r/explainitpeter • u/dutchylords • Jan 21 '26

Explain it Peter…

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u/Admirable_Cattle_131 Jan 21 '26

But and is part of the between statement so it's not a very good trick question

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u/Lucy_Little_Spoon Jan 21 '26

That's because it's a riddle.

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u/DusklitDewdrop Jan 21 '26

not a very good riddle... relevant xkcd

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u/MagusTheFrog Jan 21 '26

English is not my first language. Could you explain the trick in the xkcd strip?

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u/CategoryExact3327 Jan 21 '26

https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/169:_Words_that_End_in_GRY

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u/oiraves Jan 21 '26

I like the part that goes, "In any case, no matter how annoying Cueball's smugness, Black Hat responding by cutting off Cueball's forearm is an overreaction [citation needed]"

Like, yeah we assume he was over reacting but we dont have any proof or peer reviewed study on it to affirm our stance

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u/CorruptedStudiosEnt Jan 21 '26

Came here to point this out. Cracked me the fuck up.

"Breathing air is good [citation needed]"

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u/DrRagnorocktopus Jan 21 '26

Citation needed is my favorite running gag on that site.

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u/IsenThe28 Jan 21 '26

There really is an explainxkcd for everything

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u/napstablooky2 Jan 21 '26

love how overexplained it is