"When I do not want to say things in real life I often say them here." — Mimi Smartypants
If thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought – George Orwell
I found a Q&A book meme at Electronic Cerebrectomy. It’s composed of headings one is supposed to respond to (I say “headings” rather than “questions” because the questions are formatted in title case . . . incorrectly so, in many cases). The meme hasn’t been stupidified by Facebook, as far as I can tell . […]
“Larsson left about three quarters of a fourth novel on a notebook computer in Gabrielsson’s possession; synopses or manuscripts of the fifth and sixth in the series, which was intended to contain an eventual total of ten books, may also exist.” — Wikipedia Given the phenomenal worldwide popularity of the first three Larsson novels — […]
Land o’ Goshen, the Associated Press Stylebook is officially ditching “Web site” for “website.” Maybe now the copy editors at The New Yorker will consider uncapping the “i” in “internet.” For years now, I’ve been tripping over The New Yorker’s insistence on capitalizing the “i” in internet. It offends me. Who decided “internet” is a […]
Ever hear someone say he has a beak, or that such-and-such a thing gives him the beak? We said it all the time in the USAF; “I have a beak” means I’m pissed off; “you give me the beak” means you make me angry. The beak must be secret military jargon, because when I Google […]
I sure get a kick out of the Tucson Weekly Police Dispatch column. This one is from the July 2, 2009 issue: A WHORIBLE SPELLER A woman freshly out of a messy divorce found alleged proof that her ex-husband is both mean and a lousy speller, a PCSD report stated. The victim said that about […]
So I thought I’d take a little hike up the Appalachian Trail. You know, just to see how far the Old Log Inn is. But when I get back I find a note from my wife: “Gone to Reno.” Shoot, now it’s just me & Rosie . . . and her five sisters. Well, gotta […]
Tips for Writers “Get it write, you slob’s!” Most of us are happy to pitch in when work needs to be done, but when the boss wants someone to write an article for the company newsletter, it’s all “Hey, where’d everybody go?” That’s because most of us are self-conscious about our writing. We worry that […]
Is it part of the conservative ethic to come across as an uneducated dummy? Must be. Here’s a motorcycle forum response I got in response to my recent jab at smokers: I still smoke and it’s very hard to quite. I was a very heavy drinker, Maybe months away from drinking myself to death. And […]