@A_Union_of_Kobolds to Showerthoughts • 3 months agoBy improving the performance of a Nerf gun, you "buff" it, which is ironicmessage-square8arrow-up1127arrow-down115
arrow-up1112arrow-down1message-squareBy improving the performance of a Nerf gun, you "buff" it, which is ironic@A_Union_of_Kobolds to Showerthoughts • 3 months agomessage-square8
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•3 months ago“Nerf” is an opposite to a “buff” in videogame context.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•3 months agoI get that. Where is the irony? I think to be ironic there needs to be some air of unexpectedness. I certainly think it’s amusing to say that you were buffing a nerf gun, but maybe not unexpected But I think Alanis Morissette would be on board
minus-squareCaptain AggravatedlinkfedilinkEnglish6•3 months agoThe irony is that you would think nerfing a nerf gun would improve it, because it’s more nerf per nerf.
“Nerf” is an opposite to a “buff” in videogame context.
I get that. Where is the irony? I think to be ironic there needs to be some air of unexpectedness. I certainly think it’s amusing to say that you were buffing a nerf gun, but maybe not unexpected
But I think Alanis Morissette would be on board
The irony is that you would think nerfing a nerf gun would improve it, because it’s more nerf per nerf.