Technologos comments on Open Thread: November 2009 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Technologos 08 November 2009 09:41:46AM 0 points [-]

I'm just waiting for LW to develop its own variants of profanities.

Comment author: Alicorn 08 November 2009 03:31:50PM 0 points [-]

There's "woo".

Comment author: Technologos 09 November 2009 01:40:50AM 0 points [-]

Mhm. Not enough hard consonants, though--"woo that wooing wooer" doesn't sound especially angry.

I suggest "materd" as a general insult, meaning "one whose MAp and TERritory Diverge."

Comment author: Alicorn 09 November 2009 01:44:07AM * 1 point [-]

"Morong" might work as an allusion to "moron" and compression of "more wrong". It's a little more pronunciation-friendly than "materd".

Comment author: Technologos 09 November 2009 02:22:14AM 0 points [-]

Like it.

Comment author: Jack 09 November 2009 02:07:07AM 0 points [-]

Very likely everyone's map diverges from the territory. An insult needs to have a more limited scope.

Comment author: Technologos 09 November 2009 02:23:18AM 0 points [-]

Hm. Agreed. I suppose I was thinking in terms of pointing out a specific, obvious case. "Being a materd" or something similar.