Re: [spoon-discuss] Re: [Spoon-business] Veni, Vidi, Vacancy

["Orc In A Spacesuit" <orcinaspacesuit@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: Daniel Lepage <dplepage@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> On Monday, May 5, 2003, at 10:09  AM, Orc In A Spacesuit wrote:
> > And I submit that he is a Penguin, but may also be a Toad.  Eir Toadiness 
> > does not negate eir Penguinness, if e does actually become a Toad.  Which 
> > is debateable, but also irrelevant.  If the effects are the same, do we 
> > really care whether or not e's a Toad?
>
> Becoming a Penguin does not result in the object turning into a penguin, 
> because the effects of "Becoming a Penguin" are identical to those of 
> Becoming a Toad. Becoming a Toad does not cause Penguination.
>
> I'm kind of nervous about the fact that I'm holding an Elf-Toad that thinks 
> it's wearing a Penguin suit... I thought I was Outside the Asylum, but now 
> I'm not so sure...
>
> > Eir Toadiness.  Sounds like a title.
>
> No, that would be "Toadliness". The 'l' makes all the difference.

Depends on if I were modifying "Toadly", as in "those were some horribly 
toadly actions" (whatever toadly means), or "Toady", as in "his face looks 
rather toady".

Orc in a Spacesuit

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