Wombat's Whimsical Wonderland of Random Banter #188 (now with more puns!)

[TheWombatOfDoom]

A penguin will steal your soul on a rainy tuesday. Oh, didn't you know? *winces* Awkward...you won't mind while I finish giving these here turtles massages do you? But please! Do make yourself at home. So long as you don't make yourself into one. So sit back, chat it down, pun it up, pay it forward, and have fun Bantering Randomly!

The Previous Random Banter can be found here:
Absolmorph's Awkwardly Amorous Albeit Alliterative Advances of Random Banter #187


The Not-So-Random Rules of Random Banter:
A hot temper leaps over a cold decree

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[Dimonite]

*Gavottes*
*Boogies*
*Tries and fails to come up with more dances that have double letters*

[LaZodiac]

Puns, eh?

Be careful or we may need to pun-t you out of this thread

[Kneenibble]

Budgie hugs for the new thread!

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Apparently urban sprawl is different in Canada *is from Tottenham*

*hugs* Thank you I'm working on it

*looks up Tottenham* Oh. OH. Oh.

Urban sprawlings are where the middle class goes to have gardens and nuclear families around here. None of that stuff.

England has a sickness.

[Mutant Sheep]

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*looks up Tottenham* Oh. OH. Oh.

Urban sprawlings are where the middle class goes to have gardens and nuclear families around here. None of that stuff.

England has a sickness.

I recognized the name. That IS urban sprawl, though. Canada must be different, if what we down south know as Suburban Sprawl loses its -Sub up north.

... Is this where I throw pessisism about the disintegration of decent morality in modern society at you? Much of the problems right now can easily be blamed on poor economic times. Only most though.

Starcraaaaaaaaaaft...

[Devmaar]

*Wipes feet*
*Appreciates the uncluttered aesthetic of a new thread*

*looks up Tottenham* Oh. OH. Oh.

Urban sprawlings are where the middle class goes to have gardens and nuclear families around here. None of that stuff.

England has a sickness.

Over here the middle classes all live in the countryside[/generalisation]

[Qwertystop]

Oops, missed the thread border on this question:

So, Knee.

What is the difference between a parrot, a parakeet, a cockatoo, a cockatiel, a budgie, and a budgerigar?

[Heliomance]

*Gavottes*
*Boogies*
*Tries and fails to come up with more dances that have double letters*

Is "ballroom" cheating?

[Dimonite]

Is "ballroom" cheating?

I'd say it is, because "ballroom," unlike "boogie" and "gavotte" is not a dance. You can say "Joe boogied," or "Sandro did the gavotte," but not "Amelia ballroomed" or "Liliandra did the ballroom."

[Heliomance]

Ooh, I have one!

*Viennese waltzes*

[absolmorph]

I'd say it is, because "ballroom," unlike "boogie" and "gavotte" is not a dance. You can say "Joe boogied," or "Sandro did the gavotte," but not "Amelia ballroomed" or "Liliandra did the ballroom."

Challenge accepted
-dances with a chair-

[Asta Kask]

A punguin will steal your soul on a rainy tuesday.

Fixed that for you.

[LaZodiac]

I'd say it is, because "ballroom," unlike "boogie" and "gavotte" is not a dance. You can say "Joe boogied," or "Sandro did the gavotte," but not "Amelia ballroomed" or "Liliandra did the ballroom."

Well, I assume Helio is talking about Ballroom Dancing, which is a specific type of dancing.

[Mutant Sheep]

Well, I assume Helio is talking about Ballroom Dancing, which is a specific type of dancing.

That's his point. You don't say "boogie dancing", but you do say "ballroom dancing". So it doesn't count.

[MoonCat]

It is raining fit to kill right now. Also, of the three classes I have tomorrow, at least one of them doesn't have homework! Too bad the second period class gave an extra-long assignment, and the third-period is amking me turn in the summary of a biography that I haven't read yet...

I'm kinda busy. <hugs everyone>

However. on the bright side, I turned in everything that was due today without having skimped on anything.

School for me is basically one long panic attack, interspersed with brief moments of happiness, anger, depression, and being awake.

[Devmaar]

It is raining fit to kill right now. Also, of the three classes I have tomorrow, at least one of them doesn't have homework! Too bad the second period class gave an extra-long assignment, and the third-period is amking me turn in the summary of a biography that I haven't read yet...

I'm kinda busy. <hugs everyone>

However. on the bright side, I turned in everything that was due today without having skimped on anything.

School for me is basically one long panic attack, interspersed with brief moments of happiness, anger, depression, and being awake.

Moonie, I think we might be opposites.
Have I said this before? I feel like I've said this before

[MoonCat]

Moonie, I think we might be opposites.
Have I said this before? I feel like I've said this before

Sorry, I forgot to include my condolences about your not-awesome exam day when I switched to this thread. <hugs> I don't see how that makes us opposites though.

[Devmaar]

Sorry, I forgot to include my condolences about your not-awesome exam day when I switched to this thread. <hugs> I don't see how that makes us opposites though.

You get stressed about school
And hand in homework

[Amidus Drexel]

You get stressed about school
And hand in homework

I think the two of us are rather similar in this respect, then. (Mooncat being your opposite).

[Mutant Sheep]

I must join in this group. Also, screw finals in their final finally jerkfaces.

[Devmaar]

I must join in this group. Also, screw finals in their final finally jerkfaces.

I give support this sentiment whole-heartedly

[Teddy]

Anywhere where you have to cross large open spaces between power centres or that has weather extremes far beyond the norm for the invaders.

This is nothing compared to anywhere where you have to cross large forests (not to mention mountains) between power centres.

There have been two National Geographic articles about Sweden in recent years that showed breathtaking photography of landscapes with those small northern plants. One was about the Sami and their reindeer and one was about a nature preserve whose name I forget. I looked up pictures of betula nana -- which is a very pretty and unique plant -- and was reminded of seeing them in the latter article.

Was it perhaps Sarek, our national park?

I have a mind to visit the northern reaches of my country one day soon. I have seen pictures of the tundra in summer, with its ancient rockiness, its lichens, and its carpet of tiny curious flowers.

I wholeheartedly support this project.

I haven't spoiled the surprise by how much I've already said, have I? ;___; Should I have said nothing?

No, it's fine. I'm a lot less picky when it comes to others' surprises. It's the intentions that matter, I just happen to be a perfectionist with what I do. For as long as there's at least one level of surprise, I'm happy. Every layer above that is just added sugar (and I love sugar).

I found what I was looking for, by the way.

Marvellous!

[Deathkeeper]

I must join in this group. Also, screw finals in their final finally jerkfaces.

Seconded.
Although last semester I had 3/4 of my finals on the same day because I didn't notice in time to change it. NOT fun.

[Dimonite]

I must join in this group. Also, screw finals in their final finally jerkfaces.

I will go against the majority here: I LOVE finals. I always do well on them, which raises my grade in the class, and I usually finish fairly quickly, which - now that I'm in college - means I get to go to my dorm and relax sooner than I normally would. Also, taking a final usually means I won't be taking that class anymore, so for classes I hate (I'm lookin' at you, Western Civilization 1815-Present) finishing the final is a huge weight off my shoulders.

[Mutant Sheep]

I will go against the majority here: I LOVE finals. I always do well on them, which raises my grade in the class, and I usually finish fairly quickly, which - now that I'm in college - means I get to go to my dorm and relax sooner than I normally would. Also, taking a final usually means I won't be taking that class anymore, so for classes I hate (I'm lookin' at you, Western Civilization 1815-Present) finishing the final is a huge weight off my shoulders.

Oh, same with me. As far as grades go, they are insanely helpful. But long tests grate my nerves greatly.

[HalfTangible]

I have a sore/zit/blister-thing on my head that has been throbbing like mad ever since i noticed it was there. My parents tell me it looks like it's infected, so I'm going to put medicine on it and see the doctor if the swelling doesn't die down by tomorrow.

It makes it REALLY hard to move my face, despite the fact that it's incredibly tiny.

[MoonCat]

Just finished the biography. Now I jsut have to write the summary.

Hopefully,a t some point, I'll get the specifications for what the hell I'm supposed to be doing for my presentation, so I can do that on the weekend. The first presentation is on Monday.

Oh, and I also have that Much Ado About Nothing test tomorrow, and I'm still undecided about whether the teacher's test are actually hard enough to bother prepping for.

At least math homework wil lalways be easy. And I'm totally brian deadright now. Like, I cannot remember a tihng I've said to anyone.

Also, I have soda, and I'm not sure where I got it.

[Mynxae]

Switzerland. Even if you managed to get past the mountains, they would start wooing your soldiers away from your army with fine chocolate and one of the highest standards of living in the world.

ION: I had the following conversation today:
Friend: "Hey [Dimonite], you know what's hot?"
Me: "What?"
Friend: "Circles."
Me: "What? What's hot about a circle?"
Friend: "Think about it... they're 360 degrees!"
Me: *facepalm*

I figure if I share the brain damaging effect of that joke, it will ameliorate its personal nuisance.

I totally didn't see this in the last thread... But is it sad that I actually laughed at it?

[Dimonite]

I totally didn't see this in the last thread... But is it sad that I actually laughed at it?

Nah, Mike usually gets a laugh out of someone. But that particular pun just made me sigh. And facepalm.

[MoonCat]

Arrgh, who the hell gives written assignments by page requirements?!?!

Alos, funny story about that sonnet. I'll tell you later tohugh, I have two ohurs before I'm going to want to go to bed, and six hours of work left to do, I'm sure.