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 hours 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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      114 hours ago

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

        • @SpaceNoodle
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          28 hours 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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            18 hours ago

            My apologies. Both jokes went straight over my head.

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