Author Topic: Funny English and Linguistics stuff... (Read 204038 times)

Marianne Dashwood · « **Reply #400 on:** November 09, 2011, 07:13:25 AM »

No, what's inefficient is to make a pouring of the fish into the barrel and then shoot those.

rivka · « **Reply #401 on:** November 09, 2011, 07:16:31 AM »

Only if the point is to eat fish.

If the point is to SHOOT fish, then it's quite efficient. If rather silly. And thus the metaphor.

Jonathon · « **Reply #402 on:** November 09, 2011, 08:29:12 AM »

Oh, T-Rex, have I told you lately how much I love you?

pooka · « **Reply #403 on:** November 09, 2011, 09:50:00 AM »

Marianne Dashwood · « **Reply #404 on:** November 09, 2011, 11:44:02 AM »

Love it.

Of course, this will all be resolved in our Firefly future where we can just speak Chinese.

Porter · « **Reply #405 on:** November 09, 2011, 11:50:07 AM »

In our Firefly future, we just curse in Chinese.

Marianne Dashwood · « **Reply #406 on:** November 09, 2011, 11:52:48 AM »

… with really bad accents and absolutely no ear for tones.

Porter · « **Reply #407 on:** November 09, 2011, 12:02:30 PM »

That's the way I curse in English.

BlackBlade · « **Reply #408 on:** November 09, 2011, 01:20:55 PM »

Quote from: Porter on November 09, 2011, 12:02:30 PM

That's the way I curse in English.

No wonder your curses never have the intended effect/target.

Porter · « **Reply #409 on:** November 09, 2011, 01:53:31 PM »

Do not assume you know what my intentions are.

BlackBlade · « **Reply #410 on:** November 09, 2011, 02:04:30 PM »

Quote from: Porter on November 09, 2011, 01:53:31 PM

Do not assume you know what my intentions are.

Don't assume I don't.

Jonathon · « **Reply #411 on:** November 15, 2011, 09:38:37 AM »

From @FakeAPStylebook: "Only put one space after a period unless you're Jewish, in which case put an extra space for the prophet Elijah."

Marianne Dashwood · « **Reply #412 on:** November 15, 2011, 10:28:42 AM »

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #413 on:** November 15, 2011, 10:31:03 AM »

Oh! Oy! That just cracked me the heck up!

rivka · « **Reply #414 on:** November 15, 2011, 11:21:40 AM »

That is the funniest thing I've seen this week.

Brinestone · « **Reply #415 on:** November 15, 2011, 08:14:50 PM »

That's really cute. I love it.

Nighthawk · « **Reply #416 on:** November 25, 2011, 12:18:12 PM »

The reason for typos in news broadcasts, with examples!

pooka · « **Reply #417 on:** November 25, 2011, 03:30:09 PM »

The Seal Team Six one killed me.

rivka · « **Reply #418 on:** November 25, 2011, 03:37:05 PM »

Those wacky Germans.

Farmgirl · « **Reply #419 on:** November 28, 2011, 05:51:22 AM »

Has this already been posted?

HOW THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE WAS DEVELOPED in Ten Minutes

BlackBlade · « **Reply #420 on:** November 28, 2011, 06:56:28 AM »

rivka · « **Reply #421 on:** November 28, 2011, 08:58:59 AM »

That was awesome.

Marianne Dashwood · « **Reply #422 on:** December 13, 2011, 10:12:10 AM »

pooka · « **Reply #423 on:** December 13, 2011, 02:43:43 PM »

Maybe I should catch up on my dinosaur comics reading. I take some small comfort that there are aspects of pop culture I am as prone to dropping the ball on as, say, that "read the Book of Mormon" challenge the ex stake president put up.

Jonathon · « **Reply #424 on:** December 22, 2011, 11:38:25 AM »