01-05-2013, 01:37 PM | #5881 |
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The barman said to me, "I've hired a bagpipes player for tonight."
"What's the occasion?" I asked "I want to close early." (apologies to our bagpipe fanciers, of whom I know there are a few on MR, Stitchy included. I know I shouldn't be mocking the afflicted ). |
01-05-2013, 02:55 PM | #5882 |
Is that a sandwich?
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Oldie but goodie:
Rules for Writers Verbs HAS to agree with their subjects. Prepositions are not words to end sentences with. And don’t start a sentence with a conjunction. It is wrong to ever split an infinitive. Avoid cliches like the plague. (They’re old hat.) Also, always avoid annoying alliteration. Be more or less specific. Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are (usually) unnecessary. Also too, never, ever use repetitive redundancies. No sentence fragments. Contractions aren’t necessary and shouldn’t be used. Foreign words and phrases are not apropos. Do not be redundant; do not use more words than necessary; it’s highly superfluous. One should NEVER generalize. Comparisons are as bad as cliches. Don’t use no double negatives. Eschew ampersands & abbreviations, etc. One-word sentences? Eliminate. Analogies in writing are like feathers on a snake. The passive voice is to be ignored. Eliminate commas, that are, not necessary. Parenthetical words however should be enclosed in commas. Never use a big word when a diminutive one would suffice. Kill all exclamation points!!! Use words correctly, irregardless of how others use them. Understatement is always the absolute best way to put forth earth-shaking ideas. Use the apostrophe in it’s proper place and omit it when its not needed. Eliminate quotations. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.” If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times: Resist hyperbole. Not one writer in a million can use it correctly. Puns are for children, not groan readers. Go around the barn at high noon to avoid colloquialisms. Even if a mixed metaphor sings, it should be derailed. Who needs rhetorical questions? Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement. Proofread carefully to see if you any words out. |
01-05-2013, 07:35 PM | #5883 | |
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01-06-2013, 07:21 AM | #5884 |
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Haha - the publican at our local when wanting to get rid of the tourists would play very very loud opera. It worked, but us dedicated drinkers were immune.
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01-06-2013, 06:30 PM | #5885 |
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A lady noticed her husband standing on the bathroom scale, sucking in his stomach.
She commented, “I don’t think that’s going to help.” “Sure it will.” he said. “It’s the only way I can see the numbers.” |
01-06-2013, 07:54 PM | #5886 |
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01-07-2013, 07:45 AM | #5887 | |
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01-07-2013, 01:44 PM | #5888 |
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I work in genius central. True Story: This week a note was posted on the bulletin board letting all shifts know that if a certain group was to send us a certain item, we were to "except" it. Well, just to show that not everyone where I work is totally ignorant of the English language, when the mistake was noticed, someone corrected it.
They changed the first "e" to an "a". Last edited by WT Sharpe; 01-08-2013 at 09:25 AM. Reason: Added "first". |
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But only actually axe them if they are in your journalism department!
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01-07-2013, 03:56 PM | #5891 |
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“Honey,” said a husband to his wife, “I invited a friend home for supper.”
“What? Are you crazy? The house is a mess, I didn’t go shopping, all the dishes are dirty, and I don’t feel like cooking a fancy meal!” “I know all that.” “Then why did you invite a friend for supper?” “Because the poor fool’s thinking about getting married.” |
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I got an email today from the company that repairs our printers. They wanted to proudly announce the "edition" of a new member to their service department.
I couldn't read any further .... |
01-08-2013, 06:59 AM | #5894 |
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An oldie but a goodie.
Candidate for a Pullet Surprise by Mark Eckman and Jerrold H. Zar I have a spelling checker, It came with my PC. It plane lee marks four my revue Miss steaks aye can knot sea. Eye ran this poem threw it, Your sure reel glad two no. Its vary polished in it's weigh. My checker tolled me sew. A checker is a bless sing, It freeze yew lodes of thyme. It helps me right awl stiles two reed, And aides me when eye rime. Each frays come posed up on my screen Eye trussed too bee a joule. The checker pours o'er every word To cheque sum spelling rule. Bee fore a veiling checker's Hour spelling mite decline, And if we're lacks oar have a laps, We wood bee maid too wine. Butt now bee cause my spelling Is checked with such grate flare, Their are know fault's with in my cite, Of nun eye am a wear. Now spelling does knot phase me, It does knot bring a tier. My pay purrs awl due glad den With wrapped word's fare as hear. To rite with care is quite a feet Of witch won should bee proud, And wee mussed dew the best wee can, Sew flaw's are knot aloud. Sow ewe can sea why aye dew prays Such soft wear four pea seas, And why eye brake in two averse Buy righting want too pleas. |
01-08-2013, 09:23 AM | #5895 |
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