What I learned from an unfortunate incident with the NYPD

Re:What I learned from an unfortunate incident with the NYPD by stoolpigeon on Sunday March 02, 2014 @09:35PM (#7331733)

you mean conspicuous - inconspicuous means "not clearly visible or attracting attention".

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Re:What I learned from an unfortunate incident with the NYPD by rdl on Sunday March 02, 2014 @09:56PM (#7331789)

I thought he was being ironic.

"I want x to be subtle in the way that a shotgun to the face is subtle" i.e. not subtle at all.

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Re:What I learned from an unfortunate incident with the NYPD by thaumasiotes on Monday March 03, 2014 @12:12AM (#7332149)

I had exactly the same thought as rdl. "Inconspicuous" means "easily overlooked", but obviously "inconspicuous in the same way that football jersey numbers are inconspicuous" means "as easily overlooked as the number on a football jersey". There's no usage error there, just laudably vivid imagery.

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Re:What I learned from an unfortunate incident with the NYPD by dredmorbius on Sunday March 02, 2014 @10:18PM (#7331844)

I suspect this was ironic understatement. E.g., "As subtle as a roundhouse kick to the head."

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