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Chicago... When my wife moved here from New York, at first she was thrown for a loop when people would say, "You want to come with?" -Brown Line
Oklahoma is based on Choctaw Indian words which translate as red people (okla meaning "people" and humma meaning "red").
not even in NJ or somewhere in New England?
: panzernashorn
Isn't 'warm' a two-syllable word in New Hampshuhh?
before the day moves on any later, your daily doggerel:
re #16 - I've always found it queer that one can't drive straight yet be gay - it's a black day when meanings become niggard. (self-denounce, self-denounce)
Much as I hate to admit caring... I checked Wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shocker_(hand_gesture)
Hey, cool! I suggested Reverse Alinsky to UrbanDictionary.com back in October. Doesn't appear to have been accepted. Which I assume is because of a lack of usage. So, progress.
Verbs? Overrated.
PoliFact (n, slang) Irreconcilable realities. Ex: "You can keep your doctor. If we say so. PoliFact!"
Sometimes I re-read what I typed and I see so many ways the words can be mis-taken!
Subjects: anti-gravity, cats, dogs, earthquake, explosion, language, mice
Just Ace trying to list everybody involved - even missing some! - tells what a tremendous place this is.
Change your language to ¡español! - shredded chi
All those characters I tried were with Español engaged.
Or just use an i. - shredded chi
it's considered disrespectful to not capitalize the word "Veterans." -BurtTC
Hey, nice reminder.
Prior to raging over content, let me momentarily release my inner 8th Grade English Teacher.
Veteran's Arrested - means a single veteran was.
stereo? I fixed that - twice! danggg autoincorrect!
Atwerk - added to dictionary.
Your government atwerk. : BackwardsBoy
Stereo. Heh. Eminently re-usable.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 28, 2013 09:54 AM (WjLUf)
::Adds 'yutzik' to vocabulary collection.::
PS. I can't keep up with the code all the young'n's use nowadays, but wouldn't that be nommification?
It's spelled y'all. Not ya'll. OK, carry on. : Casey
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Good catch. I missed that (something about not reading to the end).
What fresh DOOM! is this? 'Tis Monty, who is like unto the Monday as is the, um, uh, something.
Or something. SNAFU.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy
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"If you notice any spell or grammar errors in this post..."
Well, "spelling" not "spell."
Nothing wrong with dialects. Even for Haitian-inflected ebonia, not a problem. If it's too non-standard, get a translator. But with Ms Mumbles, you need to get an earhorn.
" That's what my Mom called 'the farmer's way....'"
Cowboy Kleenex. (Okla.)
Done it of necessity when doing yardwork.
Never on stage!
In Miami they are called "creepy-ass cracker bugs" -Seamus Muldoon
Insectissssst!
"I still can't master the art of 'fixin ta' but I can do 'Well, lookatcha' with a reasonable degree of accuracy." -Ragamuffin
Ever seen the movie, Toys?
so, I was like #4 with the Billingsley joke? No surprise. Glad I added NSA. B-)
"Does anybody here speak jive? - Sean Bannion
Calling Barbara Billingsley!
Or maybe our NSA minders can translate. What about it, Bob? Trudy?
I have several interrelated stories which revolve around the historic use of the term 'Tigger' (with an N). One is the Black kid in college who got on my case for frankly telling one such tale.
" the Magna Carter."
Jimmeh's?