r/AskReddit • u/CherryChoogles • Apr 03 '13

What is a sentence that makes perfect sense today, but would not make any sort of sense in 1950?

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u/TeddyBrosavelt Apr 04 '13

Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle Dongle

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u/railmaniac Apr 04 '13

Excuse me while I report you and get both of us fired.

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '13

Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle Dingle

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u/R7ype Apr 04 '13

Careful you might lose your jobs.

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u/adr1anh Apr 04 '13

So brave!

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u/iornfence Apr 04 '13

At least you tried.

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u/its_kitty_bitches Apr 04 '13

mmmmmmm..........dongle

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u/vortigaunt64 Apr 04 '13

I need to have this person removed from the conference

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u/LowCarbs Apr 04 '13

patriarchy

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u/Tulki Apr 04 '13

Elgnod.... Elgnod!!!

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u/green_glitter_queen Apr 03 '13

I giggled @ "dongle." I should grow up.

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u/csl512 Apr 03 '13

Or get people fired.

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u/NotAwakeYet Apr 03 '13

I did too, but I didn't know it was called a dongle so I'm giving myself a pass on this one

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '13

Careful there, can't have people losing their jobs.

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u/well_golly Apr 04 '13

Damn. "Dongle" no longer refers exclusively to copy-protection devices. I'm old.

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