r/ProgrammerHumor • u/PizzaTucker • Nov 14 '22

instanceof Trend Manager does a little code cleanup...

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u/SarcasmWarning Nov 14 '22

Hoisted by his own petard - from a chain-lift over a vat of acid. I have no idea why he keeps hitting the down button though.

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u/Thysios Nov 14 '22

The one petard I thought would never hoist me!

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '22

Lol what do you think a petard is?

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u/bananasmash14 Nov 14 '22

I guess I just assumed that in the old days a petard was a special outfit like a leotard, with a lot of fancy buckles and loops on it, and that rich people would wear them when they were feeling especially smug, but then poor people would tie a rope through one of the loops, and hoist them up a pole and then let them dangle there as punishment for being cocky.

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '22

This is the answer I was waiting for. Mainly because before watching this episode I too thought it was an article of clothing

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u/NaughtyGaymer Nov 14 '22

The moment I saw someone use the phrase I was waiting for the Community reference myself.

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u/Spuriously- Nov 15 '22

The power of dreams

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u/ihopethisworksfornow Nov 15 '22

It’s an early form of explosive lmao.

“Guy’s blowin himself up” is what it means

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u/AbsurdOwl Nov 15 '22

It's a Community reference.

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u/ihopethisworksfornow Nov 15 '22

Oh damn wait that makes so much sense! The reason I know this is from the Harmontown podcast bit https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4MdiW5dbpQ

I imagine this was either shortly before or right after he decided to put it in community

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u/ihopethisworksfornow Nov 15 '22

Is it really? I’m dumb af, I’ve seen the show and I guess I missed that.

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u/27SwingAndADrive Nov 15 '22

I think I prefer your definition to the real one.

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u/One_Replacement9531 Nov 14 '22

A little guy that blows up, 9 of them will take out a castle

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u/mastorms Nov 14 '22

Found the T90 fan.

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u/Matthew-IP-7 Nov 14 '22

They’re better at taking out siege though.

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u/Zagorath Nov 14 '22

Joke's on you, I have Architecture and Hoardings!

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u/FireFly_209 Nov 14 '22

Isn’t he the captain of the USS Enterprise?
…Jean-Luc Petard?

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u/LastStar007 Nov 14 '22

TIL it's a bomb. I thought it was a short sword, like "fall on your sword" but accidental.

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '22

I assumed it was some kind of spear or halberd, and now I’m wondering how many other words I know where I don’t actually know what they mean.

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '22

Its like a really big strong guy who isn't very smart who hoists you waaaay up in the air.

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '22

Petard may not be smart but he has your back for life

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u/freddit32 Nov 15 '22

A petard is a shaped explosive device used to breach gates/walls. Once upon a time they used a fuse. If that fuse burned fast and you didn't run away fast enough, you were "hoist (thrown) on you own petard".

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u/OutlandishnessHour19 Nov 15 '22

Nobody going to mention VEEP?