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DinkyInky wrote:My son understood sarcasm and puns from an early age. At five, he managed to outpun the punsters at the ren faire...and get me in trouble for singing...certain rennie songs at school...Opus the Poet wrote:I have found that sarcasm tends to get lost on little kids, another indication that Castella is not as young as she seems.
You try taking the call from the TA(who turned out to be a rennie herself), trying not to die laughing while saying, "Could you please tell your son that the, ahem 'dragon' song is not appropriate material for class(no matter how flawless his rendition is)?"Jabberwonky wrote:DinkyInky wrote:My son understood sarcasm and puns from an early age. At five, he managed to outpun the punsters at the ren faire...and get me in trouble for singing...certain rennie songs at school...Opus the Poet wrote:I have found that sarcasm tends to get lost on little kids, another indication that Castella is not as young as she seems.
More proof your son is amazing. And you are doubly so for raising him this way...
Hmmm. Genetics, prenatal transfer of paranomasia antibodies, hearing pun-fests while still in the womb, or early-years upbringing environment? Perhaps a combination of several of these?DinkyInky wrote:My son understood sarcasm and puns from an early age. At five, he managed to outpun the punsters at the ren faire...and get me in trouble for singing...certain rennie songs at school...Opus the Poet wrote:I have found that sarcasm tends to get lost on little kids, another indication that Castella is not as young as she seems.
Many epidemiologists maintain that paranomasia is a form of plague, transmitted to many members of my generation from animal reservoirs (e.g., moose and squirrel).Dave wrote:Hmmm. Genetics, prenatal transfer of paranomasia antibodies, hearing pun-fests while still in the womb, or early-years upbringing environment? Perhaps a combination of several of these?DinkyInky wrote:My son understood sarcasm and puns from an early age. At five, he managed to outpun the punsters at the ren faire...and get me in trouble for singing...certain rennie songs at school...Opus the Poet wrote:I have found that sarcasm tends to get lost on little kids, another indication that Castella is not as young as she seems.
In any case, cherish the result (as I have no doubt you do!)
BWAHAHAHAHAH!!! DIS is why we KEEL MOOSE and SQUIRLL!!!Typeminer wrote:Many epidemiologists maintain that paranomasia is a form of plague, transmitted to many members of my generation from animal reservoirs (e.g., moose and squirrel).
From the teenager's perspective there's only one thing worse than parents that don't understand you . . .kingklash wrote:Good moms know how and when to defuse their child's frustration. And this does forestall any replies of "But you don't UNDERSTAND, Mom!" because it shows she does.
Sgt. Howard wrote:BWAHAHAHAHAH!!! DIS is why we KEEL MOOSE and SQUIRLL!!!
That wasn't the dragon song I was expecting.DinkyInky wrote:You try taking the call from the TA(who turned out to be a rennie herself), trying not to die laughing while saying, "Could you please tell your son that the, ahem 'dragon' song is not appropriate material for class(no matter how flawless his rendition is)?"
Typeminer wrote:Many epidemiologists maintain that paranomasia is a form of plague, transmitted to many members of my generation from animal reservoirs (e.g., moose and squirrel).
Rocket J. Squirrel wrote:That trick never works
GlytchMeister wrote:I can't tell if this whole "Moose and Squirrel" thing is a reference to "Rocky and Bullwinkle" or if it's an inside joke for New England people, or if this is yet another case of me being younger than almost everyone here
Kosh wrote:Yes
younger, for sure younger. i got it and for sure i am not from the north, east or otherwise. lolGlytchMeister wrote:I can't tell if this whole "Moose and Squirrel" thing is a reference to "Rocky and Bullwinkle" or if it's an inside joke for New England people, or if this is yet another case of me being younger than almost everyone here
GlytchMeister wrote:I can't tell if this whole "Moose and Squirrel" thing is a reference to "Rocky and Bullwinkle" or if it's an inside joke for New England people, or if this is yet another case of me being younger than almost everyone here
Peter David told of a joke JMS wouldn't let him get away with in a Babylon 5 script - Peter said "If you don't get it immediately, you will never truly understand why it is funny."Opus the Poet wrote:GlytchMeister wrote:I can't tell if this whole "Moose and Squirrel" thing is a reference to "Rocky and Bullwinkle" or if it's an inside joke for New England people, or if this is yet another case of me being younger than almost everyone hereKosh wrote:Yes
I would have paid heavily for a Bloopers/Outtakes DVD with that sequence on it.AnotherFairportfan wrote:Peter David told of a joke JMS wouldn't let him get away with in a Babylon 5 script - Peter said "If you don't get it immediately, you will never truly understand why it is funny."
[INTERIOR, CORRIDOR. GARABALDI and LONDO walk toward the camera]
[LONDO] Bu Meester Garabaldi, I do not understand why you weesh me to do thees thing.
[GARIBALDI] It's kinda hard to explain, Londo - just do it, please?
[LONDO] {sighs} Very well. "Moose undt sqvirrel". Are you satisfied?
Just think of it this way, Glytch. Many of us here were first infected with paranomasia by way of "Rocky and Bullwinkle", where the actual source of the infection was one Bill Scott (voice of Bullwinkle, Mr. Peabody, and Dudley Do-Right). I once had the opportunity to ask Mr. Scott who it was who came up with the puns for the show, and he admitted that he'd written many of them himself.GlytchMeister wrote:I can't tell if this whole "Moose and Squirrel" thing is a reference to "Rocky and Bullwinkle" or if it's an inside joke for New England people, or if this is yet another case of me being younger than almost everyone here
um... OK, How about a Krynoid from Dr. Who?TazManiac wrote:OH, and lastly, don't you people ever again equate Castela Enora w/ John Carpenter's 'the Thing' 'cause well just Yuck and Foo and Icky Poo.
Excuse me while I get up to date...scantrontb wrote:um... OK, How about a Kryniod from Dr. Who?TazManiac wrote:OH, and lastly, don't you people ever again equate Castela Enora w/ John Carpenter's 'the Thing' 'cause well just Yuck and Foo and Icky Poo.
I'll save you a tiny bit of searching: it's Tom Baker/4th Doctor in "The Seeds Of Doom"...TazManiac wrote:Excuse me while I get up to date...scantrontb wrote:um... OK, How about a Krynoid from Dr. Who?TazManiac wrote:OH, and lastly, don't you people ever again equate Castela Enora w/ John Carpenter's 'the Thing' 'cause well just Yuck and Foo and Icky Poo.
http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Doctor_Who
(There are too many things on my "I should have seen/read/done that by now" list as it is, I've been holding off on the good Dr. for decades...)
