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What's a glowie
CIA agents glow in the dark.
Do you have to crack them in half and shake them a bit first before they start glowing?
No, they do that by themselves
You can see them when you're driving.
Ya just run them over, that's what ya do.
Actual video of CIA agents experiencing low-light photonic emissions in the visual spectrum.
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It's even worse when you shine a black light on them
Wikipedia sez
Rest in peace Terry, you crazy diamond!
Thank you for actually answering my question π
Ayy one of todays lucky ten thousand ^^ although thats more intended for very common knowledge i guess. https://xkcd.com/1053/
I had to look it up, so I thought I'd share the wealth.
Did Terry Davis really coin it? I'm too lazy to fact check right now, but I wonder what the story is there.
Afaik from my time on 4chan, the phrase came from undercover FBI agents on the platform being so obvious they "glow".
There's a bunch of citations on Wikipedia, maybe there's an explanation in there?
Thank you, very cool!
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Etymology
From glow +β -ie. Originated by Terry Davis, who stated in a 2017 video that "CIA n####rs glow in the dark", implying that they are conspicuous. The term "glowie" would become popular on the 4chan /pol/ board around 2019.
at this point it's basically a racist dog whistle....
it's not a 'racist dog whistle' now, or at least that wasn't my intention. it's another word for three-letter agencies or sometimes even bigtech.
just because it's not your intention doesn't change where it comes from and with whom it's typically popular...