Terminalcoffee discussion

In the phrase, "I want to lick them."

To what antecedent does the third person pronoun refer?

Stamps.

Ice cream cones.

Those fruits on the wallpaper at the Wonka factory.

::awards a prize to Stina::

Fruits.

Stina wrote: "Stamps."

I have never wanted to lick stamps. I also do not lick envelopes. I lick my finger and use that.

Schnozzberries.

janine wrote: "Stina wrote: "Stamps."

I have never wanted to lick stamps. I also do not lick envelopes. I lick my finger and use that."

Stamps and envelopes are so gross. Quite frankly, I was having a hard time coming up with anything I'd want to lick that didn't have some sexual innuendo. Nothing sexy about stamps!!

Everyone knows what happened to George Costanza's fiance when she licked envelopes.

Félix wrote: "Everyone knows what happened to George Costanza's fiance when she licked envelopes."

She was poisoned and died? And those were the wedding invitations?

George lucked out.

Lucky George.

The bullies that beat me up and takes my lunch money.

You want to lick the bullies? Bullies once spit on me.

Bad bullies.

The ficus likes to be licked, I think.

When I was little I licked the salt lick my dad had bought for deer hunting. I liked it.

::wrinkles nose and salivates a little::

Sally wrote: "In the phrase, "I want to lick them."

To what antecedent does the third person pronoun refer?"

Those hallucinogenic toads I heard tell of ;)

Frozen poles on the school yard?


It is Christmas after all...

There is the story about the third world country where the dictator issued new postage stamps with his image on the stamp. Many people complained that the stamps would not stick. An investigation found that the stamps were not being licked. When questioned, a postal employee admitted that purchasers were spitting on the wrong side of the stamp . . .

Oh! The question was about an antecedent, not an anecdote. I will have to parse a new answer I imagine.