# "So we were out walking the iguana today..." and other rare sentences **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 26, 2018, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-were-out-walking-the-iguana-today-and-other-rare-sentences/816807 "2018-06-26T23:32:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-were-out-walking-the-iguana-today-and-other-rare-sentences/816807/21 "2018-06-30T18:11:41Z")
One of my earliest memories from reading these forums,maybe 20 years ago: The post began with the sentence: “I usually keep my bladder in the refrigerator”. It was posted in a thread about running and jogging, and how to keep hydrated. The bladder referred to was, of course, a [camelbak](https://www.camelbak.com/en/packs) backpack with a drinking tube. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2018, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-were-out-walking-the-iguana-today-and-other-rare-sentences/816807/22 "2018-07-05T20:37:24Z")
“I am getting pretty damn bored with this orgasm!” ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2018, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-were-out-walking-the-iguana-today-and-other-rare-sentences/816807/23 "2018-07-06T14:01:25Z")
Last spring, on my allotment (I think the US word is “Community garden”) To the allotment manager: “Got any use for half a magpie?” Explanation: prepping the beds for the year, I came across a single feather sticking out of the ground. The manager watched me dig out a snack that a fox with a small appetite had left for later. j ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2018, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-were-out-walking-the-iguana-today-and-other-rare-sentences/816807/24 "2018-07-06T23:21:20Z")
I was once playing make-believe with my very young son, and he was pretending he owned a cruise ship. He invited me to come aboard, but said, “No pets.” I frowned and said that I didn’t think I could come on the cruise if I couldn’t bring along my invisible stoat, Clement. He thought, sighed and said, “Invisible stoats are allowed.” ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2018, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-were-out-walking-the-iguana-today-and-other-rare-sentences/816807/25 "2018-07-07T00:19:58Z")
I bust up every time I remember this: > [@Betcha never read that before](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betcha-never-read-that-before/419103/21): > > “You know what? Fuck it, you dimwits are on your own,” spake Jesus, and lo, Jesus did command Bartholomew to give him a piggy-back ride home. From this thread: [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=8978466#](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=8978466#) ---
**Author:** ![excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e8c25b/32.png) [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2018, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-were-out-walking-the-iguana-today-and-other-rare-sentences/816807/26 "2018-07-08T15:43:13Z")
“Do we have any human eggs left?” Asked by my wife. Although I knew exactly what she meant, I had to reply “Dear, you’re in charge of that department.” ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2018, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-were-out-walking-the-iguana-today-and-other-rare-sentences/816807/27 "2018-07-09T15:41:30Z")
Just yesterday I wrote “I got the schedule from the rat sitter, and confirmed that I can meet you for lunch on Tuesday.” ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2018, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-were-out-walking-the-iguana-today-and-other-rare-sentences/816807/28 "2018-07-09T23:06:12Z")
“Did someone give this snake a diuretic?” (Snake pee: the gift that keeps on dripping). ---
**Author:** ![sinjin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sinjin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinjin)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-were-out-walking-the-iguana-today-and-other-rare-sentences/816807/29 "2018-07-11T04:47:13Z")
“Ben held Bob’s head while I gave him (Bob) an enema in a warm tub of water today.” Bob was a six foot long boa. Ben was my 12ish year old kid. ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-were-out-walking-the-iguana-today-and-other-rare-sentences/816807/30 "2018-07-11T17:55:31Z")
This sentence appeared today in a news story about the Thai boys rescued from a cave: He trained for a decade as a Buddhist monk before turning to football. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-were-out-walking-the-iguana-today-and-other-rare-sentences/816807/31 "2018-07-12T00:46:36Z")
> [@sinjin](#): > > “Ben held Bob’s head while I gave him (Bob) an enema in a warm tub of water today.” Bob was a six foot long boa. Ben was my 12ish year old kid. Should I be concerned about your use of the past tense when identifying Bob and Ben? ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-were-out-walking-the-iguana-today-and-other-rare-sentences/816807/32 "2018-07-12T02:42:40Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > Should I be concerned about your use of the past tense when identifying Bob and Ben? Do tell us asap that Ben isn’t in Bob. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-were-out-walking-the-iguana-today-and-other-rare-sentences/816807/33 "2018-07-12T13:53:15Z")
> [@digs](#): > > Do tell us asap that Ben isn’t in Bob. Or vice versa. ---
**Author:** ![Gedd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gedd/32/4938_2.png) [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-were-out-walking-the-iguana-today-and-other-rare-sentences/816807/34 "2018-07-13T13:05:13Z")
“You can only do so much when you have a bag over your head” I honestly don’t remember the situation, but I have a list of odd/humorous comments on my phone. ---
**Author:** ![DinoR](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dinor/32/2821_2.png) [@DinoR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DinoR)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-were-out-walking-the-iguana-today-and-other-rare-sentences/816807/35 "2018-07-13T23:50:32Z")
“Stop the car. I need to piss and you should put your pants on.” As Chef on South Park pointed out, there’s a time and place for everything…and that time and place is college. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2018, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-were-out-walking-the-iguana-today-and-other-rare-sentences/816807/36 "2018-07-24T00:10:25Z")
“The emergency backup dragon is dead again.” ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2018, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-were-out-walking-the-iguana-today-and-other-rare-sentences/816807/37 "2018-07-24T03:09:21Z")
> [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](#): > > “Do we have any human eggs left?” > > Asked by my wife. Although I knew exactly what she meant, I had to reply > “Dear, you’re in charge of that department.” Please tell us exactly what she meant by it? Are you planning a new little excavator? 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-were-out-walking-the-iguana-today-and-other-rare-sentences/816807.md?page=1)