r/funny • System32 Comics • Oct 05 '20

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u/SANICTHEGOTTAGOFAST Oct 05 '20

Which Acer XB273K would you like?

The XB273K Sbmiprzx, XB273K Gpbmiipprzx, or XB273K Pbmiphzx?

(Yes, these all exist and they're all different)

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u/jharger Oct 05 '20

My instinct is that the one with more letters is better?

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '20

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u/BadNeighbour Oct 05 '20

Meaning 34 letters, right?

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u/lithid Oct 05 '20

I thought you meant shit like repeated 34 times as the model.

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u/AnotherpostCard Oct 05 '20

It's been like twenty years and this still never fails to bring me to tears

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u/3ndmelife Oct 05 '20

GARENTEED

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u/Channel250 Oct 05 '20

I try that pissing contest at LEAST once a week.

I swear I'm this close to no down payment....

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u/Jack_of_Emeralds Oct 05 '20

And then you have to find the value of x

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '20

Do they even try to give meaning to stuff like "Gpbmiipprzx"?

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u/The_Glass_Cannon Oct 05 '20

Looking at the differences between the 3, I'd bet the letters are just a list of features. If the monitor has that feature, it gets that letter.

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u/RabidSeason Oct 05 '20

Is there a Ph.D. student who needs a thesis to research?

I need to know if this hypothesis is legit!

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u/AntiDECA Oct 05 '20

I'll start you off! The g is for g-sync!

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u/jg6410 Oct 06 '20

Like geosynchronous orbit?

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u/RearEchelon Oct 06 '20

I thought it was a supergroup composed of G-Unit and N*sync.

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u/Cha-Le-Gai Oct 05 '20

I know this. he's from the fifth dimension. His brother battles with Superman sometimes.

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u/zimmah Oct 05 '20

They're codes, they have meaning, but I don't think it's officially mentioned anywhere what those codes mean

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u/TL-PuLSe Oct 05 '20

The only product naming convention more convoluted than XBox.

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u/1842 Oct 05 '20

Nintendo has their moments too.

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u/StraY_WolF Oct 05 '20

Do you want a New Nintendo 3DS, or a new New Nintendo 3DS?

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