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ha ha only serious
[from SF fandom, orig. as mutation of HHOK, ‘Ha Ha Only Kidding’] A phrase (often seen abbreviated as HHOS) that aptly captures the flavor of much hacker discourse. Applied especially to parodies, absurdities, and ironic jokes that are both intended and perceived to contain a possibly disquieting amount of truth, or…
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Linked from 13 Hacker News comments by 13 different people, from Jul 2009 to Jul 2026.
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- Ferret7446 · Jul 10, 2026
- lproven · Apr 10, 2023
- abecedarius · Mar 10, 2023
- jerf · Mar 5, 2021
- theonemind · Nov 13, 2019
- r3dk1ng · Feb 1, 2018
