Windmill joke

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I’m an old-school country fan

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So, to sum up…

  • They’re not windmills.
  • They’re not metal
  • They’re not fans.
  • It’s not even wind.
    I’m going for “not much of a joke”.
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But it is suspicious - the wind is more strong in areas with many windmills. Coincidence? I don’t think so!1!eleven!

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Or the use of the word to refer to an interchangeable cutting tool for a drill.
At least digital bits aren’t (usually) physical, otherwise some conversations while building things would be really aggravating; “could you pass me that bit please?”

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sure!

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(it’s by far not the worst pilsner on the market)

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[Scene: The Hopewell Wind Turbine Facility control room]

First operator: - Man, that wind is really looking windy, Bill
Second operator - You’re right there, Amy. Look at those windmills spin!

  • We’re not supposed to call them that, Bill.
  • I’m just chatting, Amy. How much wind do you think that is?
  • I don’t know. Lots?
  • They should have given us instruments. You know, Amy, in the months we’ve been working together, I…
  • Do you hear that noise, Bill?
    [F/X: ominous creaking sounds]
  • Maybe we should check the manual, Amy.
  • Way ahead of you, Bill. It says here, “good for wind”. That sounds all right then.
  • Oh my god, Amy, look at the monitors! The windmills are toppling like bowling pins! OH THE HUMANITY!
  • Hold my hand, Bill!
  • iloveyouamy!
    [F/X: chaotic crashing sounds, then silence]
  • Wow, that was intense. Thank goodness they moved this control room to Mississauga.
  • Amy, about what I said…
  • Forget it, Bill. We’ve both been under a lot of stress lately. Just don’t call them windmills again, okay? Oh, If only the designers had been more pedantic.
  • You’re right there, Amy. You can never be too pedantic.
  • We should warn people, Bill.
  • Hey, there’s a thread on BoingBoing about this very subject. Let’s post a comment.
  • You go ahead, Bill. I’m not a huge meta fan.
    [Fade to black]
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Those aren’t windmills!

They’re giants, with their arms a-whirling!

Sancho, fetch me my lance so that I might teach them a proper lesson!

Ha, Rosinante! To victory!

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Perhaps the joke is on us?

From 2010:

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Well, that’s not a problem. Just motorise the wind farms.

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