A Conversation for The Manifesto for the Campaign to rename Thursday, "Thing"
I Gladly Dedicate Myself To The Thingite Cause. I Might Become A Sporkite Too, I Just Need To See How This Pans Out
Ralph the Wonder Llama and André the dodo; Excrement Occurs Posted Oct 27, 2003
You couldn't tell? Insanity of course!!
I Gladly Dedicate Myself To The Thingite Cause. I Might Become A Sporkite Too, I Just Need To See How This Pans Out
Narapoia Posted Oct 27, 2003
Well it could have been any of them - all flamin' well insane if you ask me, which of course you didn't. And none of them looked remotely like Dutch llamas...not that I've ever seen a Dutch llama, of course, only Peruvian ones...
I Gladly Dedicate Myself To The Thingite Cause. I Might Become A Sporkite Too, I Just Need To See How This Pans Out
Ralph the Wonder Llama and André the dodo; Excrement Occurs Posted Oct 28, 2003
I'm the only llama of the lot, and I can be differentiadted from the rest because I leap out at people yelling "cuidado, llama's!!"
I Gladly Dedicate Myself To The Thingite Cause. I Might Become A Sporkite Too, I Just Need To See How This Pans Out
Narapoia Posted Oct 29, 2003
Ah, right, that's cleared up that little mystery, then!
I Gladly Dedicate Myself To The Thingite Cause. I Might Become A Sporkite Too, I Just Need To See How This Pans Out
Ralph the Wonder Llama and André the dodo; Excrement Occurs Posted Oct 30, 2003
Yes indeed. Recklessness almost fell of his bicycle when I ambushed him.
I Gladly Dedicate Myself To The Thingite Cause. I Might Become A Sporkite Too, I Just Need To See How This Pans Out
Researcher Squangos Posted Nov 1, 2003
Whereas you were just off your trolley...
I Gladly Dedicate Myself To The Thingite Cause. I Might Become A Sporkite Too, I Just Need To See How This Pans Out
Ralph the Wonder Llama and André the dodo; Excrement Occurs Posted Nov 3, 2003
Indeed.
I Gladly Dedicate Myself To The Thingite Cause. I Might Become A Sporkite Too, I Just Need To See How This Pans Out
Narapoia Posted Nov 3, 2003
Well could be worse, depending on the trolley of course. Flatbed, DIY store type thing, reasonably stable (having 4 wheels and being flat, as opposed to the bicycles' 2 and not flat) pretty 
Supermarket type? Not so easy to get back into. Tendency to be kidnapped by drunken students, although that's probably not an issue for Ralph...
I Gladly Dedicate Myself To The Thingite Cause. I Might Become A Sporkite Too, I Just Need To See How This Pans Out
Ralph the Wonder Llama and André the dodo; Excrement Occurs Posted Nov 4, 2003
Well, we where planning to rent a little cart to go of the dunes with, but recklessness chickened out.
I Gladly Dedicate Myself To The Thingite Cause. I Might Become A Sporkite Too, I Just Need To See How This Pans Out
Narapoia Posted Nov 5, 2003
Should be stripped of his title, then.
I Gladly Dedicate Myself To The Thingite Cause. I Might Become A Sporkite Too, I Just Need To See How This Pans Out
Ralph the Wonder Llama and André the dodo; Excrement Occurs Posted Nov 6, 2003
Nah, I've seen what he does on his BMX, not very cautious, that.
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Researcher Squangos Posted Nov 13, 2003
...Right. I'm thinking that the FREAKING ME OUT should stop now.
Anyway, here's the The Joys Of Natch (And Why You Should NEVER Take Someone Else's Natch) (It's not finished yet, in almost any way you look at it, so just see it as is, OK? Funny words to note are "happivore" and "imaginoscope". Those aren't the only ones, just the ones I could find... So, the article
A Natch is a memetically modified symbiotic creature which aids in expressing feelings of superiority, knowledge and similar concepts. This creature was initially a derivative of the meme "Naturally", but it has diverged.
It is strange in that it inhabits two to three seperate parts of the human body simultaneously; the brain, your fingertips and (in some cases) your vocal chords. It sustains itself through the expression of joy, but is easily taken (or worse) by fiendish people who sully your triumph with low one-upmanship. When properly cared for, this shy and timid creature will grow strong and bring much glee. If ignored, it will whither and die.
Another key factor in natch deveopment is host brain chemistry. If most synaptic activity occurs in the left hemisphere, the natch will generally not thrive (though some hardier breeds survive in even the most calculating hosts). They generally prefer more "Right-side heavy" hosts, wallowing in the creative urges. I am attempting to better understand the natch, and so I conducted many experiments. Some of the results are startling.
For example, this creature is becoming extinct! The proportion who respect the natch have slowly been weened off by the awesome power of Cultural Pressure. New and annoying buzzwords (Such as "like, yeah?" and "You moron!") have decimated this gentle "happivore". Under the imaginoscope, they are beautiful and graceful, floating like multi-hued fluff in the psyche. They are in no way harmful, but it could be that this is their flaw; with no obvious defence mechanisms, I thought there was no hope.
But I was surprsed yet again! A few natch variants had evolved capital letters and exclamation marks. These new sub-species (Especially the NATCH!!!!!) proved nigh-impossible to defeat. Most other expressions had developed in a natch-free environment, so their decimation of the natch lead them to ignore their competitor. The NATCH!!!!! therefore came as a shock, allowing the gentler natch variants to flourish once again.
Thankfully, this allowed further study into the birth, life and death of the Natch. The Natch shares an unique quality with many other memetic creatures, in that it reproduces audially. When the Natch is spoken by a host organism, it may create cerebral vibrations, which may spawn a new Natch. This infant may get "washed around in the mouth" of this new host. It is a critical time; if the host is pleased, the Natch will start to intergrate itself, eventually becoming an intergrated part to a superior whole.
I Gladly Dedicate Myself To The Thingite Cause. I Might Become A Sporkite Too, I Just Need To See How This Pans Out
Researcher Squangos Posted Nov 13, 2003
I didn't mean to do that smiley, by the way. I just forgot : + ) = Oh, and give me any suggestions you have on improving the article!
I Gladly Dedicate Myself To The Thingite Cause. I Might Become A Sporkite Too, I Just Need To See How This Pans Out
Ralph the Wonder Llama and André the dodo; Excrement Occurs Posted Nov 14, 2003
I like it!
I Gladly Dedicate Myself To The Thingite Cause. I Might Become A Sporkite Too, I Just Need To See How This Pans Out
Researcher Squangos Posted Nov 16, 2003
What, the smiley? (sorry, I felt I had to say it. It might happen again, you never know...)
I Gladly Dedicate Myself To The Thingite Cause. I Might Become A Sporkite Too, I Just Need To See How This Pans Out
Ralph the Wonder Llama and André the dodo; Excrement Occurs Posted Nov 17, 2003
No, the natch.
I Gladly Dedicate Myself To The Thingite Cause. I Might Become A Sporkite Too, I Just Need To See How This Pans Out
Researcher Squangos Posted Nov 20, 2003
I know you meant the natch, but saying "What, the smily?" was funnier. Also, when I said "It might happen again, you never know...", I meant "I may never get a chance to do it again...". Or something funier. I haven't thought of anything better at the moment, so fill in with your own jokes. To talk of a completely different thing, The Campaign For The Manifesto To Rename Thursday Thing?..
I Gladly Dedicate Myself To The Thingite Cause. I Might Become A Sporkite Too, I Just Need To See How This Pans Out
Ralph the Wonder Llama and André the dodo; Excrement Occurs Posted Nov 21, 2003
Cheer up, it may never happen!
I Gladly Dedicate Myself To The Thingite Cause. I Might Become A Sporkite Too, I Just Need To See How This Pans Out
Narapoia Posted Nov 26, 2003
Pedantry Corner # 25807
"Whither" means "where to" (opposite of "whence")
You need "wither" as in "wither up and die"
I Gladly Dedicate Myself To The Thingite Cause. I Might Become A Sporkite Too, I Just Need To See How This Pans Out
Ralph the Wonder Llama and André the dodo; Excrement Occurs Posted Nov 27, 2003
Wither Thingites?
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