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Re:I'm OK, the bull is dead by yakkomajuri on Saturday August 12, 2023 @09:36AM (#37100018)
While this is a fun read, I'm not sure adding "the bull is dead" is actually a good example of effective communication that strips out the fluff. "The car is damaged but operable" is, but adding that the bull (which hasn't been explained) is dead is actually fluff, given it is now irrelevant, and since it wasn't explained, leaves the person on the receiving end confused and focused on this bit of technically irrelevant information (while no more details are provided).

Nevertheless a nice read and the point of the piece still stands! Just think the example isn't perfect.

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Re:I'm OK, the bull is dead by spiderfarmer on Saturday August 12, 2023 @10:09AM (#37100352)
Like the author I immediately concluded he was in a car accident with a bull and that the bull was dead. It's like a 6 word story: http://www.sixwordstories.net
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Re:I'm OK, the bull is dead by yakkomajuri on Saturday August 12, 2023 @11:26AM (#37101135)
That's fair - I mean that's what I concluded as well but my point was that I think adding in the bull is more distracting than just: "Car accident, I'm ok".

But, thinking back now if I were to arrive at the scene and not have known about the bull beforehand that'd be quite a shock, so I think I've changed my mind on this one!

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Re:I'm OK, the bull is dead by gardenhedge on Saturday August 12, 2023 @01:20PM (#37102288)
Surely noone would argue that communicating in a 6 word story style is a good idea?
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Re:I'm OK, the bull is dead by spiderfarmer on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @09:43PM (#37156139)
If that’s the only six words you have, it’s not.
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Re:I'm OK, the bull is dead by LodeOfCode on Saturday August 12, 2023 @07:46PM (#37105229)
*Unlike the author

>Thank God my son was fine, but the comment about the dead bull intrigued me. We didn't own a bull. Where was he? How did the bull die? And why was he telling me about it?

>Then he said, "The car is damaged but operable." All right. He had gotten into some type of accident, the car wasn't a total loss, and there was a dead bull (still a great puzzle).

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