podpolia

Yesterday we were discussing Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven,” and got into discussing why he chose the raven as his talking bird instead of a parrot. The class determined (correctly) that a parrot would not fit in with the somber mood of the poem.
Said one, “It would be like having Halloween decorations at Christmas!”
Said another, “Yeah, or like having Santa Claus with only one eye!”

R: “I don’t have too many friends on that side of the room. I have more over on this side.”
Y: “All of R’s friends are either inflatable, or imaginary.”