But, you know, "quail" is an inherently funny word. It shouldn't even be obvious. It should be instinctive. If I changed "coal" to "coil", I would see why people might not get it. But quail... You know, quail.
Somebody changed every instance of "wand" in Harry Potter to "wang". Gee, I wonder if he was dyslexic.
The Open Thread posted at the beginning of the month has gotten really, really big, so I've gone ahead and made another one. Post your new discussions here!
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