A Conversation for The Manifesto for the Campaign to rename Thursday, "Thing"
Ruby Wimpy
Pu Dendal-Shrubbery Posted Aug 2, 2001
::pencils in 2005 as the Year of the Twiddle (Can't wait. Must get in practice)::
Any reason for 'Obsessive Stoat'? he askes curiously...
(I'm probably going to regret asking that. I realise that chances are it's an obscure reference to Pratchett or Python. Either that or it's just daft. But I'm just asking anyway, OK? )
Ruby Wimpy
Peregrin Posted Aug 2, 2001
No reason. I just like the idea of people in 2004 asking, 'why the h**l is this year called the Year of the Obsessive Stoat??!?'
Ruby Wimpy
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Aug 2, 2001
What and they're not going to wander aound bemused anway, asking - "I thought ostrich's couldn't fly?" or "What's a twiddle?"
Ruby Wimpy
Peregrin Posted Aug 2, 2001
Well, yeah, probably.
Isn't a twiddle one of those short bits of wire covered with plastic that you twist round the necks of open packets of peas, etc., to keep them closed in the freezer? Or alternatively, to keep wires neat? (not in the freezer, obviously)
Ruby Wimpy
Shea the Sarcastic Posted Aug 2, 2001
You must go here, Peregrin:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A576894
Ruby Wimpy
The Gook, a.k.a. Sir Loin of Beef, the Master-at-Arms: Thingite Armoury, and his wolf Yoink. Posted Aug 3, 2001
Go, and be ignorant no more.
Ruby Wimpy
Evil Roy: Maestro of the Thingite Orchestra, Knight Errant of the Thingite Cause, Prince of Balwyniti, Aussie Researchers A59204 Posted Aug 3, 2001
like you've never twiddled before...
Ruby Wimpy
The Gook, a.k.a. Sir Loin of Beef, the Master-at-Arms: Thingite Armoury, and his wolf Yoink. Posted Aug 3, 2001
Like I've never...... hmm...
Like this ::: twiddling with his index fingers, until something goes horribly awry, and he get's poked in the eye ::: Oww... 
Ruby Wimpy
Evil Roy: Maestro of the Thingite Orchestra, Knight Errant of the Thingite Cause, Prince of Balwyniti, Aussie Researchers A59204 Posted Aug 5, 2001
::twiddles::
Ruby Wimpy
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Aug 6, 2001
And thus knowledge was propogated throughout the Universe....
Ruby Wimpy
The Gook, a.k.a. Sir Loin of Beef, the Master-at-Arms: Thingite Armoury, and his wolf Yoink. Posted Aug 6, 2001
Ruby Wimpy
Busterbone Posted Aug 7, 2001
Ah yes.
The Universal Propagation of Twiddle Knowledge.
What greater cause can there be.
Unless you count the Universal Propogation of 
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Evil Roy: Maestro of the Thingite Orchestra, Knight Errant of the Thingite Cause, Prince of Balwyniti, Aussie Researchers A59204 Posted Aug 7, 2001
::propagates a twiddle::
::propagates an ::
Ruby Wimpy
The Gook, a.k.a. Sir Loin of Beef, the Master-at-Arms: Thingite Armoury, and his wolf Yoink. Posted Aug 8, 2001
*ahem* ::: points to the "No Propogation" sign :::
Ruby Wimpy
Evil Roy: Maestro of the Thingite Orchestra, Knight Errant of the Thingite Cause, Prince of Balwyniti, Aussie Researchers A59204 Posted Aug 8, 2001
Ooops.
Ruby Wimpy
The Gook, a.k.a. Sir Loin of Beef, the Master-at-Arms: Thingite Armoury, and his wolf Yoink. Posted Aug 8, 2001
S'ok... we still have
Ruby Wimpy
Busterbone Posted Aug 8, 2001
All this wanton propogating and not a woman in sight.
Sigh.
Key: Complain about this post
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- 181: Pu Dendal-Shrubbery (Aug 2, 2001)
- 182: Peregrin (Aug 2, 2001)
- 183: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Aug 2, 2001)
- 184: Pu Dendal-Shrubbery (Aug 2, 2001)
- 185: Peregrin (Aug 2, 2001)
- 186: Shea the Sarcastic (Aug 2, 2001)
- 187: The Gook, a.k.a. Sir Loin of Beef, the Master-at-Arms: Thingite Armoury, and his wolf Yoink. (Aug 3, 2001)
- 188: Shea the Sarcastic (Aug 3, 2001)
- 189: Evil Roy: Maestro of the Thingite Orchestra, Knight Errant of the Thingite Cause, Prince of Balwyniti, Aussie Researchers A59204 (Aug 3, 2001)
- 190: The Gook, a.k.a. Sir Loin of Beef, the Master-at-Arms: Thingite Armoury, and his wolf Yoink. (Aug 3, 2001)
- 191: Peregrin (Aug 5, 2001)
- 192: Evil Roy: Maestro of the Thingite Orchestra, Knight Errant of the Thingite Cause, Prince of Balwyniti, Aussie Researchers A59204 (Aug 5, 2001)
- 193: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Aug 6, 2001)
- 194: The Gook, a.k.a. Sir Loin of Beef, the Master-at-Arms: Thingite Armoury, and his wolf Yoink. (Aug 6, 2001)
- 195: Busterbone (Aug 7, 2001)
- 196: Evil Roy: Maestro of the Thingite Orchestra, Knight Errant of the Thingite Cause, Prince of Balwyniti, Aussie Researchers A59204 (Aug 7, 2001)
- 197: The Gook, a.k.a. Sir Loin of Beef, the Master-at-Arms: Thingite Armoury, and his wolf Yoink. (Aug 8, 2001)
- 198: Evil Roy: Maestro of the Thingite Orchestra, Knight Errant of the Thingite Cause, Prince of Balwyniti, Aussie Researchers A59204 (Aug 8, 2001)
- 199: The Gook, a.k.a. Sir Loin of Beef, the Master-at-Arms: Thingite Armoury, and his wolf Yoink. (Aug 8, 2001)
- 200: Busterbone (Aug 8, 2001)
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