The Complete Guide to Whangdoodles -- How to Spot them, How to Deal With Them, and Are They Really Just Misunderstood?!

[Lanolin]

Ok, as someone who likes research and to get to the bottoms of things, and seeing as Roald Dahl is deceased I can't just write and ask him, I've done a little etymological study, and granted there may be different manifestations of Whangdoodles, the current perception may be a bit more complex than we thought.

Based on the circumstantial evidence.. we have:
1. Hairy monster
2. Toy based on hairy monster
3. Toy thats cloned hairy monster with AI
4. The above but also eats cheese doodles..accounts for the bad teeth as depicted in exhibit C

Literature can be taken as evidence too these stories don't come out of nowhere.
1. Roald Dahl was of Norwegian extraction so, the whangdoodles may have very thick fur since Norway is so cold
2. Julie Andrews seems familiar with them in her children's story books so this needs to be consulted
3. The oompa loompas feared them - where did the oompa loompas come from and did the Whangdoodles invade their land before they were rescured by Mr Wonka to work in his chocolate factory?
4. I looked up Whang in the dictionary...it means to strike or hit something to cause a resounding noise
5. whang also has a second meaning as a leather thong...could it be the whangadoodles need to be muzzled or on a leash? Or are they wearing leather thongs i.e jandals/sandals? Roman type? Gladiator sandals?
6. Do they have these whangs as weapons the way some people say 'you can't handle the jandal" meaning to hit/slap something or someone with a jandal
7. There is a town called Whangarei up north from where I live in Auckland.
8. whangawhanga means caterpillar in Maori... the latin is Ypsolphus liguellus *

My hunch is, those Fuggler or fugly toys made by Zuru (which originated in NZ, alas, not Australian as we first thought) based on these Whangdoodles are a sinsiter way of inflitrating the world via innocent children wanting to play with these 'cute, furry monsters' Well not exactly cute but it seems they are miniature versions of 'Where the Wild Things Are'

*this last note needs to be investigated further..could it be the Whangdoodles start out as caterpillars and then morph into scary beasts like in the movie Cacoon? Or am I remembering it wrong?

 

[Lanolin]

Ok, since I last posted I went on a little hunt in the Warehouse looking for the elusive Whangdoodles.

I don't normally go to the toy section, but I did find the shelf of Zuru toys. No Whangdoodles. There were Zombiecorns though.

Also
8. 'doodle' means to draw
9. it rhymes with oodle, noodle, and poodle
10. couldn't I just type it into Google AI, and copy-pasta what it comes up with?
11. or, is it all in my imagination?
12. where is the 'first mention' of Whangdoodle in CC? Why is everyone talking about them now?

 

[CarriePie]

Ok, since I last posted I went on a little hunt in the Warehouse looking for the elusive Whangdoodles.

I don't normally go to the toy section, but I did find the shelf of Zuru toys. No Whangdoodles. There were Zombiecorns though.

Also
8. 'doodle' means to draw
9. it rhymes with oodle, noodle, and poodle
10. couldn't I just type it into Google AI, and copy-pasta what it comes up with?
11. or, is it all in my imagination?
12. where is the 'first mention' of Whangdoodle in CC? Why is everyone talking about them now?

I mentioned it in another word thread in January of 2024. Then the story began, and Charles and I have been on a mission of Whangdoodle eradication since.

 

[dkontner]

I mentioned it in another word thread in January of 2024. Then the story began, and Charles and I have been on a mission of Whangdoodle eradication since.

That's a tall order, Whangdoodle eradication. I hear they breed at alarming rates.

 

[Lanolin]

I mentioned it in another word thread in January of 2024. Then the story began, and Charles and I have been on a mission of Whangdoodle eradication since.

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GASP! That's Moses from Mosetaria!

I wondered why he was banned. He was always mocking Lanolinland!!

 

[Lanolin]

For the record, there are no Whangdoodles in Lanolinland. In fact, I'd never heard of them, I must have been reading a copy of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory where the word was erased.

 

[CarriePie]

That's a tall order, Whangdoodle eradication. I hear they breed at alarming rates.

That just means more adventures!

 

[dkontner]

That just means more adventures!

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This made my day!

 

[Lanolin]

I'll be back

I'm going to request a vintage copy of Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, plus the Julie Andrews book, and maybe the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, which I haven't read yet. Are there Whangdoodles in there too?

 

[seoulsearch]

Ok, as someone who likes research and to get to the bottoms of things, and seeing as Roald Dahl is deceased I can't just write and ask him, I've done a little etymological study, and granted there may be different manifestations of Whangdoodles, the current perception may be a bit more complex than we thought.

Based on the circumstantial evidence.. we have:
1. Hairy monster
2. Toy based on hairy monster
3. Toy thats cloned hairy monster with AI
4. The above but also eats cheese doodles..accounts for the bad teeth as depicted in exhibit C

Literature can be taken as evidence too these stories don't come out of nowhere.
1. Roald Dahl was of Norwegian extraction so, the whangdoodles may have very thick fur since Norway is so cold
2. Julie Andrews seems familiar with them in her children's story books so this needs to be consulted
3. The oompa loompas feared them - where did the oompa loompas come from and did the Whangdoodles invade their land before they were rescured by Mr Wonka to work in his chocolate factory?
4. I looked up Whang in the dictionary...it means to strike or hit something to cause a resounding noise
5. whang also has a second meaning as a leather thong...could it be the whangadoodles need to be muzzled or on a leash? Or are they wearing leather thongs i.e jandals/sandals? Roman type? Gladiator sandals?
6. Do they have these whangs as weapons the way some people say 'you can't handle the jandal" meaning to hit/slap something or someone with a jandal
7. There is a town called Whangarei up north from where I live in Auckland.
8. whangawhanga means caterpillar in Maori... the latin is Ypsolphus liguellus *

My hunch is, those Fuggler or fugly toys made by Zuru (which originated in NZ, alas, not Australian as we first thought) based on these Whangdoodles are a sinsiter way of inflitrating the world via innocent children wanting to play with these 'cute, furry monsters' Well not exactly cute but it seems they are miniature versions of 'Where the Wild Things Are'

*this last note needs to be investigated further..could it be the Whangdoodles start out as caterpillars and then morph into scary beasts like in the movie Cacoon? Or am I remembering it wrong?

Wowzers, @Lanolin, you are definitely a Research Queen!!

This post definitely deserves a reward for such an in-depth investigation, thank you!

 

[seoulsearch]

That's a tall order, Whangdoodle eradication. I hear they breed at alarming rates.

Looks like rabbits and mice are in for a little competition...

 

[seoulsearch]

That just means more adventures!

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If @CarriePie is our Terminator, I hope I can work up to being her Sarah Connor!

I always loved this scene where they're trapped in the elevator, cornered by the T-1000 -- and Sarah just grabs the gun off Arnold's leg and starts blasting away!

One of my favorite things about the original story was Sarah's transformation from a timid waitress to a fearless warriorette!!

 

[Lanolin]

Are you sure she didn't copy Princess Leia off Star Wars? I think she had a blaster gun too.

Those Whangdoodles look suspiciously like rogue Wookies, or maybe Ewoks.

 

[Lanolin]

Ok, while there were no Fugglers at my local Warehouse, I found these on the website

https://www.thewarehouse.co.nz/p/zuru-max-premium-fuggler-yellow-fuggler-series-1/R3045682.html

$14.99 for 112 blocks of plastic



I in no way endorse these monsters.

 

[seoulsearch]

Are you sure she didn't copy Princess Leia off Star Wars? I think she had a blaster gun too.
Those Whangdoodles look suspiciously like rogue Wookies, or maybe Ewoks.

New Conspiracy Theory:

Whangdoodles are Really Ewoks Gone Bad.

They're the Ewoks who wanted to cut down the trees instead of just live in them...)

 

[Lanolin]

This one's wearing his underpants on the outside... obvs the camouflage ain't working

 

[Lanolin]

Ok I went to the library looking for the complete works of Roald Dahl. They were all out, the children had borrowed them.

I looked for Julie Andrews book...no copies in the entire 56 library-wide catalogue. Not even in the Stacks.

I looked for the Oxford Roald Dahl dictionary...no copies, had gone missing.

There was a copy of Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (the OG film) and apparently, its been turned into a Broadway musical. I DO remember I had the soundtrack to the OG movie on CD at one time, but must have given it away.

There must have been an illustration of a Whangdoodle in the book, but when I tried to research that by typing in 'Quentin Blake Whangdoodle' Google told me that there isn't one. We had to use our imaginations.

So either this is a good thing or a bad thing...no REAL whangdoodles, just a lot of toy ones. Toys I can handle. It's only when Disney tries to tell us these toys can talk and have lives of their own that we might worry.

Now I remember the first date I ever went on, my date took me to see Monsters Inc. This is a Disney/Pixar movie. I don't remember much about it, just the tag line 'We scare because we care'. I think it was trying to convince us that Monsters are good monsters at heart. And something about them going to University.
I was at University at the time.

Now because I've been checking in the Public Library for these books, and they aren't there, I may have to check in the University Library, because they have copies in the Stacks that could go back to when it was founded in...the last century.

I DO know that before Quentin Blake, other illustrators illustrated Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and they might have depicted a Whangdoodle.

I am going to review the OG film to make sure I haven't missed anything..I saved it to USB stick. I showed the movie to the children who won the five golden tickets I had hidden in books in the library. They all know that Roald Dahl is my favourite author.

Anyway...I will get back to you on this.

 

[Parable]

This one's wearing his underpants on the outside... obvs the camouflage ain't working

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What on earth?

Kids like these things?

 

[seoulsearch]

What on earth?

Kids like these things?

All we can do is pray for them!

 

[Charlesiii]

I mentioned it in another word thread in January of 2024. Then the story began, and Charles and I have been on a mission of Whangdoodle eradication since.

Should we mention the riches beyond our wildest imaginations, with all the Whangdoodle merchandise we've been able to sell?

If we do, I think we should also mention those tragically lost in the line of duty, like that French guy (I forget his name, but remember his stylish hat...)