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If you have any trouble sounding condescending, find a Unix user to show you how its done
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"If you have any trouble sounding condescending, find a Unix user to show you how it's done"

- Scott Adams

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This quote by Scott Adams is a humorous method of pointing out the stereotype of Unix users being big-headed and condescending. It indicates that Unix users are so proficient at sounding condescending that they can teach others how to do it. This quote is satirizing the idea that Unix users are extremely positive in their understanding and abilities, which they are willing to share their competence with others. It likewise implies that Unix users are so positive in their capabilities that they can teach others how to sound condescending. This quote is a funny method of mentioning the stereotype of Unix users being excessively confident and condescending.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Scott Adams somewhere between September 28, 1966 and today. He/she was a famous Cartoonist from USA. The author also have 28 other quotes.

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