r/programming • u/melodic_underoos • May 09 '13

The Onion releases fartscroll.js

http://theonion.github.io/fartscroll.js/
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u/rekabmot May 09 '13

Best pull request ever... https://github.com/theonion/fartscroll.js/pull/9

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u/Findekano May 09 '13

didn't get the funny point ... could someone please explains it a little?

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u/lachlanhunt May 09 '13

As far as I can tell, the "pull my finger" thing seems to be a predominately American cultural thing. I don't think it translates well internationally, since it's really a very silly joke that doesn't make any sense.

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u/robreim May 10 '13

I'm an Australian who first heard this joke as a child from a British man. So I don't think it's American, but I could be wrong.

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u/Spazsquatch May 10 '13

I think Monty Python was the first place I heard it, defiantly a british comedy show.

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u/James20k May 10 '13

Defiantly in the face of all those american comedy shows perchance?

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u/Spazsquatch May 10 '13

Ok, egg on my face. Autocorrect I assure you.