Really Specific Literary Award

Man wins Australia’s top literary honour for book written in a detention camp and sent, one chapter at a time, via whatsapp That is a really specific award.

A Reddit screenshot shows a headline about a man winning Australia’s top literary honour for a book written in a detention camp and sent one chapter at a time via WhatsApp. A commenter jokes that the award is “really specific,” misreading the detailed circumstances as the award’s unusually narrow category. It is used as a reaction to overly specific achievements or descriptions. EN: A Reddit screenshot shows a headline about a man winning Australia’s top literary honour for a book written in a detention camp and sent one chapter at a time via WhatsApp. A commenter jokes that the award is “really specific,” misreading the detailed circumstances as the award’s unusually narrow category. It is used as a reaction to overly specific achievements or descriptions.

• @memetutorial / 11947 2019-02-02