January 2010
40 posts
Massive Earthquake Reveals Entire Island... →
If only it weren’t so accurate.
“Well nobody asked you to carry a banjo all the way from Alabama.”
– “Mom, taking children’s songs too literally @ McSweeney’s (via clampants)
Fun Linguistic Oddities
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James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher
That that is is that that is not is not is that it it is
Lion-Eating Poet in the Stone Den
Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.
Malo malo malo malo
List of linguistic example sentences
Semantic satiation
“I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam; I looked into...”
– Woody Allen
RA RA AH AH AH ROMA ROMA MA GAGA OOH LA LA →
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Sleep Talkin' Man →
Wife of a sleep-talker documents her husband’s late night mutterings.
“Die schärfsten Kritiker der Elche waren früher selber welche.”
– F.W. Bernstein
“One of the most common things I hear is, “I’d like to do something...”
– Seth Godin
