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Silly joke
Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2021 10:09 pm
by Fred588
I'm sure this is not original to me but I have no idea who told this one first.
"We all know that pirates (the Carrribean kind) say things like "arrrrg" a lot. We learned that at the movies. But what would a pirate of the same kind say if he/she was trained in physics?
Re: Silly joke
Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2021 10:54 pm
by Boggyhoo
Fred588 wrote:I'm sure this is not original to me but I have no idea who told this one first.
"We all know that pirates (the Carrribean kind) say things like "arrrrg" a lot. We learned that at the movies. But what would a pirate of the same kind say if he/she was trained in physics?
"arrrrg"
BH
Re: Silly joke
Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2021 11:23 pm
by Fred588
Boggyhoo wrote:Fred588 wrote:I'm sure this is not original to me but I have no idea who told this one first.
"We all know that pirates (the Carrribean kind) say things like "arrrrg" a lot. We learned that at the movies. But what would a pirate of the same kind say if he/she was trained in physics?
"arrrrg"
BH
No, but not far off
Re: Silly joke
Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2021 10:22 am
by cerberus
Hi Fred,
I'd guess it'd have to be "erg" (or possibly "errrg") as in: the CGS unit of energy. These days people are more likely to use the MKS or SI unit: the Joule, but that doesn't fit well and the Imperial unit: foot pounds doesn't work at all.
How about an IT one:
What sits on your shoulder and goes "Pieces of seven, pieces of seven"?
Re: Silly joke
Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2021 12:05 pm
by Fred588
cerberus wrote:Hi Fred,
I'd guess it'd have to be "erg" (or possibly "errrg") as in: the CGS unit of energy. These days people are more likely to use the MKS or SI unit: the Joule, but that doesn't fit well and the Imperial unit: foot pounds doesn't work at all.
How about an IT one:
What sits on your shoulder and goes "Pieces of seven, pieces of seven"?
Correct."Errrrrg"
My guess for your's is one of the characters from Star Trek:The Next Generaton". I've forgotten his name but most likely the one that was a robot. ??? I vaguely recal he had a sort of affair with Seven of Nine.
Re: Silly joke
Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2021 12:32 pm
by cerberus
Fred588 wrote:My guess for your's is one of the characters from Star Trek:The Next Generaton". I've forgotten his name but most likely the one that was a robot. ??? I vaguely recal he had a sort of affair with Seven of Nine.
Sorry, nothing to do with Star Trek; however, it is loosely linked to the original thread context, if that helps.
Re: Silly joke
Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2021 5:15 pm
by Fred588
Got it. A parity (parroty) error.
Re: Silly joke
Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2021 7:48 pm
by cerberus
Fred588 wrote:Got it. A parity (parroty) error.
Well done, spot on.
Re: Silly joke
Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2021 7:53 pm
by Fred588
cerberus wrote:Fred588 wrote:Got it. A parity (parroty) error.
Well done, spot on.
The first time I missed the aspect of sitting on one's shoulder, which means it pretty much had to be a parrot of some sort. Except for that little detail, however, I thought the reference to Seven of Nine was a pretty good answer.
Re: Silly joke
Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2021 9:28 pm
by cerberus
Fred588 wrote:cerberus wrote:Fred588 wrote:Got it. A parity (parroty) error.
Well done, spot on.
The first time I missed the aspect of sitting on one's shoulder, which means it pretty much had to be a parrot of some sort. Except for that little detail, however, I thought the reference to Seven of Nine was a pretty good answer.
I have to admit I couldn't work out how you got to Seven of Nine from my original question, but then got side-tracked into images of Jeri Ryan in the Seven of Nine costume sitting on my shoulder. This was followed by speculation as to whether she would be more comfortable with one leg either side of my head and which way I'd be facing. At this point I had to go an put my head in a sink full of cold water and try to think of other thing!