Whenever I meet somebody for the first time, I don’t ask them where they work, what hobbies they have, and other bullshit. My first question is always, “How do you feel about platypuses?”
If they look at me as though I’ve suddenly grown a second head, I turn around and walk away. If they say that they love platypuses, I slap them across the face then turn around and walk away. If they say that they hate platypuses, I spit under their feet then turn around and walk away.
It’s hard to make new friends in this modern, soulless society.
by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2022
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more like, how do you feel about the destruction of the creeks and streams in which platypuses – platypii, platypodes? – live and forage. they are well cute at foraging, but the poisonous spur at the hind leg is a bonus.
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Yes, we seem to be hellbent on destroying the habitats of Australia’s native wildlife. No wonder the platypuses are mad!
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What if I said, what the duck is a platypus?!
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Oh, damn, I hadn’t thought of that either! 😮
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Oh! Oh! Oh! This one is just too good! I love it, NOT platypuses! My mouth is zippered!
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Hee hee! Nice save there, Michele! 🤣
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I enjoyed this! 💜
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Thank you so much! 😄
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I like that question better than the frequently-asked “Where do you work?” or “What do you do?” It’s very imaginative. The other questions are nobody’s business.
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That’s a good point, Stacey. I kinda want to roll my eyes whenever somebody asks me the usual inane stuff.
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I’m not sure how to feel about platypuses
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Damn. We don’t know what to do with ambivalence. 🤣
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😜😂
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How do I feel about platypus? Not sure, I’ve never tasted them.
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I’ve heard they taste just like beaver. No, not that beaver. 🙄
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Tony, the platypus is often a difficult ice breaker for conversation. I feel it is a more mid to end conversation animal. I think the wildebeest is more suitable for introductory purposes.
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Oh, that’s a fair point! A wildebeest is certainly a less bewildering creature to behold for a start, so you could be right! 😉
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I have the same thing with Milky Way’s, if one likes them I’ll kick them in the groin. I used to find the Milky Way’s from the 80’s much better.
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A lot of things were much better in the 80s… except, maybe, the hair. 😋
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