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Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
Sure, but while Joyce's 'Ulysses' mastered stream-of-consciousness and rich characterisation, and Van Gogh vivid colours and emotive subject matter, you sir have only given the world cauliflower cheese and evangelical quackery.
Pah! I have given the world the greatest recipe for mango lassi evah!


Originally posted by robbie carrobie
Pah! I have given the world the greatest recipe for mango lassi evah!
Something very suspicious about a chap who promotes the eating of mangoes.


"Steven Alexander Wright (born December 6, 1955) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and an Oscar-winning film producer. He is known for his distinctly lethargic voice and slow, deadpan delivery of ironic, philosophical, and sometimes nonsensical jokes, paraprosdokians, non sequiturs, anti-humor, and one-liners with contrived situations. Wright was ranked as the twenty-third greatest comedian by Comedy Central in a list of the 100 greatest stand-up comics. He was awarded the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for his 1988 short film The Appointments of Dennis Jennings." ~Wikipedia


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Originally posted by robbie carrobie
churl

1. a medieval peasant
2. a rude ill-bred person
3. a stingy morose person

Etymology
Middle English, from Old English ceorl man, ceorl; akin to Old Norse karl man, husband
First known use before 12th century.
With your picture right next to this definition.

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Originally posted by Suzianne
With your picture right next to this definition.
How uninspiring! 😀


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"scro·tum /ˈskrōdəm/ noun: scrotum; plural noun: scrota; plural noun: scrotums 'a pouch of skin containing the testicles.'"


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