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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hong" data-source="post: 228435" data-attributes="member: 537">Now what exactly could Aaron be implying here? We have what looks like a question, but without any quoted text, it's hard to know what context to put it in. Let us consider the possibilities.First, it could be that Aaron is genuinely asking the question, "Are Cthulhu jokes lame?" This is the obvious answer, and therefore, most likely to be wrong. Aaron has been around for some time, and knows what Cthulhu jokes are (jokes about Cthulhu, naturally). He's probably also had enough time, like the rest of those on this board, to form an opinion of his own regarding the lameness or otherwise of these jokes. He therefore certainly doesn't need to ask anyone to have his opinion of them, whatever it may be, confirmed. Therefore, I CLEARLY cannot choose the cup in front of YOU!Alternatively, perhaps Aaron is making a statement of opinion, but using a rising inflection. This is a common habit among members of the younger generation, which makes it sound like they are asking a question when they're not. For example, "It's quite a hot day today, you know?" or "My response to Monty Haul was to choose the door on the left? You know?" However, this also must be incorrect, since Aaron did not end his statement with the required "You know?" Therefore, I CLEARLY cannot choose the cup in front of ME!Finally, we come to the scenario where Aaron is making a statement of opinion, but framing it as a question. This is a common dramatic device, most famously used in Shakespeare's _Macbeth_: "Is this a dagger which I see before me/The handle toward my hand?" [II, 1]. Aaron clearly does not see Cthulhu jokes as lame, but asks the scornful question, "Are they lame?" to provoke and intimidate those who think they are. This inversion of meaning coupled with sneaky use of sentence structure is entirely to be expected, due to the fact that Pennsylvania is entirely populated by CRIMINALS, and so I CLEARLY cannot choose the cup in front of YOU!Hong "truly, I have a dizzying intellect" Ooi</blockquote>

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