Person above you thread

[DespairSoul]

^ wants a lot of bubble gums glued behind ears.

 

[lunaticbinge]

^ Is awesomely inexplicable.

 

[coyote]

^is awesomely pentagonal

 

[kihira]

^ is pentagonally awesome

 

[DespairSoul]

^ is now online catch him if u can =o)

 

[coyote]

^much taller in real life

 

[kihira]

^ had 'pate' on toast for breakfast

 

[coyote]

^feeds his cats foie gras

 

[xLindziex]

^Watches awesome cartoons

 

[forksandspoons]

^ Lives in the best state in the country

 

[coyote]

^spooning leads to forking

 

[forksandspoons]

^ Road Runner >>>>>>>>>>>

 

[hoddesdon]

uses cutlery in an idiosyncratic way

 

[coyote]

^uses marsupials in an idiosyncratic way

 

[joyce]

^uses marsupials in an idiosyncratic way

What does that mean?

 

[coyote]

^should ask hoddesdon :]

 

[kihira]

^ plays the Oomp in an Oompa band

 

[hoddesdon]

"Idiosyncratic" means something like "eccentric". It is not exactly the same, since "eccentric" has the connotation of weirdness, whereas "idiosyncratic" just means unique to that individual. Of course, it is a matter of opinion whether someone's unique habit or way of doing things is weird.

Saying that forksandspoons uses cutlery in an idiosyncratic way means that a fork is usually used with a knife, and a spoon is usually used alone. It is not common practice to use a fork and a spoon together. Therefore doing so is idiosyncratic.

 

[coyote]

^politely sidesteps the marsupial issue

 

[kihira]

It is not common practice to use a fork and a spoon together

Strangely, this is common in Thailand


^ sidesteps marsupial doings