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Entries from February 2008

Unconfirmed Language Trivia

February 11th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Let me just say, for the record, that I hate trivia games. I’m terrible at them. My mind just doesn’t roll that way. I am in awe of people whose minds do. This includes, “Name That Tune” types of games.
That said, I got an email this morning that was jam-packed with [...]

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The “knifey-spoony” mystery

February 7th, 2008 · 7 Comments

Sarchasm : The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn’t get it.
Because I have a few posts that get relatively large chunks of traffic (and so larger chunks of stupid, meaningless or inappropriate comments), I’ve set my administration of comments to “approve”. That way I can quickly mark dozens [...]

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Brain Damage: A quicker path to enlightenment?

February 4th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Did anyone ever tell you, “Don’t worry. Be happy!”?
Didn’t you want to punch that person in the mouth?

Lisa shook her daughter and whispered sharply.
“Emma!”
“Mffhh.”
“C’mon, honey, it’s time to get up.”
“I’m tired.”
“I know but we’ve got a lot to do today. So you have to get up now.”
“Why? What day is it?”
“It’s Saturday.”
“What are [...]

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Tags: mysteries