That's kind of the joke... Nonsense words and all that. (Destiny)

by Kermit , Raleigh, NC, Thursday, May 14, 2015, 15:09 (3726 days ago) @ Korny

Not entirely nonsense. Critics generally agree that meaning is distorted but not absent in the poem. And many of the created words have since become "real" words. Some say Carroll was inspired by a passage by Shakespeare, who invented a truckload of words.

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Relevant Penny Arcade yet again - ZackDark, 2015-05-13, 08:55
- Relevant Penny Arcade yet again - bluerunner, 2015-05-13, 09:46
  - A small fib helps the joke. - Funkmon, 2015-05-13, 10:19
    - A small fib helps the joke. - Cody Miller, 2015-05-14, 06:07
      - Exactly - someotherguy, 2015-05-14, 12:20
  - Time to change your avatar, blue. - Revenant1988, 2015-05-13, 10:31
    - Why? - bluerunner, 2015-05-13, 11:05
      - Why? - Revenant1988, 2015-05-13, 11:13
        
        Why? - bluerunner, 2015-05-13, 11:17
        
        I literally never noticed we had avatars until now. - Funkmon, 2015-05-13, 11:25
        
        I literally never noticed we had avatars until now. - bluerunner, 2015-05-13, 11:30
        
        TIL. TY. - Funkmon, 2015-05-13, 11:33
        
        I literally never noticed we had avatars until now. - Kermit, 2015-05-14, 01:26
        
        That's kind of the joke... Nonsense words and all that. - Korny, 2015-05-14, 13:56
        
        That's kind of the joke... Nonsense words and all that. - Kermit, 2015-05-14, 15:09
        
        That's kind of the joke... Nonsense words and all that. - bluerunner, 2015-05-14, 15:40
        
        You seriously haven't been checking my rotating avatar? - iconicbanana, 2015-05-13, 12:30
        
        Disappointed it wasn't PBJ Time banana, honestly. - Funkmon, 2015-05-13, 17:19
        
        That was like 3 months ago, bra. - iconicbanana, 2015-05-13, 17:24
        
        That was like 3 months ago, bra. - MacAddictXIV, 2015-05-13, 17:25
        
        And my favorite: Banana Intensifies - ZackDark, 2015-05-13, 20:58
        
        Ask and ye shall receive. - iconicbanana, 2015-05-13, 21:03
        
        Request. - Funkmon, 2015-05-13, 21:06
        
        Lol. - iconicbanana, 2015-05-13, 21:09
        
        Guess how I found it. - Funkmon, 2015-05-13, 21:29
        
        I literally never noticed we had avatars until now. - INSANEdrive, 2015-05-13, 12:42
        
        Sweet - ChrisTheeCrappy, 2015-05-13, 11:49
        
        Sweet - bluerunner, 2015-05-13, 12:25
        
        Sweet - ChrisTheeCrappy, 2015-05-13, 12:57
        
        Why? - Revenant1988, 2015-05-13, 12:07
        
        Why? - Beorn, 2015-05-13, 22:28
- Relevant Penny Arcade yet again - Monochron, 2015-05-13, 11:14

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That's kind of the joke... Nonsense words and all that. (Destiny)