The Random, Meaningless Announcements Thread 3!

[Shadow Wolf]

We all know @Revoltingest has a steampunk computer. This was after he absolutely had to replace the one @ChristineM showed. He will upgrade to the one shown by @sun rise when the last maker of parts of his steampunk computer shuts dowm.

 

[ChristineM]

Don't call him "Surely".

Why not good name for a pooch

 

[Revoltingest]

Why not good name for a pooch

But he's not a *****; he's a male dog.
So Fido or Rover would be better.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Oh! @JustGeorge helped me figure out a part of what's going on in my head. My mouth is the fault of ancestors who got me started by default as they were sailors before English had that word.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

But he's not a *****; he's a male dog.
So Fido or Rover would be better.

Well, fine! Surely wont be a surely, manly dog.

 

[Revoltingest]

Well, fine! Surely wont be a surely, manly dog.

He's male, but sub-manly.

 

[beenherebeforeagain]

Well, fine! Surely wont be a surely, manly dog.

but he might be surly...

 

[Revoltingest]

but he might be surly...

Surely he's surly.

 

[ChristineM]

But he's not a *****; he's a male dog.
So Fido or Rover would be better.

Surely surely is not gender specific?

 

[Revoltingest]

Surely surely is not gender specific?

Yes, Shriley, "surely" is surely not gender specific.

 

[sun rise]

Well, fine! Surely wont be a surely, manly dog.

For human males, clearly a Boy Named Sue is appropriate

 

[sun rise]

 

[sun rise]

This Twitter Account Shares “Reasons” Why You Should Have A Cat, And Here Are 50 Of The Top Ones

'Why You Should Have a Cat' is a whimsical hub of content that will make you fall head over paws for these furry little creatures.

www.boredpanda.com

 

[sun rise]

For @Shadow Wolf and others, how to mangle language in translation. One example

50 Times Non-Native English Speakers Tried To Say Something And It Came Out In Funny And Sweet ‘Translations’

A TikToker shared a funny story of a non-native English speaker creating some beautiful, unintentional poetry when trying to discuss moths and it spawned a frenzy of similar stories, phrases, and wonderful expressions.

www.boredpanda.com

 

[Revoltingest]

For @Shadow Wolf and others, how to mangle language in translation. One example

50 Times Non-Native English Speakers Tried To Say Something And It Came Out In Funny And Sweet ‘Translations’

A TikToker shared a funny story of a non-native English speaker creating some beautiful, unintentional poetry when trying to discuss moths and it spawned a frenzy of similar stories, phrases, and wonderful expressions.

www.boredpanda.com

My mother-in-law want to call
my father-in-law "portly".
But she said he was "porky".
(Both were from China.)

 

[sun rise]

My mother-in-law want to call
my father-in-law "portly".
But she said he was "porky".
(Both were from China.)

Given the Chinese love of pork...

 

[Stevicus]

 

[Shadow Wolf]

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[Shadow Wolf]

My Reaganphone has already crapped out. Probably because ketchup isn't a vegetable.

 

[Wu Wei]

Just another day where no good deed goes unpunished