Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderA similarly unintentional comedy in translation was a book I found several years ago that I believe was an autotranslation: "How to Good-bye Depression: If You Constrict Anus 100 Times Everyday. Malarkey? or Effective Way?". The amazon reviews are similarly hilarious. https://www.amazon.com/How-Good-bye-Depression-Constrict-Eve...
The scanned copy of the book at Internet Archive [0] is probably a better representation of this text than the pdf made from a Word document that the title links to. [0] - https://archive.org/details/englishassheissp00applrich/page/...
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 414
- Total comments
- 265
100+ points or 50+ comments
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-14 | English as She Is SpokeFirst breakout · Best thread | benbreen | 247 | 129 |
| 2022-08-15 | English as She Is Spoke | lelf | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-01-02 | English as She Is SpokeLatest 20+ point return | lelf | 165 | 136 |
| 2026-02-18 | English as She Is Spoke | LorenDB | 1 | 0 |