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The Wire: to evacuate

2birdsswimming
Comedy
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Cited on HN 3 times, 2013–2019, never outright recommended score 0
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026

HN uses it purely as a joke reply when an evacuation or similar wording comes up.

A two-minute clip from The Wire in which characters work through the meaning of the word evacuate, an exchange that has become a meme.

3 jokes · Comedy

3 Hacker News comments

From the HN archive; up to 20 kept per video, favoring different commenters. Recommendations first.

@foobarqux Aug 2013 Makes a joke
on HN thread The Hyperloop - Not just SF to LA
You incorrectly used "to evacuate" in a rare instance where your intended meaning is actually confusing. At first I thought you were making a clever joke. [this video]
@molecule Feb 2017 Makes a joke
on HN thread Areas near Sacramento evacuated as Oroville spillway collapse feared
> “Anytime you take on a situation like this where you seek to evacuate thousands of people on very short notice, it can be a chaotic situation,” Honea said. “We understand that.” > Sunday night gridlock as Marysville residents evacuate > After having to evacuate several times before, Agrifoglio said, she was used it. > She’s confident her husband will be able to evacuate if he needs to, but Tommy would have to wait out a flood. > Erin English of Linda said she got a robo-call a few minutes ago telling her to evacuate and get to higher ground. "The Wire: to evacuate": [this video]

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