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dglenn

QotD

Sep 12, 2005 05:25

"I love making plurals of the word 'octopus'. It's 'octopuses' if ( Read more... )

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austin_dern September 12 2005, 12:56:45 UTC

This brings to mind a nifty little exchange in an episode of Disney's Hercules series, which worked some pretty clever jokes in around the edges ... two of the supporting cast were along for the ride with Hercules. One cried out, ``We're being attacked by a couple cyclopses!''

Said the other supporting cast, ``The word is cyclopodes.''

``What difference does it make?!''

``I like to be precise.''

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tamnonlinear September 12 2005, 14:41:08 UTC

I fully admit to not knowing any Greek or Latin in any useful sense.

The taxomonic name is Octopoda, does that make a difference?

tamnonlinear September 12 2005, 14:39:30 UTC

*quirks eyebrow*

What brought that on?

dglenn September 12 2005, 14:55:54 UTC

I couldn't resist "octopuddykittens".

nosebeepbear September 12 2005, 18:38:16 UTC

I like to go with "more than one octopus."

ice_hesitant September 12 2005, 23:57:04 UTC

What do you scream when you are attacked by more than one moose?:)

dglenn September 13 2005, 01:48:32 UTC

"Former US Attorney General!" Or if you're really frightened, "Anti-porn crusading twit!"

Thing is, you'll see them big critters coming. A pack of polygoose on the other hand might leap out at you from a bush by surprise.

dptwisted September 13 2005, 02:04:09 UTC

Completely unrelated, but I heard this joke today and thought of you.

Three notes walk into a bar: a C, an E-flat, and a G. The bartender says "No minors." So, the E-flat leaves, and the C and G have a fifth between them.