Sarokrae comments on Eliezer Yudkowsky Facts - Less Wrong

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Comment author: [deleted] 28 February 2012 12:07:23AM 4 points [-]

question: What is your verdict on my observation that the jokes on this page would be less hilarious if they used only Eliezer's first name instead of the full 'Eliezer Yudkowsky'?

I speculate that some of the humor derives from using the full name — perhaps because of how it sounds, or because of the repetition, or even simply because of the length of the name.

Comment author: Sarokrae 13 September 2012 03:18:47PM *  5 points [-]

The consonant "k" is funny, according to I think something Richard Wiseman once wrote...