12.22.2008/09:51
Linguistic facts
Just as Latin originated with Rome, Pig Latin originated with Pig Rome, or, as it is more formally known, Ome-ray. The Roman Empire achieved more fame than the Pig Roman Empire, and Latin may figure more in impact on modern languages, but porcine classicists would point out that within certain age groups, Pig Latin yet today maintains a strong presence; in fact, Pig Latin speakers outnumber Latin speakers amongst 11 year-olds by some several hundred thousand to one. Latin is also, of course, the language of law and the church. While there are Catholic masses still said in Latin (and, recently, increasingly so), there are very few examples of priests who celebrate the mass in Pig Latin.
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12.4.2008/17:47
Meta-perusal?
I like to read novels for hours on end, and I notice that of all the varied activities I read about, I hardly ever encounter any scenes in which one of the characters sits around reading novels for hours on end.
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10.25.2008/08:26
Mail reaction
I wonder if some folks who are accustomed to licking their stamps involuntarily salivate at the sight of envelopes with no postage on them.
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10.23.2008/13:54
Happy Birthday, 12 Across
Ned Rorem is 85 today. Happy Birthday, Ned, from music lovers and crossword puzzle lovers!
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09.21.2008/10:20
Fish story?
Reported last night at a dinner party as having been overheard amongst the daily announcements at a re-convening school in recently Ike-flooded Delcambre, LA.: "Don't pick up the dead fish on the playground."
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09.6.2008/09:22
Stormy Weather
Gustav has just left. Ike threatens. What's not to like?
12 not-so-bad things about having back-to-back hurricanes:
1. You won't lose much in the way of frozen food, since you just threw out all the things that rotted in your freezer a couple of days ago.
2. This time, you won't have to worry about that big limb that just fell on your patio.
3. Really, the refrigerator hasn't looked this clean in years, and it looks like it will stay that way for longer than you thought.
4. Now that you finally found all the flashlights and candles, you'll be able to use them some more.
5. All those batteries you were lugging in from the store when your electicity came back on are now suddenly useful again!
6. You have even more time to re-schedule all the meetings that were set for last week and this week.
7. You might actually get to eat that second can of corned beef hash which you would never, never eat in any other conditions.
8. All those people you just did favors for know it's their turn.
9. You will get to use every last one of the t-shirts you saved for dirty tasks like yard cleanup.
10. It's a crisis! It is OKAY to eat potato sticks right from the can!
11. The awning is already down.
12. No use |
