–] Dicska@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Oh, so THAT'S why they brought Excel into this! I didn't make the connection and just thought Excel would even consider a glass of water a date.

[–] psud@aussie.zone 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

A human artist might have said "1/2 full" instead of "half full" but LLMs don't understand jokes so there's no hope they'll be able to make the joke easier

[–] petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 months ago

Oh my god.

Jesus christ.

I was thinking, "nah, that seems nitpicky, I'm sure a real person could write either." But that is the entire setup for the punchline. I'm gonna rip my hair out.