Did you know they’re deleting the word ‘gullible’ from the dictionary?
I heard that Hasbro and Parker Brothers are merging, in an attempt to take control of Matell.
It’s all part of their plans to create a Game Monopoly.
Then it will be eaten by Muslim babies, and might be a cure for humorlessness.
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That remains to be seen. An influential Nigerian institute that’s trying to stop that from happening contacted me via e-mail. I contributed $2,000.
There is, however, no such thing as a one-man-band.
(It’s a physical joke - try slipping this assertion casually into conversation sometime; stick to your guns and watch with amusement as people try to convince you - they eventually end up performing all sorts of comical mimes).
I bet you just sent him Monopoly money.
How could he? They’ve abolished it. Hadn’t you heard?
No, no. That was a joke. You sure are… what’s that word? It means “easily deceived”. Dammit, it was in the dictionary a minute ago!
I hope you’re not whooshing me, because I have to tell you, I take that very seriously indeed. Far too seriously.
What are you, some sort of yahoo?
Whooshes can be valid but if you have to yell, “Whoosh, DUMBASS!” methinks it is the yeller who is the dumbass.
Nitpick: Wooshee.
You did read the thread that started this one, didn’t you?
Although poor mobo didn’t have to be hit by a clue by four to realize he’d been whooshed.
There was a great deal in Sunday’s paper. Just go look for the $1 off Wooshee Coupon.
I wasn’t whooshed there. Really you do really have to learn to follow links and read.
I wasn’t commenting on any link to anywhere, I was commenting on what you said here, in this thread about posters missing a joke.
Guess I was whooshed there. I thought you were making a general comment but you were actually talking about your own self being stupid and clueless. According to you, that means you’re a jerk and a troll.
This being the Pit, I am sure it is perfectly acceptable to call oneself a jerk and a troll. What’s your point?
I dunno, I’ll want to see that “functional sense of humor” first. :dubious:
Clue… I have one
“Female gendered Person with Marital status, Caucasian with a violent implement of death which should be banned or at least highly regulated, despite the amendment, in the Non wealth/class specific room .”
It’s from the updated version of Clue… PS They’re banning the old Clue too for being offensive.
Damn, that means no on will have a Clue anymore.
I can’t believe I got a special mention in the OP and yet couldn’t get to this thread before it hit page 3. You’d think the mods would lock everyone else out of a thread until I got to the front of the line, or something…
There was a Language Log post about this very thing a while back, but since I can’t recall the technical term for it or the examples used in the article, I couldn’t find it. Oh well…
Anyway, “Chicken Littles” is clear and easily understood, while “Chickens Little” feels unwieldy and archaic to me. I think pedants on either side of this one don’t have a leg to stand on.
Barbarian, that has to be the first time I’ve seen what amounts to “FIRST POST!!!” on Page 3.