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xkcd #2869: Puzzles (imgs.xkcd.com)
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Why couldn't the amulet have been hidden by Aunt Alice, who understands modern key exchange algorithms?

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[–] kakes@sh.itjust.works 37 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Maybe he was just committed to the bit by that point.

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 22 points 11 months ago (2 children)

We've all been guilty of carrying the bit too long before

[–] snooggums@kbin.social 6 points 11 months ago

Well, nobody likes it when the bit finishes prematurely.

[–] pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah... memories of me as a preteen pretending to choke in front of my siblings. Still feel a pang of guilt from that one every now and then.

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It was "drowning" for me, seeing how long I could float face down and completely limp in the pool. I could go for around a minute. And that's too long when nobody else is in on the game.

[–] pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago

lol what's wrong with us?