Friday's Question of the week: On Friday 31 Oct 08

[Slite]

If a Llama falls down in the woods and noone is around, does it make a sound?

[LazyScot]

Yes, of course. Cousin It makes a high pitched squeaking-type noise. Have you never seen the Addams Family?

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by LazyScot

Yes, of course. Cousin It makes a high pitched squeaking-type noise. Have you never seen the Addams Family?

as a longtime fan of the Addams family, i confirm, he's right about that. but you're both spelling it wrong : it's Cousin Itt.

[pshrynk]

Last time that happened, I said, "oh, $#!t! i just ripped my new jeans!"

[The Skwerl]

Yes it sits up swears a bit then spits. I know this because Skwerls in the area hear and have told on it.

[vivaldirules]

Noone. I always trip over that and read it something like noon but with an elitist e appendage. Maybe it's time for a poll. Do you prefer "noone" or "no one"? (sorry for corrupting or attempting to hijack the thread, but it's a well-established MR tradition)

[pshrynk]

I object to the hijacking of this thread. As everyone knows, we at the Llama, Lama, and Lemma Defense League are very aware of ooh look! cute Kitteh pictures!

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Noone. I always trip over that and read it something like noon but with an elitist e appendage. Maybe it's time for a poll. Do you prefer "noone" or "no one"? (sorry for corrupting or attempting to hijack the thread, but it's a well-established MR tradition)

definitely no-one.

Originally Posted by pshrynk

I object to the hijacking of this thread. As everyone knows, we at the Llama, Lama, and Lemma Defense League are very aware of ooh look! cute Kitteh pictures!

where ? where ??

[grimo1re]

Llamas don't fall in the woods. Really, you should know better.

[ShortNCuddlyAm]

It depends on whether it is stalking Noone or not; and whether it needs help.

[GeoffC]

no one or no-one are perfectly acceptable, but Noone is acceptable if you are a hermit ....

[LazyScot]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

as a longtime fan of the Addams family, i confirm, he's right about that. but you're both spelling it wrong : it's Cousin Itt.

Picky, picky, picky. If we all worried about technical and factual accuracy, where would we all be?

Okay; I'll conceed that point.

Anyhow, that leaves me only one way to deal with this...

<coughs, and cues suitably garbed royal buglers, who play a fanfare, segue into the Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, get glared at and then segue into something Jazzy and then fading.>

My Lords and Ladies, Gentlefolk, sparkly fairies, creatures great and small, be they furry, feathered or scaled (except evil ninja squirrels) and barcodes, pray silence for the latest honour accorded to our most Royal Queen Zelda, Empress of all that is surveyable, Sovereign of the Lounge, Princess of the Green, Czarina of the Unutterable Silliness, Imperial Ruler of the Meet-Up, the Most Majestic of the Avatars and Defender of the (off) topic.

<and with that a courtier bearing a square red cushion on which sits an item of jewelery approaches the throne, between the dutiful lines of subjects, ambassadors and invited dignities.>

May it please her majesty, we present to her the Pendant of Pedants, the seal of office of the Great High Mistress of the Order of Nit Pickers, Quibblers and Merchants of Accuracy, do so duly request her indulgence and warrant to this august body, beg her grace to allow us to bestow upon her the role of Chancellor of the Convocation of Veracity and do appeal for her acceptance of the role of High Judge of Truth.

<applause, cheers, and further fanfares.>

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by LazyScot

Picky, picky, picky. If we all worried about technical and factual accuracy, where would we all be?

Okay; I'll conceed that point.

Anyhow, that leaves me only one way to deal with this...

<coughs, and cues suitably garbed royal buglers, who play a fanfare, segue into the Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, get glared at and then segue into something Jazzy and then fading.>

My Lords and Ladies, Gentlefolk, sparkly fairies, creatures great and small, be they furry, feathered or scaled (except evil ninja squirrels) and barcodes, pray silence for the latest honour accorded to our most Royal Queen Zelda, Empress of all that is surveyable, Sovereign of the Lounge, Princess of the Green, Czarina of the Unutterable Silliness, Imperial Ruler of the Meet-Up, the Most Majestic of the Avatars and Defender of the (off) topic.

<and with that a courtier bearing a square red cushion on which sits an item of jewelery approaches the throne, between the dutiful lines of subjects, ambassadors and invited dignities.>

May it please her majesty, we present to her the Pendant of Pedants, the seal of office of the Great High Mistress of the Order of Nit Pickers, Quibblers and Merchants of Accuracy, do so duly request her indulgence and warrant to this august body, beg her grace to allow us to bestow upon her the role of Chancellor of the Convocation of Veracity and do appeal for her acceptance of the role of High Judge of Truth.

<applause, cheers, and further fanfares.>

for the sake of ongoing harmony (and because it's you, lazyscot o' my heart) i'm just going to consider that an honour, and accept it graciously, with the studied surprise of an oscar recipient hearing her name in the audience, and the nonetheless sincere pleasure of being singled out, because i know you know that without me you might still be writing "Cousin It" and that would just be wrong.



(i'd like to thank...)

[ShortNCuddlyAm]

Originally Posted by LazyScot

suitably garbed royal buglers,

I seriously need to get my eyes checked. I read that as "suitably garbLed royal buRglers"; and then as just garbled buglers; and then, finally, what it actually says.

[zelda_pinwheel]

hm. just what does it require to suitably garble burglars, anyway ? i don't believe anyone has addressed this question satisfactorily.