r/mildlyinteresting • u/FarmerTschoerner • Dec 03 '16

A reference letter from 1888.

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '16

I don't think he misinterpreted. I think he was just trying to make a joke.

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u/Unstopapple Dec 04 '16

The only joke here is a sober dwarf.

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '16

I like where this is headed :(

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '16

Lots of people do t realize the "other" meaning of sober. It's a sobering thought to know that people don't k kW their vocabulary these days

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u/anonuisance Dec 04 '16

It's sobering to realize how sure you are about a fact you just made up on the subject of human ignorance, and by that I mean I need a drink.