A Conversation for Grammar

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Post 1

Jonny

I really must pay more attention to what's going on around me, I suppose I've already missed the fishing trip?


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Post 2

bubster

Afraid so, Jonny. If it's any consolation, so have I (or, should that be so has me?).


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Post 3

Jonny

Me really don't know, grammar's all Greek to myself (or should that be: "I really dont know grammars all greek to me"?)

Personally, I blame Spartus' conceptual humour kick - although that all sounds sort of irrelevant now I've typed it.


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Post 4

bubster

As far as me can tell, "Spartus' conceptual humour" = Spartus thinks it's funny.

But what would me know. Now me sound like Bizarro Superman.


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Post 5

Jonny

More like Yoda, if you ask I.


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Post 6

Classic Krissy

Actually, Cookie Monster. "C" is for cookie, dat good enough for me.. Perhaps someone should tell C?


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Post 7

Spartus

No, the conceptual humor of mine is the stuff that was funny in my head, but once I typed it out, it wasn't funny any longer, just strange. Or stuff that only I know the punchline for. See, this is another example: conceptual explanation. Forgive me.


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Post 8

Jonny

That's a bit of a non-sequetor (if that's how it's spelt) isn't it? Why's Cookie Monster even interested in recording media?


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Post 9

Spartus

Jonny, as far as I can tell, this thread really has no discernable topic, so non-sequiturs would be hard to define. Like this, for instance: I've just explained why there couldn't be a non sequitur in response to your response to Krissy's supposed non sequitur. The only way I could remain anywhere near a topic (if there was one) is if I mentioned I was going conceptual-humor fishing with Bizarro, Cookie Monster, and some chap named Non Sequitur.

At least, I think that's how it would work. I really have nothing to say, I just wanted to stick in a post because I'm here.


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Post 10

bubster

Uh, like I said: Spartus thinks it's funny.


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Post 11

Jonny

My point was that:
dat [DAT is] good enough for me
Doesn't really follow from:
"C" is for cookie.

I wasn't trying to imply that this, or any other, thread had any sort of coherent topic. You see, conceptual humour. smiley - winkeye


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Post 12

Spartus

This is you being mean to me again, isn't it?

Ah, it's a pity. Boost bars are readily available all over London. It'd be a shame if I forgot to buy some, wouldn't it?


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Post 13

bubster

Me? Mean? I don't have a mean bone in my body!

You're missing the point (deliberately, I suspect).
Conceptual humour is stuff that you think is funny, but that just comes out strange, but then... and this is the bit you're forgetting... I generally think it's funny too, even though by all accounts it should only be funny to you.

Or something. I don't know. Either way I suspect I'm only going to get to enjoy the Boost bars vicariously.


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