 The real meaning of common words
Once again, The Washington Post has published the winning submissions to its yearly contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings for common words. And the winners are: 1. Coffee (n.), the person upon whom one coughs. 2. Flabbergasted (adj.), appalled over how much weight you have gained. 3. Abdicate (v.), to... (Read More) (Added by Barbara Branden
on 6/10, 4:53pm)
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How to Write Good
[Whilst recirculating in my electronic correspondence one time too frequently in various guises, I deigned cast a search far and wide in hyperlink-space for a definitive genesis of this linguistic tabulation. The possible origins are two misters Visco, George Trigg, William Safire, and a multitude of various sources anonymous. Which is which is a w... (Read More) (Added by num++
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The Old Poodle
A wealthy old lady decides to go on a photo safari in Africa, taking her faithful aged poodle named Cuddles, along for the company. One day the poodle starts chasing butterflies and before long, Cuddles discovers that she's lost.
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on 6/01, 9:13pm)
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I Wish These Were Brains
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on 5/28, 6:31pm)
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Mensa Invitational
The Washington Post's Mensa Invitational once again asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. Here are this year's winners: 1. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with. 2.... (Read More) (Added by Bob Palin
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How to Sing the Blues
HOW TO SING THE BLUES, by Lame Mango Washington (attributed to Blind Limey Crawford) 1. Most Blues begin, "Woke up this morning." 2. "I got a good woman" is a bad way to begin the Blues, 'less you stick something nasty in the next line, like "I got a good woman, with the meanest face in town." 3. The Blues is simple. After y... (Read More) (Added by Sam Erica
on 5/25, 9:10am)
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GUNS and DOCTORS
GUNS and DOCTORS a. The number of physicians in the United States is 700,000 b. Accidental deaths caused by Physicians per year is 120,000. c. Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171. (US Dept. of Health & Human Services) THINK ABOUT THIS: a. The number of gun owners in the US is 80,000,000 (yes, eighty- mill... (Read More) (Added by Peter Skup on 5/25/2005, 12:20am)
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Bad taste but a gift from me to those who have vilified Sir Arthur Harris
The German air controllers at Frankfurt Airport are renowned as a short-tempered lot. They not only expect one to know one's gate parking location, but how to get there without any assistance from them. So it was with some amusement that we (a Pan Am 747) listened to the following exchange between Frankfurt ground control and a British Airways ... (Read More) (Added by david baker
on 5/24, 2:04am)
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How to clean your toilet - the fun way
Instructions on how to clean your toilet
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on 5/20, 1:36pm)
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Democratic Women versus Republican Women
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