# I could really use a cold walrus right now.. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 22, 2003, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-really-use-a-cold-walrus-right-now/214646 "2003-11-22T07:50:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-really-use-a-cold-walrus-right-now/214646/41 "2003-12-17T18:24:30Z")
Allright then. I’ll have the decaf walrus, with a side of fries, Narf! ---
**Author:** ![Mayfield\_St.Cloud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/67e7ee/32.png) [@Mayfield\_St.Cloud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mayfield_St.Cloud)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-really-use-a-cold-walrus-right-now/214646/42 "2003-12-17T18:26:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Skeezix \* > \*\*What the hell was a walrus doing in your father’s pajamas? \*\* The backstroke? ---
**Author:** ![Gawain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Gawain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gawain)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-really-use-a-cold-walrus-right-now/214646/43 "2003-12-17T18:29:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Nanny Ogg \* > \*\*ok, maybe on second thought ‘decaf’ would be better. \*\* Not necessarily. Maybe if I got this baby cow removed I’d be a little less uptight about these things. Anyway, sorry… every 100th person who misquotes that lyric at me gets the accumulated irritation from the 99 before, and the lottery number came up today. I’d make a comment more relevent to this thread, but I have no idea what the hell you people are talking about. ---
**Author:** ![zig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/bbe5ce/32.png) [@zig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zig)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-really-use-a-cold-walrus-right-now/214646/44 "2003-12-17T18:30:56Z")
Disclaimer: No actual walruses where harmed in the making of this tread. ---
**Author:** ![Zach\_Lee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ed655f/32.png) [@Zach\_Lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zach_Lee)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-really-use-a-cold-walrus-right-now/214646/45 "2003-12-17T19:17:33Z")
My sister was once bitten by a walrus… ---
**Author:** ![WavyDavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3da27b/32.png) [@WavyDavy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WavyDavy)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-really-use-a-cold-walrus-right-now/214646/46 "2003-12-17T19:29:24Z")
There once was a walrus from Kentucky… ---
**Author:** ![Gmork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f19dbf/32.png) [@Gmork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gmork)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-really-use-a-cold-walrus-right-now/214646/47 "2003-12-17T20:05:39Z")
So I guess I got all these steaming hot walri \*too late before the trend switched to cold? \*I doubt that is the plural I seek. But I like it. ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-really-use-a-cold-walrus-right-now/214646/48 "2003-12-17T20:08:57Z")
Who thought that the cold made him lucky… ---
**Author:** ![zig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/bbe5ce/32.png) [@zig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zig)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-really-use-a-cold-walrus-right-now/214646/49 "2003-12-17T20:16:32Z")
Disclaimer: No actual walruses where harmed in the making of this tread. ---
**Author:** ![Nanny\_Ogg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a87d85/32.png) [@Nanny\_Ogg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanny_Ogg)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-really-use-a-cold-walrus-right-now/214646/50 "2003-12-17T20:18:32Z")
Getting cold never made me get lucky… oh, wait a minute… yes it did. ---
**Author:** ![zig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/bbe5ce/32.png) [@zig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zig)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-really-use-a-cold-walrus-right-now/214646/51 "2003-12-17T20:29:23Z")
Sorry for the double post. I stumbled across my back / refresh button. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-really-use-a-cold-walrus-right-now/214646/52 "2003-12-17T20:33:28Z")
Necrowalria means never having to say you’re sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Algorithm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/algorithm/32/12204_2.png) [@Algorithm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algorithm)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-really-use-a-cold-walrus-right-now/214646/53 "2003-12-17T20:58:48Z")
That’s all well and good for the actual walruses, but how many imaginary ones did you harm? ---
**Author:** ![Pez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5e9695/32.png) [@Pez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pez)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-really-use-a-cold-walrus-right-now/214646/54 "2003-12-18T00:14:41Z")
How many walri does it take to screw in a lightbulb? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-really-use-a-cold-walrus-right-now/214646/55 "2003-12-18T00:36:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by EddyTeddyFreddy \* > \*\*Look out beloooooooowwwwwwwww… > > THUDsplatter \*\* As God is my witness, I thought walrusses could fly. . . ---
**Author:** ![Chavardz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@Chavardz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chavardz)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-really-use-a-cold-walrus-right-now/214646/56 "2003-12-18T04:17:52Z")
Uhm **zig**? Would that be _thread_? Anyway > [@](#): > > A cold walrus that has been in the water for a long time becomes very pale and pink as its blood flow retreats to its internal organs. Walruses that have been resting on land get browner as they warm up. [And the photos look mighty tasty.](http://www.underwater.org/mermaid/passage/berpinn.html) ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-really-use-a-cold-walrus-right-now/214646/57 "2003-12-18T05:49:28Z")
Is that a walrus on your upper lip or are you just glad to see me? ---
**Author:** ![Nanny\_Ogg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a87d85/32.png) [@Nanny\_Ogg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanny_Ogg)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-really-use-a-cold-walrus-right-now/214646/58 "2003-12-18T14:23:47Z")
Chavardz, that’s walrus decalf tread. ---
**Author:** ![emjay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e57/32.png) [@emjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emjay)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-really-use-a-cold-walrus-right-now/214646/59 "2003-12-18T15:34:56Z")
> [@](#): > > Disclaimer: No actual walruses where harmed in the making of this tread. Of course not. This yarn is obviously made from bull’s wool, not walrus feathers. ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-really-use-a-cold-walrus-right-now/214646/60 "2003-12-18T15:51:38Z")
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