Feb 27, 2006

throw another spouse on the barbie

People sometimes refer to ex's as "old flames". Well, TV show people do anyway. A post by H&B2 got me wondering, "cavemen didn't know about fire let alone flames so how did they refer to their ex's"? My guess is "dinner" as they probably ate their former partners. Not sure if the cannibalism caused the breakup or vice versa. Ideas?

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10 comments:

PBS said...

That would be a great, final method to deal with the ex's. No accidental meetings, no residual bad feelings!

Dmonster said...

They could've referred to their ex's as "good-rock-i-used-to-use-to-kill-live-meat-with" (GRIUTUTKLMW) or something... they did discover tools before fire, right? And griututklmw sounds like something they would say....

Violet said...

I don't think it would be a good idea at all. At best, I might get indigestion; at worst, my ex would be with me indefinitely, though in a different form.

Martini Love said...

HA! That is hilarious.

L said...

I would definitely get food poisoning

Nigel G Mitchell said...

Actually, the term "old flames" refers to the heat of passion. It's a little-known fact that, prior to 456 BCE, those who fell in love were in danger of bursting into flames. It had to do with the build-up of lustinicine in the glands caused by romantic emotions. That's why the average lifespan back then was only nine years old. Once they hit puberty, 5 out of ten exploded the moment they saw a member of the opposite sex. Then they discovered flouride counteracts the effects. That's why they put flouride in drinking water.

Artificial Wisdom said...

I would love to barbeque some people. Put some mustard and ketchup on them. Mmmmm.Even deep fried sounds nice.

Kevin said...

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seriously? said...

old flames = ashes

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