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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Ediacarium@feddit.org to c/lemmaroo@lemmy.world
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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/lemmaroo@lemmy.world
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Chain broke. How to fix? (sh.itjust.works)

I'm getting a "could not resolve URL" break in the chain here. How best to fix?

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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/lemmaroo@lemmy.world
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My first switcharoo! Hope I did okay. Please let me know if I messed up.

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Start of chain - https://lemmy.world/comment/5381868 Chain terminates at kbin.social/m/switcharoo

This post will be updated regularly.

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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by ilikecoffee@lemmy.world to c/lemmaroo@lemmy.world

'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 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
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submitted 1 year ago by grue@lemmy.world to c/lemmaroo@lemmy.world
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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by kersploosh@lemmy.world to c/lemmaroo@lemmy.world

The switcharoo chain is forked, unfortunately. If you make a new switcharoo, please skip over this one and link to the previous switcharoo.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by kersploosh@sh.itjust.works to c/lemmaroo@lemmy.world
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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by kersploosh@sh.itjust.works to c/lemmaroo@lemmy.world
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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by kersploosh@sh.itjust.works to c/lemmaroo@lemmy.world

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

The old Lemmaroo

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Hello future people!

An attempt to restart Reddit's "switcharoo" tradition here on Lemmy - a 'chain' of hyperlinked comments which play on funny ambiguities in the comments of other people.

Please see the pinned posts for more info on how to participate.

Community rules:

Any questions feel free to message one of the mods, or browse the original subreddit at reddit.com/r/swicharoo.

Have fun :)

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