What is the "Dunce Corner"?

Question

What is the dunce corner everyone is talking about?

Answer 1

What is the "Dunce Corner"?

To some of us, sadly, it's what we call home

jejejeje, home, eres un crack - 00494d19, Mar 30, 2011

Answer 2

I refer to it as home away from home.

Search some previous threads:

wiki on Dunce Cap

Dunces are often comedically shown wearing paper cone hats, known as dunce caps, with the word "dunce" or "dumb", or simply a capitalized "D" on them. Schoolchildren were sometimes compelled to wear a dunce cap and to sit on a stool in the corner as a form of humiliating punishment for misbehaving or for failing to demonstrate that they had properly performed their studies.

So for not looking this up yourself....¡al rincón de burros contigo! or however it is said.

:7 - espanol5555, Mar 30, 2011

Answer 3

Welcome to the dunce corner come on in !

we have all the kinds of entertainment here , we have a 5 stars service we have all the kinds of free drinks , 3 meals a day ,fridge, microwave, large screen TV, lounge chair, AND A BATHROOM ....... !

If you looked at the right you will find my corner it's not very tidy but I like it :

And if you looked on the right you will find the fridge : ( there is a bottle of water and a piece of cheese behind there fridge by the way )

as you can see we have all the kinds of Kandy there I like the brown chocolate it's the best try it .

Enjoy

Well, if you're going to spend some time there, you may as well be "comfy". - 0074b507, Mar 30, 2011

jejeje, super divertido lovely, un crack! - 00494d19, Mar 30, 2011

Answer 4

You don't want to know.

no srsly? - aganerd, Mar 30, 2011

Q can describe it better than I can. :) - 0066c384, Mar 30, 2011

Not because he is more familiar with it. He just describes things better. :) - 0066c384, Mar 30, 2011

No, because he is intimately familiar with it. - 0074b507, Mar 30, 2011

Answer 5

Ok, to directly answer your question amigo, it's figurative place on the forum. It's jokingly used as a place of "punishment". People who are sent to the "Dunce Corner" are not necessarily in trouble or anything. They just made an obvious mistake (probably accidental due to not paying attention) and the members of the forum are jiving them about it. See Q's post for a history of what the word means and it's history.

(My observation and understanding) - DJ_Huero, Mar 30, 2011

Finally, a straight answer. :) - 0066c384, Mar 30, 2011

Jaja... I hoped it would be appreciated. Maybe that will clear things up for some newbies. =) - DJ_Huero, Mar 30, 2011

Answer 6

The Dunce Corner: As Shakespeare described it: "The undiscovered country, from whose bourne no man returns."

Good one - Leatha, Mar 30, 2011

Answer 7

Here's a sure fire way to find out where it is. Start using the following constructions on Heidi's posts,

YO soy

TU eres

Tú...where does that land you? - 0074b507, Mar 30, 2011

lol - 00494d19, Mar 30, 2011

jajajaja - 00b6f46c, Mar 30, 2011

that would do it. :) - 0066c384, Mar 30, 2011

Ah! you spotted my deliberate mistake I see. Two errors in one. - Eddy, Mar 30, 2011

Answer 8

It´s my second home.

awwwwwwwwwwwwww - 00494d19, Mar 30, 2011

Lol Julian it's in a bad state of repair so you obviously don't spend much time there hahaha - FELIZ77, Mar 30, 2011

pero mi amor, solo llevas ahí desde ayer, asi que no te quejes...:P - 00494d19, Mar 30, 2011

Hace como un par de meses que me quedé un rato allá tambien por algo semejante a una grosería - 005faa61, Mar 30, 2011

Answer 9

Don't even go there.....

Answer 10

Aga - this is a picture of SpanishDicts Dunce Corner!

Answer 11

Been here so long he's got to calling it home