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 human600 human600 18 de gener de 2010 18 de gener de 2010, a les 8:12:00 UTC flag Report link Enllaç permanent

This is an old joke that tries to illustrate why it is so difficult to create artificial intelligence that can understand natural human language. The key thing is that "flies" and "like" have two entirely different meanings.

In the first clause, "flies" comes from the verb "to fly" and is the present tense, and "like" means "the same as".

In the second clause, "flies" comes from the noun "fly" meaning an insect, and "like" comes from the verb "to like", similar to "to love" but weaker.

I'm sure that it will be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to convey this pun in any other language.

 jakov jakov 25 de novembre de 2010 25 de novembre de 2010, a les 17:12:02 UTC flag Report link Enllaç permanent

This should be tagged "ambiguous meanings" or similar, and "pun" or similar.

keegi keegi 10 days ago 26 d’agost de 2026, a les 10:05:16 UTC flag Report link Enllaç permanent

Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana. The suckers, I hate their buzzing. And those flying bananas, too.

You can even have both interpretations active at the same time if you're clever. Or create full garden path from it:

Fruit flies like a banana. The suckers, I hate their buzzing. Aren't bananas supposed to fly quietly?

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Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.

added by human600, 18 de gener de 2010
➜ #449301Les mouches temporelles aiment une flèche ; les mouches à fruit aiment une banane.

linked by Scott, 2 d’agost de 2010
➜ #449302Les mouches du temps aiment une flèche ; les drosophiles aiment une banane.

linked by Scott, 2 d’agost de 2010
➜ #495453Le temps vole comme une flèche ; les drosophiles aiment une banane.

linked by adjusting, 2 de setembre de 2010
➜ #529106El tiempo vuela como una flecha; la fruta vuela como una banana.

linked by Shishir, 23 de setembre de 2010
➜ #635311Zeitfliegen mögen einen Pfeil; Fruchtfliegen mögen eine Banane.

linked by jakov, 25 de novembre de 2010
➜ #635322Die Zeit fliegt wie ein Pfeil; Fruchtfliegen mögen eine Banane.

linked by jakov, 25 de novembre de 2010
➜ #635324Die Zeit fliegt wie ein Pfeil; eine Frucht fliegt wie eine Banane.

linked by jakov, 25 de novembre de 2010
➜ #635327Il tempo vola come una freccia; alle drosofile piace una banana.

linked by Guybrush88, 25 de novembre de 2010
➜ #636200La tempo flugas kiel sago; frukto flugas kiel banano.

linked by jakov, 26 de novembre de 2010
➜ #636207La tempo flugas kiel sago; bananmuŝoj ŝatas bananon.

linked by jakov, 26 de novembre de 2010
➜ #636208La tempo flugas kiel sago; drozofiloj ŝatas bananon.

linked by jakov, 26 de novembre de 2010
➜ #636210Tempomuŝoj ŝatas sagon; bananmuŝoj ŝatas bananon.

linked by jakov, 26 de novembre de 2010
➜ #636211Tempomuŝoj ŝatas sagon; frukto flugas kiel banano.

linked by jakov, 26 de novembre de 2010
➜ #640489Le temps vole comme une flèche ; un fruit vole comme une banane.

linked by Pharamp, 4 de gener de 2011
➜ #698535Il tempo vola come una freccia; la frutta vola come una banana.

linked by Pharamp, 4 de gener de 2011
➜ #710911El tiempo vuela como una flecha; a las moscas de la fruta les gustan los plátanos.

linked by Shishir, 14 de gener de 2011
➜ #710913A las moscas del tiempo les gustan las flechas, a las moscas de la fruta les gustan los plátanos.

linked by Shishir, 14 de gener de 2011
➜ #749943Le temps file comme une flèche ; un fruit s'effiloche comme une banane.

linked by Erwan29200, 10 de febrer de 2011
➜ #771922光陰飛逝如箭; 果蠅喜歡香蕉。

linked by Martha, 26 de febrer de 2011
➜ #788552Die Zeit vergeht im Fluge; der Maulwurf vergeht im Pfluge.

linked by Hans_Adler, 11 de març de 2011
➜ #788554Auf Erden sehen wir die Zeit fliegen; auf Bananen sehen wir die Fruchtfliegen.

linked by Hans_Adler, 11 de març de 2011
➜ #794749Время летит как стрела; фрукт летит как банан.

linked by Wadimiy, 16 de març de 2011
➜ #814288Времето лети като стрела; плодовете летят като банан.

linked by ednorog, 27 de març de 2011
➜ #1599618Die Zeiten fliegen wie ein Pfeil, die Fruchtfliegen zur Banane.

linked by Pfirsichbaeumchen, 31 de maig de 2012
➜ #2222544Manidina toy ny tsipika ny fotoana.

linked by elsifaka, 14 de febrer de 2013
➜ #2222545

linked by elsifaka, 14 de febrer de 2013
➜ #2222554

linked by an unknown member, 14 de febrer de 2013
➜ #2222557

linked by an unknown member, 14 de febrer de 2013
➜ #2222558

linked by an unknown member, 14 de febrer de 2013
➜ #643469Час летить як стріла; фрукт летить як банан.

linked by shanghainese, 16 de juny de 2013
➜ #2222545

unlinked by mraz, 17 de març de 2016
➜ #7901819O tempo voa como uma flecha; as moscas-das-frutas gostam de banana.

linked by piterkeo, 11 de maig de 2019
➜ #7901820O tempo voa como uma flecha; a fruta voa como uma banana.

linked by piterkeo, 11 de maig de 2019
➜ #7901821Moscas-do-tempo gostam de flecha; moscas-das-frutas gostam de banana.

linked by piterkeo, 11 de maig de 2019
➜ #8697777光陰飛似箭，水果飛似蕉。

linked by shou, 21 d’abril de 2020
➜ #8697785tenpo li tawa waso sama ijo tawa. pipi li pona tawa sama e kili.

linked by shou, 21 d’abril de 2020
➜ #8697786tenpo li tawa waso sama ijo tawa. kili li tawa waso sama kili palisa.

linked by shou, 21 d’abril de 2020
➜ #878183El temps vola com una fletxa; la fruita vola com una banana.

linked by Balamax, 21 d’abril de 2020
➜ #2222544Manidina toy ny tsipika ny fotoana.

unlinked by Vortarulo, 13 de setembre de 2022
➜ #12362219Временные мухи любят стрелу; плодовые мухи любят банан.

linked by Ooneykcall, 8 de març de 2024
➜ #12411611Aika lentää kuin nuoli; banaanikärpäset pitävät banaanista.

linked by ondo, 12 d’abril de 2024
➜ #14024922Thời gian trôi nhanh như mũi tên, ruồi giấm thích chuối.

linked by leucammieuvu, 12 days ago