Blooper Neologisms
Readers of this blog will be familiar with my affinity for bloopers I find in the course of my reading. Here's the latest one, a mirthful malapr... read more
4 months ago
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Creative Typo
Once in a while, a typo I read prompts a good pun. Here's the latest homegrown riddle: ... read more
9 months ago
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Droll Status Symbol
When I was in 3rd grade, these guys were the rage: the more of them you owned, the greater your prestige, and even amongst the trolls, th... read more
10 months ago
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Even These?
After my post about industrial knitting machines went thru, I found this there: Now, my very first thought was: try using a square pencil to&... read more
10 months ago
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Fuel from Familiarity
Jondude has a post about writing from experience. Your pen's fodder is your feelings, thoughts, things you've seen, done, heard, smellt, tasted,... read more
10 months ago
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Happy Valentine's Day
Seeing that GrittyGranny is my alter ego, I love to fashion folk dolls (wait, that ain't the right vurb, izzit?); this one consists completely of spoo... read more
4 months ago
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Homegrown Chinglish
Expatcisca posted some gutsplittingly funny examples of Chinglish over at her blog, prompting me to come up with some of my own (wordplay, one of my a... read more
6 months ago
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Homegrown Chinglish, Part 2
Bad mood. Mai ti grao chi.Obese. Mai ti pao chi.Bad posture. Slao chi.Timid. Mao si.Dumb broad. Flai ti flu zi.Riveting ... read more
6 months ago
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Hrrrumph!
Why can I only upload pix @ the library computer? I've got WinXP on my laptop (and this is even a more recent loaner, brand new!), but STIL... read more
1 months ago
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It's Been Going Around
1. The phone rings; who do you want it to be? One of those sweepstakes places telling me I've won mega-bux or a new car.2. When shopping at the grocer... read more
7 months ago
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