# A Visit From St. Nicholouse, Or I Pit Lazy/Stupid Spellers **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 7, 2006, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-visit-from-st-nicholouse-or-i-pit-lazy-stupid-spellers/383204 "2006-12-07T12:23:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2006, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-visit-from-st-nicholouse-or-i-pit-lazy-stupid-spellers/383204/21 "2006-12-08T04:05:13Z")
[QUOTE=A Monkey With a Gun] Methinks **Poly’s** going to get a Mr. Potatoe Head in his stocking this year. [/QUOTE] You do that on purpose? Even better - “ **Pollies** going to get a Mr. Potatoe Head in his stalking this year.” ---
**Author:** ![Millit\_the\_Frail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Millit\_the\_Frail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Millit_the_Frail)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2006, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-visit-from-st-nicholouse-or-i-pit-lazy-stupid-spellers/383204/22 "2006-12-08T18:16:41Z")
This reminds me of the time I tried to come up with a joke that could have the punchline “A Santa Without a Clause.” To my dismay, the only one that made my husband laugh went like this: “Knock knock.” “Who’s there?” “A Santa Without a Clause.” ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-visit-from-st-nicholouse-or-i-pit-lazy-stupid-spellers/383204/23 "2006-12-19T14:13:18Z")
[QUOTE=The King of Soup] One of my own favorite puns I committed on this board had to do with sloppy cooks who “wear their roux with a difference.” [/QUOTE] 😕 I’ve said that aloud at least ten times, and I still don’t get it. It is pronounced “roo”, correct? ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-visit-from-st-nicholouse-or-i-pit-lazy-stupid-spellers/383204/24 "2006-12-19T14:34:09Z")
Yes, “roux” is pronounced “roo” and so is “rue”–the word you are probably missing. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-visit-from-st-nicholouse-or-i-pit-lazy-stupid-spellers/383204/25 "2006-12-19T19:00:25Z")
I received a note that said “Marry Christmas.” Why would I want to do that? ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-visit-from-st-nicholouse-or-i-pit-lazy-stupid-spellers/383204/26 "2006-12-19T19:18:50Z")
[QUOTE=Polycarp] It is a **shitty** pun. [/QUOTE] At least it’s better than the Rose Suchic Ladder Company. ---
**Author:** ![Corner\_Case](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/corner_case/32/234_2.png) [@Corner\_Case](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corner_Case)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-visit-from-st-nicholouse-or-i-pit-lazy-stupid-spellers/383204/27 "2006-12-19T19:42:07Z")
[QUOTE=Polycarp] …pilots a flying 8-RDP sleigh… [/QUOTE] If this means “eight reindeer-powered sleigh”, then shouldn’t it be abbreviated “8-RP sleigh”?\* 😃 - I am taking this opportunity to state that I deplore the requirement of placing punctuation within the trailing quote of a quoted-word/phrase that ends a sentence. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-visit-from-st-nicholouse-or-i-pit-lazy-stupid-spellers/383204.md?page=1)