[sandworm101]

Only the lazy people. Normal people will see something they do not understand, take that failing as a learning moment, and do some basic research. Any googling would find this instantly. I hazard it would take less time to cut-and-paste the line into google than it would to type out any multi-word comment on HN. Not a day goes by that I do not see some term on HN that I don't understand. What better way to learn?

[madamelic]

Why would I search a comment's text?

Re-reading that comment gives me zero indication that it is referencing a piece of media. This isn't a 'failing' on my part, but a failing on conveying that it is either:

1) a joke

2) a reference

[chrisseaton]

If you look at the comments you can see people think they did understand and replied in good faith.

Quoting like this is unkind - it’s only done to set a trap so people can roll their eyes and say ‘oh didn’t you get it?’