# Lovecraftian Quote--Approximately.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovecraftian-quote-approximately/785385>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 27, 2017, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovecraftian-quote-approximately/785385 "2017-04-27T18:46:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2017, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovecraftian-quote-approximately/785385/21 "2017-04-28T20:53:45Z")

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Well? Where’s my Circus Peanut?

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2017, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovecraftian-quote-approximately/785385/22 "2017-04-28T21:20:50Z")

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> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#):
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> Well? Where’s my Circus Peanut?

You must pick it up yourself.  
It is in Innsmouth.  
On the ground.

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**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2017, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovecraftian-quote-approximately/785385/23 "2017-04-29T02:50:14Z")

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Do not pick up that which you cannot keep down!

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2017, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovecraftian-quote-approximately/785385/24 "2017-04-29T03:26:38Z")

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What goes up a chimney down, but not down a chimney up?

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**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2017, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovecraftian-quote-approximately/785385/25 "2017-04-29T04:09:19Z")

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> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#):
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> What goes up a chimney down, but not down a chimney up?

Mary Poppins frock?

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2017, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovecraftian-quote-approximately/785385/26 "2017-04-29T13:41:16Z")

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> [@G0sp3l](#):
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> Mary Poppins frock?

😃 That’s actually a better answer than the real one: an umbrella. Take a bow.

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