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8 months ago sionnach said:

When beaten to the doughnuts by an early thirl, I adopt all the characteristics of a surly churl.

8 months ago skipvia said:

I'm completely serious, and don't call me Shirley.

8 months ago bilby said:

!!!!

Dr Seuss, be very afraid. We're comin' for ya.

8 months ago reesetee said:

So, let me see whether I have this right:

The peasants who preposterously peppered the history of Milling were willing thirls who were burly, pearly, girly, surly, whirly, and curly. They were all enthralled, big and small, and crawled before their masters in the manor hall, sometimes stalling to dodge cannon balls. Above all, they refused to forestall breakfast in the dining hall and appeared there early to snaffle the doughnuts.

They were milling's willingly enthralled burly, pearly, girly, surly, whirly, curly, early, big and small manor-hall crawling, sometimes stalling, cannon-ball dodging, dining-hall doughnut eaters.

Some may have been called Shirley.

8 months ago bilby said:

*deep breath*

Right. The fascinating history of Milling is preposterously peppered with peasants who were strong, had marvellous teeth, wore dresses, didn't smile, indulged in Morris dancing, had hair not straight and got to the office before reesetee in order to snaffle the doughnuts.

They were burly, pearly, girly, surly, whirly, curly, early thirls.

Such thrilling thirls were thoroughly enthralling. Tho thayeth rolig.

8 months ago reesetee said:

Oh, nothing. I just thought maybe some of the more conscientious ones were early thirls.

8 months ago bilby said:

Go on reesetee, I know something's coming :-7

8 months ago rolig said:

So thirls were held in thrall?

8 months ago reesetee said:

Were they always on time?

8 months ago bilby said:

Indeed, the pages of feudal history are littered with peasants who were strong, had marvellous teeth, wore dresses, didn't smile, indulged in Morris dancing and had hair not straight.

They were burly, pearly, girly, surly, whirly, curly thirls.

And stop calling me _____.

8 months ago reesetee said:

I wonder if they were surly thirls.

8 months ago bilby said:

"The term Thirl originated from the feudal past when a thirl was a body servant, retainer or vassal to a noble or chief." - Wikipedia.

about 1 year ago reesetee said:

True, Abraxas. It is rather unassuming.

about 1 year ago AbraxasZugzwang said:

Man, what great double meaning! I only wish the word were more impressive,

about 1 year ago reesetee said:

1. to pierce or 2. to thrill.

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