>dad uses the word "ping" for everything >Just
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>dad uses the word "ping" for everything
>Just ping him and find out
>Just ping it
>Ping it over anon
>Sitting in the car
>Dad is driving
>Anon just ping your uncle and find out where he is
>I message my uncle
>No anon, ping him and find out where he is
>Wat
>After 5 mins of nonsense, and explaining what the fuck a ping is to my dad, finally get the information out
>He wanted me to download an app called glimpse, message my uncle for a tracking link and follow him via the app.
>Anon just ping him
>People in the office do this too
Am I just autismo or something?
>>54797509
Obviously the verb "to ping" derives from the network tool ping, meaning a short message that verifies that the 2nd party is alive / responsive
*ping*
pingas
>>54797509
stop making things difficult, you know exactly what he meant by 'ping', stop being autistic
>>54797509
>Am I just autismo or something?
yes
>>54797603
How would you get "download this specific apparently and get the link" from "ping"?
>>54797509
Full autismo
>>54797555
epic
When in the office I do that too because that's what everyone says.
Where did "ping" meaning "message" come from anyway?