Yonatan Zunger (zunger) wrote,
Yonatan Zunger
zunger

Keeping you amused on what looks to be a long Friday

If an unattended maiden could be dis-missed...
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Dis?

baronlaw

August 12 2005, 16:51:57 UTC 10 years ago

Why would I insult a maiden? Was she working in the kitchen and spilled the baking supplies? Prehaps she needs to be de-floured?

Re: Dis?

gaaneden

August 12 2005, 16:55:57 UTC 10 years ago

de-flowered, you mean?

Re: Dis?

zunger

August 12 2005, 17:03:56 UTC 10 years ago

No, that would be what you did to a gardener who left her flowers distended.

Re: Dis?

hawk

August 12 2005, 18:08:56 UTC 10 years ago

I'm literally laughing out loud up here in 42, man.

Re: Dis?

zunger

August 12 2005, 18:34:48 UTC 10 years ago

Then join in! Maidens theme optional.

Re: Dis?

baronlaw

August 12 2005, 17:06:04 UTC 10 years ago

that's why I love puns ;)

aaangyl

August 12 2005, 18:02:32 UTC 10 years ago

Reminds me vaguely of Beth's "disembarcadero".

zunger

August 12 2005, 21:55:56 UTC 10 years ago

Which was...?

aaangyl

August 12 2005, 22:11:51 UTC 10 years ago

To cease to be driving on dis Embarcadero.

zunger

August 12 2005, 22:12:55 UTC 10 years ago

Dat makes good sense.

anthologie

August 12 2005, 22:45:51 UTC 10 years ago

My brother thought of it; I'm just the messenger, as usual. ;)

hawk

August 12 2005, 18:11:38 UTC 10 years ago

...then the sorrow of our parting might be true bliss?

zunger

August 12 2005, 18:15:28 UTC 10 years ago

Though the sorrow of parting can be relieved by being distressed...

baronlaw

August 12 2005, 18:27:21 UTC 10 years ago

Now you're cutting her hair off?

First insults now her hair. tsk tsk

hawk

August 12 2005, 18:37:49 UTC 10 years ago

...that ill-tressed bliss might leave us little rest.

grandmoffdavid

August 12 2005, 21:41:47 UTC 10 years ago

Of course, asking her to eat fruit will cause her to despair...

zunger

August 12 2005, 21:51:44 UTC 10 years ago

Speaking of eating... I remember that Gregory Nazianzen said, "with measured words I learn to bridle rage." This really helped out one of his students who was sentenced to be thrown to the lions; although his anger at his treatment at first knew no bounds, he calmed himself, and was promptly disgorged.

danaoshee

August 12 2005, 22:25:59 UTC 10 years ago

Argh. Now I'm tempted to cheat and go grab the spider robinson books from upstairs cause I know there's a whole ton of these in them, and I'm horrible at coming up with them.:)

zunger

August 12 2005, 22:31:03 UTC 10 years ago

Please, join in. Not enough people on this list seem to remember how to play. :)

hawk

August 13 2005, 01:14:21 UTC 10 years ago

there are rules?

zunger

August 13 2005, 01:26:16 UTC 10 years ago

There's an old drunken game that involves trying to continue the "dis-" jokes as long as possible, with basically the same rules as the Question Game from Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead. Much beloved by Spider Robinson fans. So for instance, a fired ambassador may find himself disconsolate...

aaangyl

August 13 2005, 04:38:41 UTC 10 years ago

Oh, it's a game with rules? Mighta gotten more people playing if you'd actually mentioned that part!

So like... Once their inflammation was mitigated, the swollen crowd disbursed?

jholloway

August 13 2005, 00:02:31 UTC 10 years ago

He that would pun would pick a pocket.