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Title: Wreaking
Post by: Tante Shvester on November 05, 2008, 01:16:33 PM
Is havoc the only thing that ever gets wreaked?  I never hear about anything else getting wreaked.  Or much else ever happening to havoc, now that I think about it.
Title: Wreaking
Post by: Neutros the Radioactive Dragon on November 05, 2008, 01:18:47 PM
I've heard vengance being wreaked before.
Title: Wreaking
Post by: Tante Shvester on November 05, 2008, 01:21:37 PM
Oh.  I've never wreaked vengeance.  I may give that a try later on at work tonight.

You know, if I'm having a bad night, and the opportunity arises.
Title: Wreaking
Post by: Neutros the Radioactive Dragon on November 05, 2008, 01:24:24 PM
Well, I'll just have to wreak happy thoughts and positive ideas all over the office today!
Title: Wreaking
Post by: Tante Shvester on November 05, 2008, 01:29:10 PM
As long as you don't reek around the office today, I don't see a problem.
Title: Wreaking
Post by: Neutros the Radioactive Dragon on November 05, 2008, 01:46:32 PM
Not to worry. I'm odorless.

It's a big problem, actually.
Title: Wreaking
Post by: Tante Shvester on November 05, 2008, 02:13:59 PM
No pheromones?  
Title: Wreaking
Post by: Neutros the Radioactive Dragon on November 05, 2008, 02:18:59 PM
Spot on, ma'am.
Title: Wreaking
Post by: Annie Subjunctive on November 05, 2008, 02:37:45 PM
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Oh.  I've never wreaked vengeance.  I may give that a try later on at work tonight.

You know, if I'm having a bad night, and the opportunity arises.
Ooh. I hope you wreak it with the mouse pad.

OK, funny story. Last year there were really bad windstorms in Montana and the newspaper's front page reported as such. My mom was dropping my little brother off at my office (I worked at the newspaper) and he noticed the headlines as they were coming in.

He tugged on my mom's sleeve. "Mom, did you hear about Havoc?" (he pronounced it ha-VOCK)

My mom looked at him, puzzled, and shook her head.

"The wind wrecked it!"

Poor little guy didn't realize why he was being laughed at by everyone standing nearby, and our attempts to explain it didn't help.
 
Title: Wreaking
Post by: Farmgirl on November 06, 2008, 06:05:50 AM
:lol: