Perplexed comments on Desirable Dispositions and Rational Actions - Less Wrong

13 Post author: RichardChappell 17 August 2010 03:20AM

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Comment author: Perplexed 19 August 2010 02:51:18AM 2 points [-]

In case mine wasn't clear, it was a bad Gilbert & Sullivan joke. Deservedly downvoted. Apparently.

Comment author: Alicorn 19 August 2010 02:55:51AM 4 points [-]

You need a little more context/priming or to make the joke longer for anyone to catch this. Or you need to embed it in a more substantive and sensible reply. Otherwise it will hardly ever work.

Comment author: Perplexed 19 August 2010 04:56:38AM 1 point [-]
Comment author: Alicorn 19 August 2010 04:59:51AM 1 point [-]

I'd call that a long joke, wouldn't you?

Comment author: Perplexed 19 August 2010 05:05:29AM 1 point [-]

See what I mean? I made it long and it still didn't work. :)

Comment author: Cyan 19 August 2010 04:51:22AM 0 points [-]

I wasn't sure, so I held off posting my reply (a decision I now regret). It would have been, "Well, hardly ever."