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Category Archives: Just Plain Silly
It’s What’s For Breakfast Department
And in case you need some help translating, here are the Two Ronnies with a primer:
An Inigo Montoya Moment Department
Courtesy of the local newspaper: So, they screamed like little girls until the Bears quit the field in disgust?
Posted in English As She Are Writ, Just Plain Silly
Tagged football, headlines, Inigo Montoya
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What Happens In Bethel Department
I never noticed this Bible verse before: Go to Bethel and sin… Amos 4:4 Huh. Shouldn’t that be Vegas instead?
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If That’s Not In The Dictionary, It Should Be Department
For your edification, a pair of newly coined portmanteau words: aberratchik (noun): an aberrant apparatchik apparatchic (noun): stylish and fashionable Communist Party official uniforms Update: I knew I had seen a commercial with a Soviet style show it it, and … Continue reading
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I Dare You To Eat That Department
Other food products have some cool slogans. “Got milk?” “Beef: It’s what’s for dinner.” “Behold the power of cheese.” “Bacon: We don’t need no stinkin slogan!” (OK, I made that one up, because bacon is so good that, well, it … Continue reading
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Simply Brilliant, or Brilliantly Simple Department
Senator Harry Reid (Dimwit, NV) says, and I quote: “We’ve got to stop using fossil fuel.” James Lileks, in a beautifully trenchant bit of reasoning, has a terrific first step for stopping fossil fuel use: There’s only one sensible response: … Continue reading
Random Questions Department
When did "boat-load" and "buck-naked" become "butt-load" and "butt-naked?" Could they become "booty-load" and "booty-naked?" (Cross-posted at Writing, Clear and Simple.)
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What’s In A Name Department
If you haven’t already done so, please participate in this vital scientific study: Do you call it soda, pop, coke, or something else?
Posted in Just Plain Silly, Modern Life
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Lifestyles Of The Something Or Other Department
I’m living a dream. The one where I can’t find my pants.
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Dispatches from Outland 