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Originally posted by ltl/fb
Would this be a good time to confess that I don't entirely grasp the concept of whiff, but that I don't care, and to further confess that I did not do more than skim the discussions of what a whiff actually is?
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Apparently there are three definitions or applications or whatever of "Whiff."
1. The original meaning: When someone posts a subtle joke and someone else responds to that post not seeing the joke, while making the same exact joke in a not-so-subtle manner. This is a classic whiff.
2. The easy meaning: When someone responds to a joke post sincerely, completely missing the joke.
3. The Paigow/most popular (lately) meaning: A response to anyone who doesn't read your post in the way only you could understand it. Or, in the alternative, a cop-out when someone nails you for making no sense.
Whatever the meaning, it has been played out for roughly two years now.
TM
