First of all, I hope each and everyone one of you had a great Christmas. I got to spend it with the people I care about most so I had a fantastic day. Plus we also had totally amazing food. I didn't fix it but the ones who did... so tasty. And best of all, there's plenty in the fridge so we'll have leftovers for a while.
Anyway, after all the festivities I decided to get onto chat probably around 7pm-ish I think. I was setting something up and thought the company would be nice. It usually is since you all are such fun goofy people and I love it.
So the night progressed rather well until a bit later after SomeGuy had been there for a while and wondered about how many people would get what was in the poem he did for Christmas. If you haven't seen or read it yet, just check the link here:
How The Bossman Trolled Christmas
So when I asked him about it he decided to do a commentary on just what the various things referred to. This led to an interesting bit of conversation where I learned something about English major humor. Mainly because I had no clue what they were talking about and had to ask. >_>
So... here it is.
SomeGuy: Anyway, the last bit: everyone loves subverted rhyme
SunfallE: subverted rhyme?
Kei: It's like censoring, but with words!
Kei shot.
SunfallE: I don't know what that means. XP
SomeGuy: Y'know, something like . . .
SomeGuy: "A girl in a race, she tried hard to pass..."
SomeGuy: "...but slowly she moved with her gigantic personality."
SunfallE facepalms...
SunfallE: that makes no sense
SunfallE: should I ask Kei on AIM?
SunfallE: I R NOT GRAMMAR PERSON
Kei: Beth: It's just replacing a crass word that would rhyme with the previous line with another one that would be more appropriate in polite company.
SunfallE: So meanies instead of dicks
SunfallE: if I get what you are saying
SomeGuy: There ya go
Kei: There you go.
SunfallE: okay
SunfallE: so basically the idea is to go... i c wut u did thar
Kei: lawl English major humor
SunfallE: but I totally didn't
SunfallE: ;-;
SomeGuy: It's in a lot of songs too
SunfallE: Now I'm going to start noticing that... thanks.
SomeGuy: You know . . . "Mr. Brightside" by The Kilelrs?
SomeGuy: Killers?
SunfallE: cause the fact that it didn't rhyme had me going wtf
Kei: Some of Stephen Lynch's more tame songs (sounds like an oxymoron, but they exist) feature them frequently.
SunfallE: so subverted rhyming, I learn new thing today
SunfallE: wheeee
SunfallE: sort of
SunfallE: anyway
Kei: We'll make an English major out of you yet.
SunfallE: Oh god
SunfallE not only is she a ruthless DM
Kei: ONE OF US
SunfallE: she's a slave driver too
SunfallE crawls into a hole
Kei: Damn straight.
I have only one thought in regards to this and my learning the ins and outs of English. I'm doomed. ;~;
