After James Harden made a very silly comment about himself earlier in the week, Merriam-Webster decided to do a little trolling.
Earlier this week Harden declared “[I need] somebody that trusts me, that believes in me, that understands me, that I’m not a system player. I am a system.”
Well, Merriam-Webster decided to have some fun with it. Taking to X on Friday, the organization jokingly wrote that the same statement was likely made by Melvil Dewey, inventor of the Dewey Decimal system.
“‘I am not a system player. I am a system.’ – Melvil Dewey,” Merriam-Webster wrote.
Fans on X had a lot of fun with that one:
“I am not a system player. I am a system.”
– Melvil Dewey
— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) November 3, 2023
“He is being categorically rejected,” one user joked.
“Perfect crossover tweet! Well done @MerriamWebster!” wrote another.
“I’m just a nerd that loves basketball and reading and Merriam-Webster just might be my bff,” a third wrote.
We’ll need a historian to tell us whether Melvil Dewey actually said.