Silliness Question Everything? - Page 487

doubleshuffle · 11-22-2016, 10:48 AM

Do you think I can't spell "bear" properly?

drjd · 11-22-2016, 11:23 AM

Was it my fault of vision or just wishful thinking?

pdurrant · 11-22-2016, 01:30 PM

If there are bears with buns, will they steal the paper bags?

Solitaire1 · 11-22-2016, 05:04 PM

Why would bears with buns steal paper bags?

Hemmi · 11-22-2016, 08:45 PM

Why wouldn't they steal paper bags?

poohbear_nc · 11-22-2016, 10:14 PM

Who would stop them?

Glorfindel · 11-22-2016, 11:28 PM

Why would they?

doubleshuffle · 11-23-2016, 03:03 AM

Isn't that obvious?

pdurrant · 11-23-2016, 05:15 AM

Perhaps to keep the crumbs from the buns in?

Solitaire1 · 11-23-2016, 07:11 AM

But why would bears want crummy buns? Wouldn't bears want yummy buns?

pdurrant · 11-23-2016, 07:46 AM

Are you all philistines?

Hemmi · 11-23-2016, 08:49 PM

I thought bears wanted honey buns?

poohbear_nc · 11-23-2016, 09:10 PM

You calling me honey?

doubleshuffle · 11-24-2016, 02:40 AM

Aren't we all really calling you dinner?

pdurrant · 11-24-2016, 04:56 AM

Have you all really never come across this poem before?

The common cormorant or shag
Lays eggs inside a paper bag
The reason you will see no doubt
It is to keep the lightning out.

But what these unobservant birds
Have never noticed is that herds
Of wandering bears may come with buns
And steal the bags to hold the crumbs.

-- Christopher Isherwood

(This is the version originally published in "A Poet's Tongue", 1938.)

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11-22-2016, 10:48 AM	#7291
doubleshuffle Unicycle Daredevil Posts: 13,944 Karma: 185432100 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Planet of the Pudding Brains Device: Aura HD (R.I.P. After six years the USB socket died.) tolino shine 3	Do you think I can't spell "bear" properly?

11-22-2016, 11:23 AM	#7292
drjd The Couch Potato Posts: 34,509 Karma: 230999999 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Touch, Archos 9, Onyx Boox C67ML Carta	Was it my fault of vision or just wishful thinking?

11-22-2016, 01:30 PM	#7293
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,628 Karma: 318126844 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	If there are bears with buns, will they steal the paper bags?

11-22-2016, 05:04 PM	#7294
Solitaire1 Samurai Lizard Posts: 15,045 Karma: 70503010 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: NookColor, Nook Glowlight 4	Why would bears with buns steal paper bags?

11-22-2016, 08:45 PM	#7295
Hemmi Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,976 Karma: 15987608 Join Date: Apr 2015 Device: Sonys, Nooks, Kobo Libra, Forma, Mini, Paperwhite	Why wouldn't they steal paper bags?

11-22-2016, 10:14 PM	#7296
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 64,729 Karma: 135242149 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Who would stop them?

11-22-2016, 11:28 PM	#7297
Glorfindel Force-Aware Elf Posts: 4,762 Karma: 11557898 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Valinor Device: Kindle 4 w/SO	Why would they?

11-23-2016, 03:03 AM	#7298
doubleshuffle Unicycle Daredevil Posts: 13,944 Karma: 185432100 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Planet of the Pudding Brains Device: Aura HD (R.I.P. After six years the USB socket died.) tolino shine 3	Isn't that obvious?

11-23-2016, 05:15 AM	#7299
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,628 Karma: 318126844 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Perhaps to keep the crumbs from the buns in?

11-23-2016, 07:11 AM	#7300
Solitaire1 Samurai Lizard Posts: 15,045 Karma: 70503010 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: NookColor, Nook Glowlight 4	But why would bears want crummy buns? Wouldn't bears want yummy buns?

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11-23-2016, 07:46 AM	#7301
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,628 Karma: 318126844 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Are you all philistines?

11-23-2016, 08:49 PM	#7302
Hemmi Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,976 Karma: 15987608 Join Date: Apr 2015 Device: Sonys, Nooks, Kobo Libra, Forma, Mini, Paperwhite	I thought bears wanted honey buns?

11-23-2016, 09:10 PM	#7303
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 64,729 Karma: 135242149 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	You calling me honey?

11-24-2016, 02:40 AM	#7304
doubleshuffle Unicycle Daredevil Posts: 13,944 Karma: 185432100 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Planet of the Pudding Brains Device: Aura HD (R.I.P. After six years the USB socket died.) tolino shine 3	Aren't we all really calling you dinner?

11-24-2016, 04:56 AM	#7305
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,628 Karma: 318126844 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Have you all really never come across this poem before? The common cormorant or shag Lays eggs inside a paper bag The reason you will see no doubt It is to keep the lightning out. But what these unobservant birds Have never noticed is that herds Of wandering bears may come with buns And steal the bags to hold the crumbs. -- Christopher Isherwood (This is the version originally published in "A Poet's Tongue", 1938.)