Despite containing the phrase “open inside”, this is indeed a NoSafetySmokingFirst, as it reads correctly left-to-right, but one’s first instinct is to read it top to bottom.

    • threelonmusketeersOPM
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      315 days ago

      I believe the root of the word is Japanese, not Greek, so there would be no distinction between singular and plural forms. One emoji, two emoji.

      • @SpaceNoodle
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        115 days ago

        Nope, the Japanese borrowed it from the ancient Greeks, who were inspired by Egyptian hieroglyphs.

          • @SpaceNoodle
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            215 days ago

            So you actually read what I wrote and thought to yourself “yup, that guy is totally serious?”

            I suppose I can’t really blame you, given the evidence of a recent election.

            • threelonmusketeersOPM
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              115 days ago

              My apologies. Both jokes went straight over my head.

              They are amusing, now that I read them in a humorous context.