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Category Archives: Language
Pronouncing Sikh
When I was young I swear the news media as a whole used to pronounce the name Sikh as seek. It’s only in the last number of years that the whole of the news media changed to pronouncing members of … Continue reading
Posted in Language, Wee Bit O' Humour
Tagged asking groups what they self identiy as, bad slang, could black mean smart, could indigenous mean beautiful, English, Gypsy, Jewish, negative connotations, new trend?, political correctness, seek, sick, sick means wonderful, Sikh, slang, the news media, Welsh
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Who is the Toughest Driver of Them All?
Motorcyclists have the reputation of being tough. Idly, one day, I wondered if this were a true belief. Firstly, I defined being tough with being the most invulnerable. So, yes, motorcyclists are tough when compared to bicyclists and pedestrians. But … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Language
Tagged bicyclists, big rig truck, bravery, cars, drivers, helmets, horniest, horse back riding, jay walking, leather jackets, Mini, most invulnerable, motorcycles, motorcyclists, passengers hold on to the driver, pedestrians, smart cars, streetcars, SUVs, tough, trains
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Plotters and Pantsers
There are two major types of writers. Pantsers write by the seat of their pants and even they don’t know what happens next. Plotters move from one stage to another, always seemingly knowing what is coming up next. If writing … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Language, Politics
Tagged 1st degree murder, 1st degree murder is worse, 2nd degree murder, authors, books, demand respect, hotheads, killing off characters, life is a game of chance, make you care about someone then kill them, manslaughter, novels, pantsers, planning, plotters, plotters are worse, plotters might pretend they are pantsers, tiptoe around, writers
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The Horror of Febreze
Just like McDonald’s in the past, Febreze carefully watches their language. What was/is McDonald’s guilty of in their advertisements? It’s “made with 100% pure beef,” for its hamburgers. Now obviously a burger isn’t all beef. There are the bun and … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Humour, Language
Tagged "eliminates odours", "made with 100% pure beef", "noseblind", advertisements, aliens would shun us, exorcist, Febreze, haunted houses are usually old houses, many people bothered by artificial scents, McDonald's, McDonald's patties for sure have salt added to beef, No unscented versions of Febreze, noseblind to farts, what if farts don't dissipate?
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Septemberfest
Oktoberfest began as a party to celebrate the marriage of Bavarian royalty in Munich in 1810. The marriage occurred on October 12 but the partying continued for the next few days. The participants had so much fun that they decided … Continue reading
Which Kind of Zoomer Are You?
Lately I’ve been seeing Gen Z-ers being called Zoomers. First of all bravo you namers. You named Gen Z-ers after their most hated generation. The one they keep getting compared to, negatively of course. Secondly you didn’t check with other … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Language, Social Science
Tagged "Gen Z", Boomers, centennials, Don't wipe out Gen X, Don't wipe out Millennials, every third generation named Zoomers?, gen X, Greatest Generation, Homelanders, iGeneration, Millennial, naming Gen Z after their most hated generation, post millennials, Silent Generation, Zoomer, Zoomer Magazine, Zoomer Radio, ZoomerMedia, Zoomers are active Boomers
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Clones, Replicons and Exactoids, Oh My!
A clone is essentially your identical twin. You can differ quite a bit from your identical twin, especially the older you get. You will have had different experiences and people of importance in your lives. A replicon and exactoid are … Continue reading
Posted in Language, Science Fiction
Tagged clone, exactoid, Fabricated, replicator, replicon, time travel
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I Don’t Want to Say What This Post is About
I don’t want to say what this post is about or I’ll fall into the same trap as these other fine headline makers did. Just look at these train wreck headlines I found under Science in Google News: From Giant … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Language, Science
Tagged astronomers, billionaires, diamond icebergs, explore, Giant Freakin' Robot, Hot Hardware, icy, IFL science, liquid diamonds, NASA, planetary science, Popular Science, probe, Uranus
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