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Re: Hmmm. A question. Was [Re: Debian is losing its users]



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On 03/29/08 21:44, Daniel Burrows wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 03:13:46AM +1300, Chris Bannister <mockingbird@earthlight.co.nz> was heard to say:
>> On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 08:30:16PM -0700, Daniel Burrows wrote:
>>> are searching for completely unrelated terms (say, "Barack Obama" or
>>> "gravid platypus" [0]) more than they used to.
>>>
>>>   Daniel
>>>
>>>   [0] I think the next Ubuntu release should be named "gravid platypus",
>>>       don't you?  ;-)
>>>
>> They tend to use the same first letter, so "gravid gorilla" or "poncy
>> platypus"?
> 
>   Of course, the thing that's amusing about platypuses (platypi?) is
> that they are, in fact, never gravid.  Sadly, none of the monotremes
> have a name that starts with "g", so that rules this joke out (unless
> someone knows a synonym for "gravid" starting with "p" or "e").
> 
>   I'd fall back to "gravid giraffe", which is at least an amusing mental
> image. :)

What's all that amusing about a pregnant giraffe?

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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

We want... a Shrubbery!!
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