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dantheclamman@lemmy.worldM to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago

Series of tubes (analogy for the internet used by a Senator that became a meme)

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  • DominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.works
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    Well. I’ve heard worse understandings of the internet, honestly.

  • DrWorm@piefed.social
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    It’s not a big truck

    • killea@lemmy.world
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      NO I am not finished.

      • everett@lemmy.ml
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        An Internet was sent by my staff at 10 o’clock in the morning on Friday.

  • cannedtuna@lemmy.world
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    He was probably thinking of the tubes at the bank drive through you put your checks into.

  • AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works
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    The guy was clueless, but I can honestly see a lot of parallels to make that analogy reasonably accurate.

    • dantheclamman@lemmy.worldOPM
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      That’s honestly what I find interesting about it. The kernel of truth getting shouted out by the well deserved derision

  • insomniac_lemon@lemmy.cafe
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    George Carlin: “What tubes?”

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