The old Lemmaroo

Start of chain - https://lemmy.world/comment/5381868 Chain terminates at kbin.social/m/switcharoo This post will be updated regularly.

'Lemmaroo' is a portmanteau of 'Lemmy' and 'switcharoo'. The latter word is the name that was given to a long-standing tradition, originating from Reddit, wherein users try to form a long chain of linked comments across posts in various communities wherein a play on words has been made based on someone's unintentional ambiguity. If you still use reddit, [r/switcharoo](https://www.reddit.com/r/switcharoo) explains it perfectly, the key takeaway being: >A switcharoo occurs when a witty [lemmy user] feigns ignorance about which of two subjects in a post (typically an image) is more comment-worthy. > > These 'roos are linked in a chain; this [community] keeps track of the most recent link. If not, here's a summary of the key rules: # Rules of the game: - Someone makes a comment which has some unintended ambiguity, and another replies with a joke based on the ambiguity. - You then reply with “Ah, the old switcharoo” (or {thing}aroo), and include a link to the most recent switcharoo comment, which is the latest post in this community. - Then, post a link to your comment here to grow the chain. Please follow the convention of: `"Switcharoo: Thing A vs. Thing B"` when titling your post. You may want the link to point to a comment one or two levels above your switcharoo so readers have enough context to get the joke. - As per the tradition, others can then reply to your Lemmaroo comment with "Hold my {subject of the ambiguity}, I'm going in!", and ***then*** "Hello future people!". **Example comment thread:** ``` User 1: "I can't get my kids to eat their vegetables" (introduces the subjects - the kids and the vegetables) User 2: "You should eat them then" (ambiguity - the kids or the vegetables?) User 3: "Are you telling OP to eat their kids?!" (follow-up) User 4/YOU: "Ah, the old [switcharoo](link to latest post here)" (this is the roo comment) User 5: "Hold my kids, I'm going in!" User 6: "Hello future people!" ``` # Community rules: - Don't spam and be nice - Make sure it's not the same user making the set-up and the punchline, and ensure both subjects involved in the switcharoo have been correctly introduced - Title your posts as per the convention of: `"Switcharoo: Thing A vs. Thing B"` - Always link to the latest post so the chain doesn't branch out - Mods have ultimate say over what is or isn't a roo - Only link posts please

I'm getting a "could not resolve URL" break in the chain [here](https://sh.itjust.works/post/13747089). How best to fix?

lemmy.world

My first switcharoo! Hope I did okay. Please let me know if I messed up.

The switcharoo chain is forked, unfortunately. If you make a new switcharoo, please skip over this one and link to the [previous switcharoo](https://lemmy.world/post/7247352).

Unfortunately, it doesn't link to the first post in this community.