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« Reply #15 on: March 23, 2006, 11:28:59 AM »
Quote from: bscraw on March 23, 2006, 11:27:13 AM
And why do hardly any titles begin with "The" anymore?


Like "The Bachelor"?
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« Reply #16 on: March 23, 2006, 11:29:07 AM »
like what, the fuck?
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« Reply #17 on: March 23, 2006, 11:30:05 AM »
I can't wait until we have 88 pages like the Comix Isles. We can totally do it!
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« Reply #18 on: March 23, 2006, 11:32:11 AM »
Yes.
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« Reply #19 on: March 23, 2006, 11:42:18 AM »
I love the way The New York Times actually puts periods after the letters in abbreviations and acronyms (instead of just capitalizing the letters like Reuters and the AP do):

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After grabbing a rebound for Gonzaga late in a first-round N.C.A.A. tournament game against Xavier, Adam Morrison screamed. In a furor, he slammed his head against the basketball three times, an unusual way to celebrate a pivotal play in the victory.

I also like the way they call everyone Mr. and Mrs.  It's so polite:

Mr. Bastard died after a condom full of heroin ruptured in his stomach.

I also like the way they don't run sufficient fact checks.
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« Reply #20 on: March 23, 2006, 11:55:18 AM »
does that mean that i should be saying I.L.T.S.?

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« Reply #21 on: March 23, 2006, 12:29:29 PM »
Can we start a "Isle of Souls" so we can discuss the new agey lyrics from Sting's middle period?
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« Reply #22 on: March 23, 2006, 12:55:27 PM »
I feel dirty.
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« Reply #23 on: March 23, 2006, 01:58:20 PM »
Quote from: bscraw on March 23, 2006, 12:29:29 PM
Can we start a "Isle of Souls" so we can discuss the new agey lyrics from Sting's middle period?

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« Reply #24 on: March 24, 2006, 08:08:16 AM »
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Quote from: bscraw on March 23, 2006, 11:27:13 AM
And why do hardly any titles begin with "The" anymore?

The bands of the last decade used them all up.

(shakes fist at "The The")
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« Reply #25 on: April 11, 2006, 11:06:25 AM »
got this from a friend who decided to go back to college:

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We're doing community resource presentations in my Sociology class...

female student who graduated from Elizabeth High
School  did one on a homeless shelter or
something... i wasnt paying attention until i hear a unique take on the English language...at 1st i thought my ears had decieved me until i saw her powerpoint
" Pacific gender"
"Pacific requirements"

As i'm walking out of the giddy with anticipation...mentally writing  this
email....crowded with the lunchtime crowd......WHACK!!- i walked  straight  into a glass door....i was bitch slapped back into reality...
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« Reply #26 on: April 11, 2006, 11:07:51 AM »
another from a friend in california about a project they were working on:


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Yesterday, one of our graphic designers was proofing an ad that our
agency had done for us and she noticed our 800 number was off by a
digit. Sometimes for ads we use special 800 numbers so we can track the
response to the ad. Thinking this might be the case, she calls the
number and hears "Ohhhh...hot, horny Asian women are waiting to take
your call..."

Turns out that all these years, our 800 number was just one digit away
from spelling 1-800-ASIANS.

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« Reply #27 on: May 22, 2006, 10:54:11 AM »
So I baked my girlfriend a red velvet cake for her birthday and  wrote "Happy Birthday, Christina" on top...with the comma included, of course.

She felt that was a definitive Kurt moment...in a good way...I think.
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« Reply #28 on: May 22, 2006, 03:29:16 PM »
Then again, maybe y'all don't think it's so weird to put a comma on a birthday cake.
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« Reply #29 on: May 25, 2006, 07:13:54 AM »
Quote from: bscraw on May 22, 2006, 03:29:16 PM
Then again, maybe y'all don't think it's so weird to put a comma on a birthday cake.


Not at all. Though I would've expected:

Happy Birthday, C_____
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