Govende

[UsuallyPresent]

What are things?

Things are anything, something, nothing, and the dreaded ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing (talk about chafing!)

These things are everywhere you point, and usually mentionable. They are not unmentionable, but unmentionables are things too, confusingly.

So. All that being said - what's confusing?

 

[Tio_Narratore]

So. All that being said - what's confusing?

An ancient Oriental philosopher noted for pointing out that reality isn't.

What's an ancient?

 

[AlinaX]

An inhabitant of Fangorn of limited historical relevance.

What's history?

 

[UsuallyPresent]

What's history?

In the sexist past, it's literally his story. The fantasies of the victor. The winner's lies.

What are lies?

 

[Tio_Narratore]

What are lies?

"Lies" refers to the results of an unethical practice in golf. When a golfer's ball is lost in the rough or a water hazard, he or she will sometimes casually walk up to the green and drop a fresh ball near the cup, claiming it is the one they hit. The position of the ball is called a "lie."

What is a hazard?

 

[AlinaX]

A hazard is an initiation rite practiced in swingers' clubs.

What is a club?

 

[UsuallyPresent]

What is a club?

Clubs are blunt force social trauma when wielded with privilege, or attempts at slipping past societal powerstructures when wielded without.

What's wielding?

 

[Tio_Narratore]

What's wielding?

It refers to a system of strength training in which the trainee retires to a place far from civilization and spends weeks joining pieces of metal together. When they return and are questioned about their developed musculature, they reply that they've "been wielding." Weird, isn't it?

What are pieces?

 

[AlinaX]

A piece is a sheath (typically steel) moulded to fit the erect form of the cock it seals.

What is armour?

 

[UsuallyPresent]

What is armour?

Ah! L'armour, it is the best thing in life! It is comforting, it is supportive, it leads one unto the highest pinnacles while dashing aside many of the cruel darts of fate. Its great weight and imponderability lead one to growth.

What is sarcasm?

 

[AlinaX]

Just as an orgasm is a paroxysm of the flesh, a sarcasm is a paroxysm of the spirit.

What is a spirit?

 

[UsuallyPresent]

What is a spirit?

Spirits are the concentrated essence of a material, be they the ghosts of the flesh or the power derived from corrupted plants.

So, what's concentrated mean?

 

[AlinaX]

Concentration is the threading together of piercings, e.g., laced corset piercings.

What's a thread?

 

[EbersMoll]

What's a thread?

A thread is the sequence of actions which inevitably results in one person comparing another person to Hitler.

What’s a person?

 

[AlinaX]

Traditionally in families with more than one male child, 'extra' sons would be sold off, sometimes several at a time. Price was typically quoted 'per son', contracted these days to 'person' and generally indicating the dowry expected in marriage.

What's a bouquet?

 

[Tio_Narratore]

Traditionally in families with more than one male child, 'extra' sons would be sold off, sometimes several at a time. Price was typically quoted 'per son', contracted these days to 'person' and generally indicating the dowry expected in marriage.

What's a bouquet?

see post #568

 

[AlinaX]

Huh. What is inevitable?

 

[UsuallyPresent]

Huh. What is inevitable?

Repetition.

What’s repetition?

 

[Tio_Narratore]

What’s repetition?

If I've told you once, I've told you twice, or maybe even a thousand times. And I'll say it again and again until you finally remember it. And again and again even after that, just to be sure you heard me.


What is again?

 

[UsuallyPresent]

What is again?

"again" is a goal in many market-driven environments, especially in those focusing primarily on the short-term. Given the Bekenstein Bound, this is unsustainable in the long-term, but still can drive significant socioeconomic disparities over the shorter time scales.

What's a time scale?

 

[Tio_Narratore]

What's a time scale?

It's a flake from the hard skin of a dragon. Their lives are measured by the number of scales they have, and each one shed represents a year off the life span of the dragon.

What's a dragon?

 

[UsuallyPresent]

What's a dragon?

A story is considered to be a "drag-on" if it continues into inanity beyond the cusp of the plot. This can also occur to other artworks of duration, such as songs, poems, or the like.

What's artwork?

 

[Tio_Narratore]

What's artwork?

A source of income for Garfunkel after the break-up with Simon.


What's a break-up?

 

[AlinaX]

A break-up is an Amazon bra.

What is tea?

 

[Tio_Narratore]

What is tea?

It's kinda complex; after all you can have high tea or tea that gets you high. It can be served with sympathy, often by some one who's just your cup of. Then again, they might not do that for all of it in China. But whether the party is in Boston or Wonderland, try to avoid any tempests in the pot.

What's a dormouse?