TantrumsPooster says: "When we were younger my little brother had a tantrum which ended when he threw a fork and it stuck in my other brother's cheek for a bit." Tell us your tales of screaming kids, and adults acting like children.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 19 Jul 2012, 12:48)
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Troll and droll come from the same root./uninteresting etymology of the day
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Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Tue 24 Jul 2012, 18:42,
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I have to say that surprises me.I can't be arsed to look it up but I'd always assumed droll to have come from Old French (drôle- at last, a use for my Canadian keyboard setup) and Troll to be of a Scandewegian origin.
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Infidel , shit and wrong, Tue 24 Jul 2012, 19:00,
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Yup. Droll from drôle from drolle from droll meaning a mischievous buffoon or sprite.(
Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Tue 24 Jul 2012, 19:02,
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