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Re:The C3 Programming Language by edvinbesic on Saturday January 03, 2026 @12:54PM (#46479500)
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar
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Re:The C3 Programming Language by ibuildbots on Saturday January 03, 2026 @02:31PM (#46480573)
why would I want to attract bugs? Vinegar keeps them away from me
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Re:The C3 Programming Language by card_zero on Saturday January 03, 2026 @02:52PM (#46480830)
It isn't even true.

https://xkcd.com/357/

"Head over heels" is another weird idiom. I'm so in love, I'm standing in a normal orientation.

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Re:The C3 Programming Language by atombender on Sunday January 04, 2026 @07:02AM (#46487174)
"Head over heels" is actually a corruption of "heels over head".

It's one of those corruptions which flips the meaning (ironically, in this case!) on its head, or just becomes meaningless over time as it's reinterpreted (like "the exception that proves the rule" or "begs the question").

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Re:The C3 Programming Language by timeon on Saturday January 03, 2026 @04:20PM (#46481700)
But then you are left with less honey.
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