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Started by Rosie Willowwater, March 29, 2017, 02:50:17 AM

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Wylder Treejumper

#30
April 10, 2017, 07:53:45 PM
Personally, I say the debate over Pluto is a nonentity. If you want to pity a planet, pity the 7th planet from the sun. It started out with the hideous evil-sith-lord sounding name Georgium Sidus, and then got saddled with the even worse name Uranus, becoming the butt of a variety of humiliating anatomical and scatological jokes...
"'Tis the business of small minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death."
-Thomas Paine

"Integrity and firmness is all I can promise; these, be the voyage long or short, shall never forsake me although I may be deserted by all men."
-George Washington

Courage: Not only the willingness to die manfully, but also the determination to live decently.

Jetthebinturong

#31
April 10, 2017, 09:05:55 PM
Well yes but it's not actually pronounced Yur-ay-nus. It's yur-uh-nus. Or if you prefer the original Greek, Ouranos (Ur-an-ose). Forgive the butchering of the phonetic spelling, it's not exactly my strong suit.
"In the meantime, no one should roam the camp alone. Use the buddy system."
"Understood." Will looked at Nico. "Will you be my buddy?"
"You're a dork," Nico announced.
~ The Hidden Oracle, Rick Riordan

The Skarzs

#32
April 11, 2017, 01:45:57 AM
Quote from: Jet the binturong on April 10, 2017, 09:05:55 PM
It's yur-uh-nus. Or if you prefer the original Greek, Ouranos (Ur-an-ose).
These actually sound cooler. Unfortunately, no one would know what the flip I was talking about if I starting saying either of those, and would probably wonder why I was calling upon the brother of Cthulu or something.
Cave of Skarzs

Cave potato.

Banya

#33
April 11, 2017, 03:16:54 AM
When talked about seriously, I've only ever heard it called YUR-uh-nus. Obviously I get the joke, but I don't think I know anyone who tried to pull it.
   

Jetthebinturong

#34
April 11, 2017, 03:57:24 AM
^ That. I've never heard anyone actually use the Uranus joke. Though I have heard people pronounce it incorrectly because they just don't know better because of this strange pervasion of the joke pronunciation.
"In the meantime, no one should roam the camp alone. Use the buddy system."
"Understood." Will looked at Nico. "Will you be my buddy?"
"You're a dork," Nico announced.
~ The Hidden Oracle, Rick Riordan

alexandre

#35
April 12, 2017, 02:21:04 AM
Quote from: Jet the binturong on April 11, 2017, 03:57:24 AM
I've never heard anyone actually use the Uranus joke.

Sounds like I better enlighten you with some 12 year old humor

URANUS IS A GAS GIANT

URANUS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST THINGS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

ASTRONOMERS HAVE FOUND A DARK SPOT ON URANUS

URANUS IS SURROUNDED BY METHANE
Why they try to tear the mountains down to bring in a couple more
More people, more scars upon the land

               ~ John Denver

And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County
Down by the Green River where Paradise lay
Well, I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking
Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away

                ~ John Prine

Jetthebinturong

#36
April 12, 2017, 05:52:33 PM
Those are just statements. Doesn't really work over the internet, since I automatically read it the way it's meant to be pronounced.
"In the meantime, no one should roam the camp alone. Use the buddy system."
"Understood." Will looked at Nico. "Will you be my buddy?"
"You're a dork," Nico announced.
~ The Hidden Oracle, Rick Riordan

alexandre

#37
April 13, 2017, 01:04:23 AM
Try reading it with it pronounced, "Your-##:1001"

Statements can be jokes

Oh, it censored that

(Word that means butt)
Why they try to tear the mountains down to bring in a couple more
More people, more scars upon the land

               ~ John Denver

And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County
Down by the Green River where Paradise lay
Well, I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking
Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away

                ~ John Prine

The Skarzs

#38
April 13, 2017, 06:48:55 AM
Yes, we're aware. :P
Cave of Skarzs

Cave potato.

Wylder Treejumper

#39
April 13, 2017, 05:09:49 PM Last Edit: April 13, 2017, 05:29:47 PM by Wylder Treejumper
(I am so sorry)
"'Tis the business of small minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death."
-Thomas Paine

"Integrity and firmness is all I can promise; these, be the voyage long or short, shall never forsake me although I may be deserted by all men."
-George Washington

Courage: Not only the willingness to die manfully, but also the determination to live decently.

Rosie Willowwater

#40
April 13, 2017, 05:52:06 PM
 ???
                    

The Skarzs

#41
April 13, 2017, 07:52:02 PM
He probably made a joke and decided someone of his caliber shouldn't have done so.
Cave of Skarzs

Cave potato.
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