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Re:Cape Town could be the first city to run out of water by SideburnsOfDoom on Thursday January 18, 2018 @11:56AM (#16178625)
I for one got the reference. but HN comment style strongly discourages low-effort jokes. It doesn't add information. I'm not surprised that it was downvoted, whether people "got it" or not. This is fine, HN is not reddit.
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Re:Cape Town could be the first city to run out of water by nukeop on Thursday January 18, 2018 @12:59PM (#16179496)
God forbid somebody makes a joke! This is a professional website, grim attitude is required.
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Re:Cape Town could be the first city to run out of water by SideburnsOfDoom on Friday January 19, 2018 @03:33AM (#16184875)
> a zero-effort joke that contributes nothing new

> low-effort jokes. It doesn't add information.

And then

> God forbid somebody makes a joke!

You're misreading what is being said.

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