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[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 51 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I'm not even willing to enable screen lock so I can read this.

[–] emeralddawn45@discuss.tchncs.de 22 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Well sure, the easiest way for them to make a passable "language" was probably just to make a new font. Iirc you can also just talk to them with a droid or a character who knows wookie though.

[–] KittyCat@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

Oh I know, but I didn't have a droid at the time and I was stubborn lol

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago

Wandering wookie says "I am the wandering wookie". This is essential information.

[–] Devdogg@lemmy.ml 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Wookiee. Double o, double e, but only one i.

[–] KittyCat@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] KittyCat@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Learn to read, there are two e's there, I would know, I wrote it.

[–] Veradoo@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Your post's description, not the picture itself.

[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

I'm disappointed it didn't say.

"Drink more Ovaltine !"

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Lots of games do this. I remember finding the chart to read the text in Commander Keen about 30 years ago.

[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

i'm glad somebody got the reference.

(i assume the people downvoting my comment only know the word as an alt-right thing and are unaware of its earlier etymological journey which makes it a relevant response to this thread. in fairness, I'd forgotten how far they went with it in 2016 until I just read that wowpedia page 😬)

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Like Pepe and the swastika, it was sadly co-opted by Nazis and now that's the first thing people think of.

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

When does he say that?