• @disguy_ovahea
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    8 hours ago

    The landlord of a pub called The Pig And Whistle asked a sign writer to make a new sign. When he saw it he thought that the words were too close together, so he said to the sign writer “I want more space between Pig and And and And and Whistle”.

    • @BluesF
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      1512 hours ago

      Inspired by the story, another landlord decides to name their pub “Pig and And and And and Whistle.” Lo and behold, the sign was cramped… Ther needed more space between Pig and and and and and And and And and and and and and And and And and and and and and Whistle.

    • @accideath
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      1614 hours ago

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    • @finitebanjo
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      -315 hours ago

      I think you or they added two extra ands, because the pub isn’t “Pig And And Whistle.”

      • @DogWater
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        14 hours ago

        More space between pig and and as well as between and and whistle.

        • @finitebanjo
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          -813 hours ago

          Yes but they have two too many, go count it.

          • @UmeU
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            27 hours ago

            They refer to the same and twice.

            • @finitebanjo
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              16 hours ago

              then it should be separated by comma after the first and and

          • @[email protected]
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            19 hours ago

            It is indeed a very convoluted way of making the requests. I would say more space between each word.

            • @finitebanjo
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              9 hours ago

              Ah see this one makes more sense but since it is a single sentence clause two of them are still redundant.

      • @[email protected]
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        814 hours ago

        Nah, it’s referring to the first space by grouping the first and second words, “Pig” and “And,” and then referring to the second space by grouping the second and third words, “And” and “Whistle.”

        • @finitebanjo
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          -513 hours ago

          They said and “And” and “And” and “Whistle” tho, thats 2 extra.

          • @[email protected]
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            13 hours ago

            “The Pig And Whistle” asked a sign writer to make a new sign.

            I want more space between “Pig” and “And”

            and

            [more space between] “And” and “Whistle”

            • @finitebanjo
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              010 hours ago

              Ovahea’s comment as I copy and paste is

              Pig and And and And and Whistle”.

              So if you remove the bonus ands, it becmes “Pig And And Whistle”.

              • @[email protected]
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                10 hours ago

                But as someone else pointed out it’s the same “and”. The sign has three words on it. Between the words are spaces. How many spaces are there? What on either edge of each space?

                • @finitebanjo
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                  09 hours ago

                  Okay I concede that it works, albeit it requires a comma, but it also works without the redundant ands

      • @chuckleslord
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        414 hours ago

        “Pig and Whistle” is what they’re asking for.

        • @finitebanjo
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          -113 hours ago

          But they gave instructions for “Pig And And Whistle” in the comment I replied to.

          • @eltrain123
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            11 hours ago

            Pig & And, And & whistle. It’s focusing on the conjunctive. ’And’ is repeated because it is pertinent in both phrases.