"I expected that to come from Truffy".
You know how us gun-crazed Americans are. If nothing else, we're quick on the draw. ;-)
"Feral ferrets. Not because it alliterates, but because ferrets are a domestic animal so you don't get wild ones"
If you want to be pedantic about it, wild ferrets are properly known as "polecats", although they're in the canine family.
"Except when you've got a sticky doughnut in your hands".
Hey, that's not a donut! It's a bit too tubular, and not yet sticky! :P
:-O
And I thought you just came with plastic underpants and a trademark.
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Well if you want accuracy, xen's example is also an approximation. Over a very long period of time the approximation improves. Just like for rivers.
I thought it was fecking interesting anyway :-(
"I was being facetious..."
Is that what the :Y ("pipe" emoticon) is supposed to indicate? As an aside, before enlarging it enough to see the smoking, I thought "pipe" referred to being bashed upside the head with one. :P
"And they're not in the canine family..."
Fair enough. I had always thought they belonged because of the canine incisors. But a quick check indicates otherwise.