Re:I'm a USB-C Maximalist
by hokkos on Tuesday July 14, 2026 @06:17PM
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An electric toothbrush can never break: it can only become a toothbrush. You should never see an “Electric Toothbrush Temporarily Out of Order” sign, just “Electric Toothbrush Temporarily Manual.” Sorry for the exercise.
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Re:I'm a USB-C Maximalist
by encrypted_bird on Tuesday July 14, 2026 @11:05PM
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RIP Mitch Hedburg
Re:I'm a USB-C Maximalist
by herodoturtle on Wednesday July 15, 2026 @08:51AM
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Love this comment <3
For those of you that are wondering, Mitch Hedburg was a relatively famous stand-up comedian whose special went viral.
In said special was this classic:
“I like an escalator because an escalator can never break; it can only become stairs. There would never be an 'escalator temporarily out of order' sign, only 'escalator temporarily stairs. Sorry for the convenience.’”
RIP indeed.
Generally true, but don't forget that some people are disabled and absolutely need the electric functions. "Escalator temporarily stairs" is funny until your foot is in a cast.
Same goes for those seemingly-useless, single-purpose kitchen devices. You're just probably not in the target audience.