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Amusing office email grammar
"Nutitional Services Congratulations." We know Jane is a "working girl," but did she really get the "clap?" If she worked in IT, the APP-LAWS apply... *********** ESquared: homophone. Good one. Tim _________________________________________________________________________ I love...- SilentAiche
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Amusing office email grammar
Surely a "Grand" prize winner gets a $1,000! Stupid taxes... tim _________________________________________________________________________ I love logging onto Tek-Tips. It's always so exciting to see what the hell I said yesterday.- SilentAiche
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Quirky notices
Thanks to all for your thoughts, but let me be restate my question as plainly as possible. When, if ever, is it acceptable for a non-handicapped person to use a handicapped stall in a public restroom? I confess - I prefer their stalls. Not for the handrails, but for the stall's width. I...- SilentAiche
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Fight Against Slovenly Language
aaaaarrrrrggghh! Can't stand it any more!! Does anyone else find the phrase "slovenly language" offensive to the ear? Isn't "slovenly" reserved almost exclusively for descriptions of humans? "One who is careless in habits or appearance; untidy." LANGUAGE cannot be slovenly, but it's user...- SilentAiche
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Quirky notices
>>off topic, 30 degrees or so << I understand not parking a vehicle in a space reserved for the handicapped, which I never do. But what are the laws/norms/etc regarding handicap stalls in restrooms? Off limits, even if they are never used? Are they off-limits on a floor where the public...- SilentAiche
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It sounds aristocratic! Hmmmmm
It is indeed "H." See the FAQ link if you're bored enough to want to hear the story behind it. [smile] Tim ______________________________________________________________ After a cursory examination, the doctor said I was totally f*#king healthy...- SilentAiche
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It sounds aristocratic! Hmmmmm
Yes, folks, it's supposed to be "Silent H." You might say I didn't handle it very well [smile]! Of course, many might say (and some have) that I need to work on the Silent part, too... Tim See FAQ1256-5837 ______________________________________________________________ After a cursory...- SilentAiche
- Post #30
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It sounds aristocratic! Hmmmmm
Isn't this just a type of so-called "regionalism?" My Chicago-area sister-in-law often says things like, "I'm going to the mall. Would you like to come with?" Drove me nuts when I first heard { }. Hell, she'd probably get there and buy a bottle of "Pop." "Make it Soda," said Capt. Picard...- SilentAiche
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No one or no one
anotherhiggins, I did, I did! I've been waitin' for you to notice! I looked back and someone (CBL, I think, but I could be wrong) instructed me on how to insert smilies, etc... Before, when using NetScape, I had to click/drag a smilie.. sometimes, it just opened up a new window. When I...- SilentAiche
- Post #16
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No one or no one
Of course, if a hundred meet her dash, ninety-nine have no-one to blame but their word-books... [bigsmile] er, boB ______________________________________________________________ After a cursory examination, the doctor said I was totally f*#king healthy...- SilentAiche
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No one or no one
Did we not discuss double negatives previously already before now? aside... Ladyazh, he meant "Pleas do not feed the trolls, but dollars do." It was a political InterStatement. No, wait. That's "Please feed the tolls." Okay, now I'm confused. Hell, I'm not a non-Roads Scholar. Twould be...- SilentAiche
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Definition of florid
hmmm... All elf a sudden "Santa's beered" makes sense... tim [bigsmile] from North Carolina, home of "Chimney Rock." Honest. ___________________________________________________________________________ Praises for Barbecue should only be spoken in Pig-Latin. That whole dead language...- SilentAiche
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--LESS
I have one of those so-called "self cleaning" ovens. So far, it hasn't. Grampa might not get a "wrinkle-free" shirt this Christmas, after all. Tim [smile] heck, at his age, he shouldn't have to pay for 'em! ___________________________________________________________________________...- SilentAiche
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Sorta Kinda Awesome
Isn't "tenure warranty" a bit redundant? Tim [smile] ___________________________________________________________________________ Praises for Barbecue should only be spoken in Pig-Latin. That whole dead language thing... (or dead pig thing); whatever, pass the slaw-ter-me...- SilentAiche
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Sorta Kinda Awesome
Heir conditioning, indeed. Such a willful child... BTW, aren't Deck Aids a, er, cardinal sin? Tim [bigsmile] er, 20 years does sorta equal decades ___________________________________________________________________________ Praises for Barbecue should only be spoken in Pig-Latin...- SilentAiche
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Word of the Year
Word of the Year? Gotta go with Grobe! as in, http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=maisel_ivan&id=2650035 Go Deacs! Tim ___________________________________________________________________________ Praises for Barbecue should only be spoken in Pig-Latin. That whole dead...- SilentAiche
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Sympathy Card Etiquette
[bigsmile] ___________________________________________________________________________ Praises for Barbecue should only be spoken in Pig-Latin. That whole dead language thing...- SilentAiche
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Sorta Kinda Awesome
means "I should quilt while I'm a sheddin'..." Down, guise, down. Seriously, Bruce Willis tried "ducts for cover" in the first Die Hard movie. In the end, he got the shaft. er, Holly Wood [smile] ___________________________________________________________________________ Praises for...- SilentAiche
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...For you are crunchy and good with mustard
the freckle heckler was juiced being, er, cheeky. Facial prejudice, and all that. tiZ the squeezin'! miT Weight, did someone mention a faux number... ___________________________________________________________________________ Praises for Barbecue should only be spoken in Pig-Latin. That...- SilentAiche
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Grammar and Punctuation Civil Disobedience
"I never kilt nobody. I just skirted the issue!" TiM __________________________________ "Attention to health is life's greatest hindrance." - Plato "Plato was a bore." - Friedrich Nietzsche "Nietzsche was stupid and abnormal." -Leo Tolstoy- SilentAiche
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