On Chaucer: ‘Kek kek kokkow quek quek’

Posted by tintinnabula on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @11:30PM
from the lrb.co.uk dept.

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Re:On Chaucer: ‘Kek kek kokkow quek quek’ by tmaly on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @11:39PM (#21532838)

the word Kek made me think of the alt-right meme. I was pleasantly surprised that is was something else.

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Re:On Chaucer: ‘Kek kek kokkow quek quek’ by dang on Thursday November 14, 2019 @01:49AM (#21533334)

Ok, we've frontloaded Chaucer for you in the title above.

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Re:On Chaucer: ‘Kek kek kokkow quek quek’ by tmaly on Thursday November 14, 2019 @02:07PM (#21538309)

Recency biases of the mind are at work here. How often do you see the work Chaucer in the news or on social media?

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Re:On Chaucer: ‘Kek kek kokkow quek quek’ by grzte on Thursday November 14, 2019 @05:49AM (#21534422)

"kek" is not an "alt right" meme, it comes from World of Warcraft

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Re:On Chaucer: ‘Kek kek kokkow quek quek’ by vharuck on Thursday November 14, 2019 @06:58AM (#21534709)

Both are true. Lingo doesn't spring from a vacuum.

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