• towelie@lemmy.world
    8·
    9 hours ago

    Did chatgpt get this right? I’m not sure I believe it.

    Sure! Here's a translation of that 1950s lingo to modern English:

"Pipe that beef trust, slick" = "Pay attention to that business situation, buddy!" 

In context, "pipe" could mean "listen" or "pay attention," "beef trust" refers to the business or situation (possibly a reference to the meatpacking industry or a specific business issue), and "slick" is a term of endearment or a way to address someone in a friendly but confident manner.
    • CrayonRosary@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      7 hours ago

      Why would you want to make us scroll horizontally to read that?

      Just use a quote

      Sure! Here’s a translation of that 1950s lingo to modern English:

      “Pipe that beef trust, slick” = “Pay attention to that business situation, buddy!”

      In context, “pipe” could mean “listen” or “pay attention,” “beef trust” refers to the business or situation (possibly a reference to the meatpacking industry or a specific business issue), and “slick” is a term of endearment or a way to address someone in a friendly but confident manner.

      • towelie@lemmy.world
        3·
        7 hours ago

        Oh I use jerboa on android and I dont have that issue. I like how code blocks look, but I’ll use quotes in the future lol

        • CrayonRosary@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          6 hours ago

          Oh, that surprises me. Can you send a screenshot? Code blocks are supposed to wrap because you don’t want code to look weird And indentations and white space are sometimes important.

          I will admit that on mobile it doesn’t make too much sense because screens are so narrow.

          I use Thunder, by the way.

          • towelie@lemmy.world
            2·
            6 hours ago

            Weird hey? I’m still experimenting with all the Lemmy apps; I’ll give Thunder a shot today!

            • CrayonRosary@lemmy.worldEnglish
              1·
              2 hours ago

              Thunder is great. I feel like I tried them all, and it has the best mix of customization and solid features.

    • Catoblepas
      3·
      8 hours ago

      Surely beef trust in this context is how muscled the guy is, right?

    • Taco2112@lemmy.world
      3·
      8 hours ago

      The only thing I question is the definition for “pipe”. I’ve never heard it used to mean listen/pay attention. I’ve heard “peep” used in the manner, as in, “Peep that”. Just because I’ve never heard it doesn’t mean anything though. The rest is correct though.