They're coming down the stairs...

[venta]

You know those word games that sometimes start up, and before you know where you are your brain has been wholly sucked into them, and you can't stop ? A good example is the telling of fish related jokes - a couple of weeks ago at a fish restaurant we got into a rut where no one could break away from them. Everytime we declared an intention to stop it, there'd be a small, guilty sounding voice cracking another one.

We found another one last night.

What do different kinds of animals wear ?

The original suggestion was "llamas in pyjamas". Hotly followed by "goats in coats", "cats in hats" and "armadillos in espadrillos".

Then we got on to the more dubious "okapi in khaki". And my "kangaroos in dungarees" got disallowed, which I thought was most unfair.

And I got into trouble for muttering "rabbits in habits" and "alligators in gators" while we were halfway through rapper figures. And now I'm getting emails saying things like:

Ocelots in party frocks ?????

AARGGHHHHH !!!! HELP me, someone, I can't STOP...

Don't say I didn't warn you.

Comments

[wimble.livejournal.com]

Hairs in pairs

(Don't say you haven't invited your own doom!)

[leathellin.livejournal.com]

A very very bad series of jokes involving woad was inflicted on me by onebyone and metame recently.
I'm probably going to regret mentioning that...

[smiorgan.livejournal.com]

alley cats in sallopettes

gnus in shoes

buffalos in mufflers

a shark in a parka

cats in spats

There. I've stopped.

[lanfykins.livejournal.com]

Horses in corsets
Doves in gloves
Bees in chemises
Guinea pigs in silly wigs...

[taimatsu]

It's 'gaiters' I think.

mandrills in frills
kudu in tutus
pot-bellied pigs in curly wigs
coots in boots
peacocks in ankle socks
rhinos in chinos (I know they aren't quite pronounced the same, but still...)∫

with help from kissifa

[liriselei.livejournal.com]

magpies in bow ties
ferrets in berets
crows in bows
gibbons in ribbons
marmosets in twin-sets
grasshoppers in toppers
slugs & snails in top & tails
(also works for killer whales)
kittens in mittens
heffalumps in swimming trunks
ammonites in tennis whites
trilobites in fishnet tights
killer bees in dungarees
penguin kings in diamond rings
swimming coots in DM boots
(just for the goth crowd)
blue tits in soccer kits
insect swarmers in pink legwarmers
ermine in Kalvin Klein
ants in hotpants

[venta.livejournal.com]

Baboons in pantaloons.
(surly) gibbons in (curly) ribbons.

[sciolist.livejournal.com]

Whales in veils
manatees in dungarees
dragonflies in kipper ties

[wimble.livejournal.com]

And yes, we've looked these up. They really are in the OED.

bobolink in nothink
skink in anythink
soldier ants in camo pants
bats in spats
yaks in anoraks
fabulous rocs in bobby socks.

We haven't looked these up though:
mouses is trouse(r)s

[smiorgan.livejournal.com]

Ocelots in red culottes
Elephants in stripey pants
Columbia Geese in Polar Fleece
Whooping Swans with Nothing On

[condign.livejournal.com]

Reminds me of the inane children's show 'Bananas in Pajamas.'

Was it just a very slow news day in the UK? :)

How about--
cats in spats
Flies in ties
Nut Hatches with Pocketwatches...

[failmaster.livejournal.com]

Bats in cravats?
Monotremes with tidy seams?
Trilobites in sheer tights?

MAKE IT STOP!!!!

[neilh.livejournal.com]

...

The meme that wouldn't die...

[wimble.livejournal.com]

Owls in cowls

From the weekend

[onebyone.livejournal.com]

Wombats in combats
Moas in boas (from leathellin)