β² 197 βΌ You can only drink one drink for the rest of your life, but it cannot be water. What do you pick? (kbin.social) submitted 3 years ago by genesis@kbin.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 318 comments fedilink hide all child comments And no "water with a twist of lemon/slice of cucumber" goofs. Water isn't allowed.
[+] hoodatninja@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] queermunist@lemmy.ml -3 points 3 years ago (1 child) If I ask anyone for a glass of water, they're going to get me the same thing because they know what I mean. No one is going to get me a glass of orange juice or tea or 7up, even though that's technically also water. You know what OP means. You're being ridiculous. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] snowe@programming.dev 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) so then do you agree that they wouldn't bring you lemon water or cucumber water? clearly you didn't ask for those. but OP explicitly calls those out as 'no goofs'. so where's the line? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] queermunist@lemmy.ml -3 points 3 years ago (1 child) They obviously wouldn't, they'd just bring tap water or bottled water or something. What are you even talking about. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] snowe@programming.dev 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) The whole point of this conversation is that OP is excluding drinks on some arbitrary line that no one else understands. If lemon water isnβt allowed then what is? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] queermunist@lemmy.ml -5 points 3 years ago* (2 children) OP is excluding drinks that aren't regular water, this isn't complicated. If you went to a restaurant and asked for water, what would they give you? Probably something from the tap, or a bottle, or a purified pitcher. Maybe mineral water, but that's as much additive as you're going to get. It wouldn't even be sparkling, and they're certainly not going to give you milk and smugly tell you "well TECHKNIQUELLY its water!" you damn dork. You know what OP means, you're being ridiculous. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] zagaberoo@beehaw.org 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It sounds like you agree, though. Cucumber water is not what you'd expect when asking for water, yet OP excludes it as being invalid for being equivalent to water. So where is the line? Tea is absolutely my non-troll answer, but how different is that really from cucumber water in this context? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] queermunist@lemmy.ml -4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Wait, fuck, I misread the OP Now I'm the dork! π± permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] zagaberoo@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago This is a highly dorky thread, really π permalink fedilink source parent [β] snowe@programming.dev 1 point 3 years ago If you're in other countries they most definitely will give you sparkling water if you don't clarify you want water 'sans' carbonation. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] queermunist@lemmy.ml -3 points 3 years ago (1 child) If I ask anyone for a glass of water, they're going to get me the same thing because they know what I mean. No one is going to get me a glass of orange juice or tea or 7up, even though that's technically also water. You know what OP means. You're being ridiculous. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] snowe@programming.dev 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) so then do you agree that they wouldn't bring you lemon water or cucumber water? clearly you didn't ask for those. but OP explicitly calls those out as 'no goofs'. so where's the line? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] queermunist@lemmy.ml -3 points 3 years ago (1 child) They obviously wouldn't, they'd just bring tap water or bottled water or something. What are you even talking about. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] snowe@programming.dev 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) The whole point of this conversation is that OP is excluding drinks on some arbitrary line that no one else understands. If lemon water isnβt allowed then what is? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] queermunist@lemmy.ml -5 points 3 years ago* (2 children) OP is excluding drinks that aren't regular water, this isn't complicated. If you went to a restaurant and asked for water, what would they give you? Probably something from the tap, or a bottle, or a purified pitcher. Maybe mineral water, but that's as much additive as you're going to get. It wouldn't even be sparkling, and they're certainly not going to give you milk and smugly tell you "well TECHKNIQUELLY its water!" you damn dork. You know what OP means, you're being ridiculous. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] zagaberoo@beehaw.org 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It sounds like you agree, though. Cucumber water is not what you'd expect when asking for water, yet OP excludes it as being invalid for being equivalent to water. So where is the line? Tea is absolutely my non-troll answer, but how different is that really from cucumber water in this context? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] queermunist@lemmy.ml -4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Wait, fuck, I misread the OP Now I'm the dork! π± permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] zagaberoo@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago This is a highly dorky thread, really π permalink fedilink source parent [β] snowe@programming.dev 1 point 3 years ago If you're in other countries they most definitely will give you sparkling water if you don't clarify you want water 'sans' carbonation. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] snowe@programming.dev 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) so then do you agree that they wouldn't bring you lemon water or cucumber water? clearly you didn't ask for those. but OP explicitly calls those out as 'no goofs'. so where's the line? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] queermunist@lemmy.ml -3 points 3 years ago (1 child) They obviously wouldn't, they'd just bring tap water or bottled water or something. What are you even talking about. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] snowe@programming.dev 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) The whole point of this conversation is that OP is excluding drinks on some arbitrary line that no one else understands. If lemon water isnβt allowed then what is? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] queermunist@lemmy.ml -5 points 3 years ago* (2 children) OP is excluding drinks that aren't regular water, this isn't complicated. If you went to a restaurant and asked for water, what would they give you? Probably something from the tap, or a bottle, or a purified pitcher. Maybe mineral water, but that's as much additive as you're going to get. It wouldn't even be sparkling, and they're certainly not going to give you milk and smugly tell you "well TECHKNIQUELLY its water!" you damn dork. You know what OP means, you're being ridiculous. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] zagaberoo@beehaw.org 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It sounds like you agree, though. Cucumber water is not what you'd expect when asking for water, yet OP excludes it as being invalid for being equivalent to water. So where is the line? Tea is absolutely my non-troll answer, but how different is that really from cucumber water in this context? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] queermunist@lemmy.ml -4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Wait, fuck, I misread the OP Now I'm the dork! π± permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] zagaberoo@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago This is a highly dorky thread, really π permalink fedilink source parent [β] snowe@programming.dev 1 point 3 years ago If you're in other countries they most definitely will give you sparkling water if you don't clarify you want water 'sans' carbonation. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] queermunist@lemmy.ml -3 points 3 years ago (1 child) They obviously wouldn't, they'd just bring tap water or bottled water or something. What are you even talking about. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] snowe@programming.dev 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) The whole point of this conversation is that OP is excluding drinks on some arbitrary line that no one else understands. If lemon water isnβt allowed then what is? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] queermunist@lemmy.ml -5 points 3 years ago* (2 children) OP is excluding drinks that aren't regular water, this isn't complicated. If you went to a restaurant and asked for water, what would they give you? Probably something from the tap, or a bottle, or a purified pitcher. Maybe mineral water, but that's as much additive as you're going to get. It wouldn't even be sparkling, and they're certainly not going to give you milk and smugly tell you "well TECHKNIQUELLY its water!" you damn dork. You know what OP means, you're being ridiculous. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] zagaberoo@beehaw.org 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It sounds like you agree, though. Cucumber water is not what you'd expect when asking for water, yet OP excludes it as being invalid for being equivalent to water. So where is the line? Tea is absolutely my non-troll answer, but how different is that really from cucumber water in this context? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] queermunist@lemmy.ml -4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Wait, fuck, I misread the OP Now I'm the dork! π± permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] zagaberoo@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago This is a highly dorky thread, really π permalink fedilink source parent [β] snowe@programming.dev 1 point 3 years ago If you're in other countries they most definitely will give you sparkling water if you don't clarify you want water 'sans' carbonation. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] snowe@programming.dev 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) The whole point of this conversation is that OP is excluding drinks on some arbitrary line that no one else understands. If lemon water isnβt allowed then what is? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] queermunist@lemmy.ml -5 points 3 years ago* (2 children) OP is excluding drinks that aren't regular water, this isn't complicated. If you went to a restaurant and asked for water, what would they give you? Probably something from the tap, or a bottle, or a purified pitcher. Maybe mineral water, but that's as much additive as you're going to get. It wouldn't even be sparkling, and they're certainly not going to give you milk and smugly tell you "well TECHKNIQUELLY its water!" you damn dork. You know what OP means, you're being ridiculous. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] zagaberoo@beehaw.org 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It sounds like you agree, though. Cucumber water is not what you'd expect when asking for water, yet OP excludes it as being invalid for being equivalent to water. So where is the line? Tea is absolutely my non-troll answer, but how different is that really from cucumber water in this context? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] queermunist@lemmy.ml -4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Wait, fuck, I misread the OP Now I'm the dork! π± permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] zagaberoo@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago This is a highly dorky thread, really π permalink fedilink source parent [β] snowe@programming.dev 1 point 3 years ago If you're in other countries they most definitely will give you sparkling water if you don't clarify you want water 'sans' carbonation. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] queermunist@lemmy.ml -5 points 3 years ago* (2 children) OP is excluding drinks that aren't regular water, this isn't complicated. If you went to a restaurant and asked for water, what would they give you? Probably something from the tap, or a bottle, or a purified pitcher. Maybe mineral water, but that's as much additive as you're going to get. It wouldn't even be sparkling, and they're certainly not going to give you milk and smugly tell you "well TECHKNIQUELLY its water!" you damn dork. You know what OP means, you're being ridiculous. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] zagaberoo@beehaw.org 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It sounds like you agree, though. Cucumber water is not what you'd expect when asking for water, yet OP excludes it as being invalid for being equivalent to water. So where is the line? Tea is absolutely my non-troll answer, but how different is that really from cucumber water in this context? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] queermunist@lemmy.ml -4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Wait, fuck, I misread the OP Now I'm the dork! π± permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] zagaberoo@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago This is a highly dorky thread, really π permalink fedilink source parent [β] snowe@programming.dev 1 point 3 years ago If you're in other countries they most definitely will give you sparkling water if you don't clarify you want water 'sans' carbonation. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] zagaberoo@beehaw.org 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It sounds like you agree, though. Cucumber water is not what you'd expect when asking for water, yet OP excludes it as being invalid for being equivalent to water. So where is the line? Tea is absolutely my non-troll answer, but how different is that really from cucumber water in this context? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] queermunist@lemmy.ml -4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Wait, fuck, I misread the OP Now I'm the dork! π± permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] zagaberoo@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago This is a highly dorky thread, really π permalink fedilink source parent
[β] queermunist@lemmy.ml -4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Wait, fuck, I misread the OP Now I'm the dork! π± permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] zagaberoo@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago This is a highly dorky thread, really π permalink fedilink source parent
[β] zagaberoo@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago This is a highly dorky thread, really π permalink fedilink source parent
[β] snowe@programming.dev 1 point 3 years ago If you're in other countries they most definitely will give you sparkling water if you don't clarify you want water 'sans' carbonation. permalink fedilink source parent