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.

  • @SpaceNoodle
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    112 hours ago

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

      • @SpaceNoodle
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        26 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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          16 hours ago

          My apologies. Both jokes went straight over my head.

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