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Title: Pterodactyl
Post by: Mince on July 01, 2018, 08:03:55 AM
Do you know why there is a P in Pterodactyl?

Pter is latin for "wing" or "feather", as in helicopter.
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Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on July 01, 2018, 08:12:47 AM
I thought he was your dad?
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Post by: Mince on July 01, 2018, 08:18:09 AM
My dad can't spell Pterodactyl.
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Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on July 01, 2018, 08:21:00 AM
I thought PterODactyl was your Irish cousin.
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Post by: Mince on July 01, 2018, 08:26:27 AM
I thought you said you thought he was my dad?
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Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on July 01, 2018, 08:36:40 AM
No, that was just Pter. I didn’t want to say his second name in case it’s the same as yours.
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Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on July 01, 2018, 08:37:18 AM
Or I spelt it wrong.
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Post by: Mince on July 01, 2018, 08:38:11 AM
Actually, you might be right: I have seen him on several occasions stand and spontaneously spin his arms round at 4000 rpm.
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Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on July 01, 2018, 08:38:44 AM
Quote from: Mince on July 01, 2018, 08:26:27 AM
I thought you said you thought he was my dad?

That’s a double thought, by the way. Tut (did I spell that right?)!
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Post by: Mince on July 01, 2018, 08:40:36 AM
No, it should be "Ptut". It's a tut with a bit more spit.
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Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on July 01, 2018, 08:45:46 AM
Ptit!
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Post by: Mince on July 01, 2018, 08:47:51 AM
I'm beginning to wonder whether the "p" in potato is meant to be silent.
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Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on July 01, 2018, 08:51:43 AM
Or the “p” in rat.
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Post by: Mince on July 01, 2018, 08:55:06 AM
Careful, if you're unsure of your bad grammar, you parse!











Yes, the "p" is silent.
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Post by: Bilthehut on July 01, 2018, 11:29:31 AM
Quote from: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on July 01, 2018, 08:51:43 AM
Or the “p” in rat.
;D
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Post by: Elizabeth on July 01, 2018, 01:52:29 PM
I confess that I doubted your veracity Mince, so I googled pter. Well jings crivvens, that is what it means! Please forgive...
Title: Re: Pterodactyl
Post by: Mince on July 01, 2018, 02:12:08 PM
People often greet my words with disbelief. It's the curse of being the smartest person on the planet.
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Post by: peter on July 03, 2018, 04:30:27 PM
taught by me
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Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on July 03, 2018, 06:48:57 PM
At home?
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Post by: Mince on August 23, 2018, 09:16:37 AM
My father is always giving me advice. It helps to show me which avenues not to bother exploring.
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Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on August 23, 2018, 12:39:04 PM
Your Dad is the complete antithesis of you (I've met them both, folks). I don't wish to question your biological relationship, but part of me reckons you just turned up on his doorstep as a toddler, marched in, tore up his TV Licence, and sat in front of the telly watching Doctor Who, thinking "This'll do!".
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Post by: Mince on August 23, 2018, 02:22:00 PM
To put things in perspective, my dad is the kind of guy who pays parking charges. That alone should speak whole volumes.
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Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on August 23, 2018, 02:35:36 PM
Good man!
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Post by: peter on August 31, 2018, 12:29:26 PM
my son is the one that borrows things and then thinks there his
work is a swear word in his home
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Post by: peter on August 31, 2018, 12:30:20 PM
.....,,,,, just thought i should use full stops and commas
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Post by: peter on August 31, 2018, 12:31:15 PM
plus paris  london berlin well you have to use capitals once in a while
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Post by: Mince on August 31, 2018, 06:14:37 PM
Well, I didn't borrow your full stops.