That was intended as a humorous reference to my fictional "moderators' hat" which I make mention of when writing with the full force and power of moderator or site administrator. Dating back to when I had to wield those powers vastly more often then I do now, I would jokingly make reference to my displeasure in having to do so by making oddball wise-cracks about "the hat" (mainly giving it a nasty "personality" [0]). So, unless one has deep context and a very long memory (or seeks out instances where I've had to invoke "hard power") the joke falls patently flat. Take this as your Barista being human instead of an AI (Artificial Intelligence) or other notional agent.Sinned wrote:Slang is different because the phrasing has very local meaning and it's that last phrase that I didn't understand. "Yep, that dratted thing is still scratchy as all get-out." I fail to see the context in which this is used is all so that I can put a meaning to it.
[0] A few of these included remarks about it talking to me, giving me the evil eye, and mostly being itchy.