Hi, On 2021-08-13 4:59 p.m., John Hasler wrote: > Stefan writes: >> How odd. I always assumed that it was the comic-strip style >> representation of the sound of hanging up the phone abruptly. > > No. I was there when it came into use. It definitely represents the > sound of a small object dropping into a large tank with liquid at the > bottom. A septic tank, for example. It was common to respond to a > particularly asinine article with the one-word followup "plonk". > > I've never seen any point in telling the world (or the plonked > individual) about the action, though. > I have serious doubt against the "plonked" being able to appreciate what is happening to him. Most of the time, they won't stop and will just continue to argue against themselves. Something trying to use words from language they don't even master while trying to do so. -- Polyna-Maude R.-Summerside -Be smart, Be wise, Support opensource development
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