[Info-vax] New HP-made Chromebook-11 Laptop

[Richard B. Gilbert]

On 10/13/2013 8:57 AM, tridac wrote:
> On 10/13/13 01:00, AEF wrote:
>
>>
>> It says "humorous". And furthermore, _clot_ and _cloud_ aren't close
>> enough in
>> spelling or sound. "Look at that clot in the sky!" No, I don't think
>> it sounds
>> much like _cloud_. Blood clouds are dangerous. Nope, doesn't sound
>> much like
>> _clot_.
>>
>> As best I can tell, the meaning of clot has nothing to do with clouds or
>> computing, which means that this is not a pun, even if it _is_ close
>> enough to
>> _cloud_ in spelling or sound.
>>
>> If the dentist asks if you floss your teeth daily, and you don't, but
>> you tell
>> her that you do, you're lying through your teeth. (!)
>>
>> The weather forecaster's vision was cloudy. The weather forecaster's
>> vision was
>> clotty. Clotty isn't even a word! -- at least according to Firefox.
>>
>> Sorry, my first thought was "Clot? A pun of cloud? -- no, couldn't be.
>> Probably
>> a typo. Better ask, although I should be prepared for the old LIUY
>> nastiness.
>>
>
> In fact, "clot" in England ~means idiot and I had no problem decoding that
> particular pun, specially after Simon's post about NSA intrusion into cloud
> services. ie: Anyone who trusts cloud services for business or personal
> data
> must be an idiot. Ymmv and lack of understanding, withstanding, of
> course :-)...
>
> Chris
>

On my side of the pond,  "clot" is the result of blood clotting.
from my dictionary says "clot - a thick, viscous, or coagulated mass or 
lump.

We might say "clod" referring to someone who is "slow" or not too bright.