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The ultimate showdown of ultimate destiny (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by Maven@lemmy.world to c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml

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[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 18 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Backend developer for certain, owing to ponytail theory.

Shame the original wording is so 2005. And right-to-left, for some reason.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The height increase of the ponytail is intended to demonstrate dominance

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago

I wear my ponytail so loose that my hair band frequently falls out.

[–] RAM@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

determining women's intelligence from their appearance ?

that is a tad sexist :/

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

Men can have ponytails.

Men's ponytails can look dumb.

[–] Odinkirk@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Also uses ableist language.

[–] rob64@startrek.website 2 points 10 months ago

I assume that's what was being referred to.

[–] CanadaPlus 1 points 10 months ago

It's before they realised that people read Engish left-to-right, and the punchline is best at the end, I guess.

Suggested explanation: Women in educated professions often need their hair out of the way, and not just theoretically. Life sciences being a mostly-female and particularly pus-splattered example.