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Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)

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286 points lachlan_gray | 2 comments | 16 Nov 25 23:15 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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amelius ◴[16 Nov 25 23:26 UTC] No.45949404[source]▶
I don't see much connection here between miss BS and semiconductor physics.

It's just a physics book that happens to have pictures of the popstar in it.

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conception ◴[16 Nov 25 23:27 UTC] No.45949413[source]▶
It’s a 25 year old joke. It was a simpler time.
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aeve890 ◴[16 Nov 25 23:33 UTC] No.45949465[source]▶
But what's the joke though?
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1. rybosome ◴[17 Nov 25 00:09 UTC] No.45949720[source]▶
Others have pointed it out, but it’s the juxtaposition of the fact that she’s definitely not an expert in this subject with a lesson in the subject.

There’s some subtle bits to the humor depending on how charitable you’re feeling. It might just be absurdist, as in “Blackbeard’s guide to astrobiology”, or it may be more mean spirited and playing on a belief that she is not intelligent.

TL;DR - the joke formula is just:

subject=…

person_not_familiar_with_subject=…

joke=“${person_not_familiar_with_subject}’s guide to {subject}“

And the amount of implied cruelty in the comparison is variable.

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2. amelius ◴[17 Nov 25 00:13 UTC] No.45949743[source]▶
I guess we can now use an LLM to produce a new absurdist book every day.