...whatever you need to write
OK, not everyone swears. But if you do let rip with the occasional 4-letter word, have you ever tried stopping yourself to use a “proper” word instead?
The (real) town of Shitterton, Dorset, England
As I write this I am in Canada and have been staying with my wonderful aunt who never swears, and has always frowned on us juniors using rude words in her company. So I resolved to clean up my potty-mouth while with her and use only the cleanest of expletives. [Read more…]
Manneken Piss is a small statue in the Euro center of Brussels, Belgium. I’m not sure I want to share his chocolate doppelgängers. How about you?
This Euro-speak story has been around for a while, but strangely doesn’t go away … so maybe we should prepare ourselves for it becoming a reality one day? *cringes*
With many thanks for bringing this to my attention to Howard Winn, in my Facebook group The Joke Street Journal. (Dooo join us on there if you enjoy some laughs…) [Read more…]
Some more thought provokers from my good friend Eleanor S, who shares my fondness for the utter lunacy of the English language…
For those who love its philosophy of ambiguity, as well as its idiosyncrasies:
1. One Tequila, two Tequila, three Tequila, floor.
2. Atheism is a non-prophet organization.
3. If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have monkeys and apes? [Read more…]
We all know that English is a ridiculous language and has hundreds of stupid discrepancies in spelling, grammar, punctuation and more.
However just for the hell of it, here is an A to Z of 26 commonly misspelled English words…which are your favorites?
Now, if you are a little worried about your spelling, grammar and so-on, I’ve got two lovely solutions for you…
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Many of us thank our lucky stars that the English language, unlike many others, does not involve masculine or feminine interpretations of nouns. Phew. We’re lucky.But supposing we weren’t, and had to make decisions on which terms should be which gender?
Here are some useful suggestions (original authors unknown.)
SWISS ARMY KNIFE — male, because even though it appears useful for a wide variety of work, it spends most of its time just opening bottles.
KIDNEYS — female, because they always go to the bathroom in pairs.
TIRE / TYRE — male, because it goes bald and often is over-inflated.
HOT AIR BALLOON — male, because to get it to go anywhere you have to light a fire under it… and, of course, there’s the hot air part.
SPONGES — female, because they are soft and squeezable and retain water.
WEB PAGE — female, because it is always getting hit on.
SHOE — male, because it is usually unpolished, with its tongue hanging out.
COPIER — female, because once turned off, it takes a while to warm up -because it is an effective reproductive device when the right buttons are pushed – because it can wreak havoc when the wrong buttons are pushed.
ZIPLOC BAGS — male, because they hold everything in, but you can always see right through them.
SUBWAY /UNDERGROUND/METRO — male, because it uses the same old lines to pick people up.
HOURGLASS — female, because over time, the weight shifts to the bottom.
HAMMER — male, because it hasn’t evolved much over the last 5,000 years, but it’s handy to have around.
REMOTE CONTROL — female…Ha!…you thought I’d say male. But consider: it gives man pleasure; he’d be lost without it, and while he doesn’t always know the right buttons to push, he keeps trying.
Have you any more to add to this list? If so please do now in the comments bit!
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