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Re:How many legs do ten elephants have, if two of them are l... by londons_explore on Monday December 25, 2023 @06:20PM (#38767291)
Remembering that the correct answer is 40 because 'legless' is slang for 'drunk'?
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Re:How many legs do ten elephants have, if two of them are l... by TheCleric on Monday December 25, 2023 @06:57PM (#38767518)
Is that regional? I’ve never heard that euphemism.
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Re:How many legs do ten elephants have, if two of them are l... by pvorb on Monday December 25, 2023 @07:58PM (#38767922)
Calling a drunk person legless is hardly an euphemism.
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Re:How many legs do ten elephants have, if two of them are l... by londons_explore on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @05:37AM (#38770549)
It is commonly used in British English. In fact, there is a famous comedy sketch about it that also uses the word 'caravaned'
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