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WangNet – 1.8 MB, zero-dependency Numberwang adjudication in 11 languages

182 points · 63 comments · Liogra123

codeulike · 1789502568 · focus · HN ↗
For those confused by this, here is the Mitchell and Webb "Numberwang" sketch
<a href="https://youtu.be/0obMRztklqU?is=qufDLUkqofpr-K1Y" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/0obMRztklqU?is=qufDLUkqofpr-K1Y
1. doormatt · 1789503022 · focus · HN ↗
  And that's a bad miss...
  1. tclancy · 1789507120 · focus · HN ↗
    My favorite line, especially as an American because I can say it out loud without the person getting upset since they have no frame of reference. And other Anglophiles I could probably handle.
    tialaramex · 1789510741 · focus · HN ↗
    The idea that the snooker commentators are probably drinking is very Britain, and especially Britain from a particular era.
    I think that series came out slightly after that era ended, I remember as a child (so years earlier) realising that snooker players at the time were often tipsy if not actually drunk, and also darts players, but by the time I was an adult the professionalism really changed that, turns out that if you're very good you probably are better at snooker when sober. I think the commentators, being often a previous generation of players, lagged that slightly.
  2. toyg · 1789509326 · focus · HN ↗
    "Are we the baddies?"
    "WATCH THE FOOTBALL! WATCH IT! IT'S GONNA MOVE!!"
    "This tree smells like cum."
    Mitchell and Webb had so many legendary lines.
    codeulike · 1789511624 · focus · HN ↗
    "there's everything to play for ...
    ... And forever to play it in!"
    tonymillion · 1789519965 · focus · HN ↗
    Now we know...
    yoz · 1789524489 · focus · HN ↗
    She's gone, sir. They've all gone. And we're back. The incredibly posh people who are still unaccountably waiters.
2. shervinafshar · 1789503613 · focus · HN ↗
  And here's the history of Numberwang: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ofnDdi-vfw" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ofnDdi-vfw
  1. codeulike · 1789505481 · focus · HN ↗
    And so OPs app should have been called Colloson I guess
3. grufkork · 1789505649 · focus · HN ↗
  Rotate the board!
  1. BLKNSLVR · 1789510655 · focus · HN ↗
    This is the comment I was looking for!
4. pimlottc · 1789505921 · focus · HN ↗
  Featuring Academy Award winner Olivia Colman!
5. gabrielsroka · 1789507506 · focus · HN ↗
  There are many sketches
6. codeulike · 1789545433 · focus · HN ↗
  Sadly OPs explanatory comment has been flagged into oblivion (see far below) because the automod could not comprehend the importance of NUMBERWANG
  1. benj111 · 1789549412 · focus · HN ↗
    No it's a bug. Numberwang returns NaN and this obviously hasn't been handled correctly.
7. fisherjeff · 1789560687 · focus · HN ↗
  Some quality comments on there as well
  “I asked someone how the stock market works, and they sent me this link. I should feel duped or trolled, but I think I actually learned something.”

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