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Caught in the Internet: Wordy-Gurdy
Posted in Bizarre But Real, Economy, Humor, Idiots, Uncategorized, Weird Photo, WTF?
Tagged Consumer Culture, Password, Reading, Senor Wences, Words
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Weirdish Pix for July 12. 2012
Posted in Bizarre But Real, Humor, Idiots, Media, Rock, Weird Photo, Wingnuts, WTF?
Tagged Breasts, Concert Audiences, Texting, Unattended Children, Words
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Wordy-Gurdy: Where Did the Term ‘Piss Poor’ and Other Common Clichés Originate?
According to this, they came from the Middle Ages and, more specifically, Ye Olde England. Some of the information below is confirmed, other data may be taken with a ‘pinch of salt.’ In those days, hide tanners used urine to … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, New Ideas, Quotes, WTF?
Tagged cliches, Common Phrases, England, Etymology, Middle Ages, piss poor, RS Janes, Words
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From the Frank Luntz Playbook: Fourteen Words Republicans Should Never Use
From the man responsible for conjuring up scary ‘Death Panels’ for routine end of life counseling and shamelessly casting a bill that would increase pollution as a ‘Clean Air Act,’ here are more of his misleading and false ‘frames’ that … Continue reading
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Tagged Frank Luntz, GOP Scam, Lies, talking points, Words
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Isn’t It About Time to Drop ‘Slut’ from the Lexicon?
For as long as I’ve been alive (and I remember when people wore ‘I Like Ike’ buttons), ‘slut’ has been a nasty pejorative term for a woman who likes to have sex, usually with more than one partner, and occasionally … Continue reading
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Tagged Dossie Easton, Sex is Good, Slut, Slut Shaming, Words
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Mother Tongue-Tied
Multilingual people from non-English-speaking countries say English is the hardest major language in the world to master; as well as the conundrum of why we have words like enough, though, through, thorough, and thought where the ‘ough’ is pronounced differently, … Continue reading