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7.06.2010
1.05.2010
Notable Quotable 2009
As much of a gadget freak as I may be, I love my Slingshot organizer. More than anything, I like having it around to quickly jot down info about things I see, films while I'm watching them, and, most importantly for this post, funny things people I'm spending time with say. Here's a collection of quotations from the last year, mostly without attribution.
January 28- can you mix chamomile tea and wine?
March 7- it was calypso metal for a second there.
March 15- you need to edit all day. do it. now.
March 22- what happens when you repeatedly remove 2 ft. of film from Ghost until 9 minutes have disappeared?
March 26- who is amen? goosey jossip. the way he breathes.
March 26- sever thunderstorms
April 2- how are you going to argue with the traveling nurse with the new fake boobs when she takes your glasses?
April 10- you and I lick ass at the mutual flake
April 17- Hispanic veggies -Felice
April 24- ride sightings of a big scary green and yellow snake, 3 deer, and a Tom turkey
April 26- salt dogs should've been the salt creek beetles. their mascot would have big mandibles to scare the shit out of kids. -Conrad
May 30- my brain is too powerful for passion. -Marti
June 10- have a good try one at the a&n bar in wymore.
July 3- all women have a built-in grain of indestructibility. and men's task has always been to make them realize it as late as possible. -Sans Soleil
July 12- baby/child one pulled pit with water pouring out of its open mouth, dead. "look, my gill can hold her breath!"
August 17- mom: I'm going to the blood bank
Elisabeth: have fun with the vampires
mom: you know, it's something good I can do that doesn't require brains
elisabeth: yeah, that's the zombies
September 8- when is our workplace going to reflect the creativity-fostering we want to see in schools? it's depressing, not funny.
October 10- ART ART ART show!
October 17- Kein mensch ist illegal.
October 18- I tried to do handstands for you.
October 21- serendipity: I heard your voice in Dresden comes on the shuffle while driving in dresden. berlin graffiti: I'll be in your dreams if you'll let me be in yours.
October 22- dorky business idea: underwear printed with dutch flag pattern, for your Netherlands.
January 28- can you mix chamomile tea and wine?
March 7- it was calypso metal for a second there.
March 15- you need to edit all day. do it. now.
March 22- what happens when you repeatedly remove 2 ft. of film from Ghost until 9 minutes have disappeared?
March 26- who is amen? goosey jossip. the way he breathes.
March 26- sever thunderstorms
April 2- how are you going to argue with the traveling nurse with the new fake boobs when she takes your glasses?
April 10- you and I lick ass at the mutual flake
April 17- Hispanic veggies -Felice
April 24- ride sightings of a big scary green and yellow snake, 3 deer, and a Tom turkey
April 26- salt dogs should've been the salt creek beetles. their mascot would have big mandibles to scare the shit out of kids. -Conrad
May 30- my brain is too powerful for passion. -Marti
June 10- have a good try one at the a&n bar in wymore.
July 3- all women have a built-in grain of indestructibility. and men's task has always been to make them realize it as late as possible. -Sans Soleil
July 12- baby/child one pulled pit with water pouring out of its open mouth, dead. "look, my gill can hold her breath!"
August 17- mom: I'm going to the blood bank
Elisabeth: have fun with the vampires
mom: you know, it's something good I can do that doesn't require brains
elisabeth: yeah, that's the zombies
September 8- when is our workplace going to reflect the creativity-fostering we want to see in schools? it's depressing, not funny.
October 10- ART ART ART show!
October 17- Kein mensch ist illegal.
October 18- I tried to do handstands for you.
October 21- serendipity: I heard your voice in Dresden comes on the shuffle while driving in dresden. berlin graffiti: I'll be in your dreams if you'll let me be in yours.
October 22- dorky business idea: underwear printed with dutch flag pattern, for your Netherlands.
1.01.2010
10.07.2009
9.27.2009
8.10.2009
8.04.2009
On Language
Ben Schott has a nice little tidbit in the NYT on language -- as has been much lamented by many as Twitter increases its presence -- as it changes when limited. Rather than abbreviating with acronyms, maybe we should return to this code of telegraphy, no?
7.08.2009
Annals of Grammar: Focussing
I have always been keen on The New Yorker's preferred spelling of "focussing," and I'm pleased to discover that BikeSnobNYC is, too.
4.13.2009
Egg Salad Dady
My Egg Salad (thanks for the Easter eggs, Mom) is the Pimp Dady of Egg Salad Sandwiches. I kid you not.
4.06.2009
Language, Noun Gender, & Worldview
Fascinating research presented by Robert Krulwich on NPR this morning.
Have a listen.
Boroditsky proposes that because the word for "bridge" in German — die brucke — is a feminine noun, and the word for "bridge" in Spanish — el puente — is a masculine noun, native speakers unconsciously give nouns the characteristics of their grammatical gender.
3.31.2009
9.15.2008
Yup, extremely so
| What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Midland "You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio. | |
| The West | |
| Boston | |
| North Central | |
| The Inland North | |
| The South | |
| Philadelphia | |
| The Northeast | |
| What American accent do you have? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz | |
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