Author Topic: Funny English and Linguistics stuff... (Read 217011 times)

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #975 on:** October 30, 2014, 08:21:50 AM »

Stoned and high refer to the state of intoxication that comes from drug use. A stoner dictionary would have high definitions. A Blu-ray player, because of the quality of its video quality, also had high definition. It is a pun.

Ela · « **Reply #976 on:** October 30, 2014, 11:51:23 AM »

It wasn't percolating through my brain that way. Now that it's been explained, I should have seen it.

Nighthawk · « **Reply #977 on:** November 03, 2014, 06:32:53 AM »

Ann Patchett corrects the New York Times (third one down)

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To the Editor:

I was grateful to see my book “This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage” mentioned in Paperback Row (Oct. 19). When highlighting a few of the essays in the collection, the review mentions topics ranging from “her stabilizing second marriage to her beloved dog” without benefit of comma, thus giving the impression that Sparky and I are hitched. While my love for my dog is deep, he married a dog named Maggie at Parnassus Books last summer as part of a successful fund-raiser for the Nashville Humane Association. I am married to Karl VanDevender. We are all very happy in our respective unions.

ANN PATCHETT

NASHVILLE

rivka · « **Reply #978 on:** November 03, 2014, 07:46:15 AM »

Jonathon · « **Reply #979 on:** November 03, 2014, 10:23:07 AM »

That's awesome.

Nighthawk · « **Reply #980 on:** November 05, 2014, 07:18:21 AM »

Flyer for Caroline, someone who edits stuff (Warning: Language)

Noemon · « **Reply #981 on:** November 05, 2014, 07:16:19 PM »

Quote from: Nighthawk

(Warning: Language)

You picked the right subforum!

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #982 on:** November 17, 2014, 12:54:17 PM »

Squeegee.

Jonathon · « **Reply #983 on:** December 11, 2014, 11:07:57 AM »

Jonathon · « **Reply #984 on:** December 11, 2014, 11:54:37 AM »

Mazel Tov, Molotov, Whatever

dkw · « **Reply #985 on:** December 11, 2014, 01:03:02 PM »

I should probably send that comic to all my students who have a paper due tomorrow.

rivka · « **Reply #986 on:** December 11, 2014, 01:11:21 PM »

Dana, dooo eeet!

Jonathon, oy.

Jonathon · « **Reply #987 on:** December 11, 2014, 01:48:33 PM »

For the Sandra Boynton/Geoffrey Chaucer fans among us: Vikings Go Berserk.

Brinestone · « **Reply #988 on:** December 11, 2014, 04:57:15 PM »

That's very cute.

dkw · « **Reply #989 on:** December 11, 2014, 07:25:00 PM »

That's awesome.

Nighthawk · « **Reply #990 on:** December 18, 2014, 03:12:21 PM »

"I am writing sentences about this game because our word processing system doesn't have poop emoji"

Jonathon · « **Reply #991 on:** December 18, 2014, 03:13:38 PM »

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #992 on:** December 19, 2014, 12:15:54 PM »

Smorgasbord.

Brinestone · « **Reply #993 on:** December 20, 2014, 08:08:58 PM »

That word always reminds me of the animated Charlotte's Web movie.

A fair is a VEEERitable smorgasbord smorgasbord smorgasbord after the crowds have ceased . . .

Jonathon · « **Reply #994 on:** December 22, 2014, 03:19:20 PM »

Let's see, I know there's a silent t in there somewhere. There! That looks right.

rivka · « **Reply #995 on:** December 22, 2014, 03:31:34 PM »

Those letters look drunk.

Jonathon · « **Reply #996 on:** December 22, 2014, 03:38:18 PM »

They might not be the only thing that was drunk.

rivka · « **Reply #997 on:** December 22, 2014, 04:53:38 PM »

Likely so.

Annie Subjunctive · « **Reply #998 on:** December 23, 2014, 01:47:09 PM »

Sputnik · « **Reply #999 on:** December 23, 2014, 07:14:43 PM »

Uuuugghhh... I'm getting a stupidity meltdown!