Ha-ha wall - Hackdot

Re:Ha-ha wall by hprotagonist on Saturday August 24, 2019 @07:49PM (#20790432)

And in Ankh Morpork, there's the hoho: A cunningly designed ditch like a Haha, only the Hoho is 50 feet deep. Has claimed three Palace gardeners. Also once trapped Dr. Cruces, then head of the Assassins' Guild.

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Re:Ha-ha wall by dzamie on Saturday August 24, 2019 @10:23PM (#20790966)

Yep, and as mentioned in the article, there's also a he-he. A description is never given of it, but it's a safe assumption that it's a tiny haha, possibly only a couple inches high.

Interestingly, if this is accurate, it means that the front/backness of the vowel in hehe/haha/hoho correlates with its size.

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Re:Ha-ha wall by knolax on Saturday August 24, 2019 @10:55PM (#20791078)

A Hon-Hon is a Ha-Ha where the incline leads directly into a tunnel.

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Re:Ha-ha wall by radeklew on Sunday August 25, 2019 @02:05AM (#20791601)

And the chon-honnel is the one from France to England

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Re:Ha-ha wall by ljm on Sunday August 25, 2019 @12:30PM (#20793839)

Unfortunately due to escalating tensions, the ‘ke-ke’ became known as a Demilitarized Zone.

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Re:Ha-ha wall by choeger on Sunday August 25, 2019 @04:09AM (#20791923)

Iirc correctly a hoho is like a haha just deeper.

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Re:Ha-ha wall by Sharlin on Saturday August 24, 2019 @07:54PM (#20790453)

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Re:Ha-ha wall by EdwardDiego on Sunday August 25, 2019 @10:05PM (#20796952)

Who is based on Lancelot "Capability" Brown who really brought the ha-ha to its fore in England.

God I miss Pratchett's satire.

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