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The Parker Solar Probe will make its closest approach yet to the Sun

(arstechnica.com)
164 points pseudolus | 2 comments | 20 Dec 24 11:23 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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lqueenan ◴[21 Dec 24 01:12 UTC] No.42476717[source]▶
Reminds me of this far side comic, https://static1.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/...
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throwaway657656 ◴[21 Dec 24 03:05 UTC] No.42477235[source]▶
I don't get the Far Side. Could a Cliff Clavin chime in ?
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1. danparsonson ◴[21 Dec 24 03:21 UTC] No.42477288[source]▶
Yeah I'm generally a big fan but that one is a bit obscure - according to this [0], it's just the incongruity of trained professionals in mortal danger using a childish nickname for the thing that's about to destroy them.

[0] https://www.cbr.com/the-far-side-confusing-comics-like-cow-t...

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2. tgv ◴[21 Dec 24 11:38 UTC] No.42479090[source]▶
I think it's simply out of fashion. E.g., "Don't mess with Mr. In-between" is a line from the 1940's song "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive." It's addressing abstract entities in a personalized form, which --I assume-- is a style convention commonly understood at the time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qk9o_ZeR7s

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate_the_Positive

I learnt of this song through the fantastic series "The Singing Detective."