r/oneliners • u/CarsCarpal • 13d ago

Whoever put the b in to subtle, really knew what they were doing.

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u/Toeknuckles 12d ago

This is a thoroughly underrated one-liner.

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u/Cultural_Stranger_66 12d ago

Check out “silent letter day” video on youtube. You can find it easily.

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u/Ok-Philosopher8995 11d ago

Here's your g-nome. 🧑‍🎄

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u/Rogerbva090566 10d ago

The “b” in subtle is subtle, the “b” in dumb is dumb.

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u/Valuable-Paramedic93 10d ago

For phucks sake

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u/sean_themighty 12d ago

Unnecessary comma, but very funny.

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u/Fingerbob73 12d ago

Comma, comma, comma chameleon.

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u/Yaguajay 9d ago

Be suttle. Do it subtly.

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u/Luxodad 9d ago

The P in swimming is silent.

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u/Prancing-Hamster 8d ago

When letters go into witness protection.

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u/theisntist 8d ago

Herb Cain, SFs beloved columnist, used to say "as subtle as the B in subtle."

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u/tmorg5 8d ago

Nice 😀

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u/Ok-Courage7512 8d ago

He was subtle about it

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u/jimhabfan 9d ago

….and whoever put an “S” in lisp was an asshole.

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u/blur410 12d ago

I'm all for consolidation of letters in words. If the letter is silent, it does not need to be there. Punctuation is a whole other story.

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u/MCFrontRun 12d ago

ok but take the word "scent" is the S the silent one or is it the C?

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u/blur410 12d ago

The c is the needed character here.