Glowing Rats
Tim Bruening
and hot playground equipment.
Caption under a news picture in the Davis Enterprise in summer 2000.
nemo
"Tim Bruening" <tsbr...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote in message
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> The shade structure protects children and parents from ultraviolet rats
> and hot playground equipment.
>
> Caption under a news picture in the Davis Enterprise in summer 2000.
The study of such structures: Awningthology.
Tim Bruening
nemo
> The shade structure protects children and parents from ultraviolet rats
> and hot playground equipment.
>
> Caption under a news picture in the Davis Enterprise in summer 2000.
For sale: Four white rabbis
Advert in our local paper many years ago! (true. It even got on telly)
Tizcir: Hineh 'Alom Shem!
or because I like cats - Al Moggie!
Raving Loonie
Years ago, I was editing a small private social circular.
Some of those editions included a gentleman whose name was, Mr. Angus.
Regrettably the spell check dictionary which was included at that time
autocorrected,...
... Mr. Angus into Mr. Anus.
:-)
Cordially,
RL
nemo
"Raving Loonie" <raving...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Spell checkers can be very useful things. When I was made redungdent I was
very tempted to add an entry to MS Word's auto-correct list so that the
boss's name came out as arse-face dick-head. Didn't have the courage though,
so I just set the default font colour to white so he thought all his
documents had disappeared!
I'm only telling you this because, of course, you mustn't do it!
Tim Bruening
nemo wrote:
> "Tim Bruening" <tsbr...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote in message
> news:448A7052...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us...
> > The shade structure protects children and parents from ultraviolet rats
> > and hot playground equipment.
> >
> > Caption under a news picture in the Davis Enterprise in summer 2000.
>
> For sale: Four white rabbis
>
> Advert in our local paper many years ago! (true. It even got on telly)
Where can I buy a mullah?
Tim Bruening
Raving Loonie wrote:
The spell check didn't give you a choice?
Raving Loonie
Sometimes a person is tired and rests their overworked finger on the
'Return' key.
Probably most of the typo's these days; such as the 'rabbis' example
seem to be spell checker generated. The Angus to Anus one was slightly
unusual because it corrupted a correctly spelled word to a more
commonly correctly spelled word.
This incident occured 15+ years ago. I checked before posting. It
doesn't happen now.
Deliberately putting words in the custom dictionary is wicked. I liked
the idea of whiting out.
Come to think of it, I wonder what happens when one puts circular
redefinitions in a custom dictionary?
Example:
Fred ~~~> John
John ~~~> Fred
...Or just turn all the popular names into the same person.
Sigh ... The possibilities
Thanks for the laughs, nemo.
Cordially,
RL
nemo
entry in the User Dictionary, it'd be very easy not to notice it -
especially if you're a tooth-hindered typist and are looking at the keyboard
all the time instead of the screen.
Abba Dean Angus: The father of a holy cow who's head of a university.
nemo
In a shop selling professional artists' and illuminators' materials and
equipment. (That'll get eem goin!)
Raving Loonie
> On 14 Jun 2006 18:54:59 -0700, "Raving Loonie" <raving...@gmail.com>
> found these unused words floating about:
> apostrophes to plurals, misuse of possessive vs contraction, homonymns, etc.
Hey bub; what's your "beef", eh?
This is "English" ... reputed to be the language sewer and garbage
dump for all other languages.
I.E. The 'Bastard King' of languages.
:-)
Cordially
RL
Raving Loonie
> >
> >
> > Raving Loonie wrote:
> Abba Dean Angus: The father of a holy cow who's head of a university.
LOL!
Terry Jones
<raving...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Over reliance on spill chukkers is also corrupting the language. adding
>> apostrophes to plurals, misuse of possessive vs contraction, homonymns, etc.
>Hey bub; what's your "beef", eh?
>
>This is "English" ... reputed to be the language sewer and garbage
>dump for all other languages.
>
> I.E. The 'Bastard King' of languages.
OTOH if you were borrowing from other languages, would you choose
their 'garbage' or what you found *useful*?
Retaining 'purity' is only valid if that language (or genetic strain)
is near to optimum for it's environment - in which case any change
*would* most likely be for the worse. But otherwise adoptions &
borrowings may improve the functionality of a language (or a species).
And of course if the 'environment' changes, then having a large
variety available increases the likelihood of being able to cope with
those changes.
Terry
Raving Loonie
> On 18 Jun 2006 10:40:06 -0700, "Raving Loonie"
> <raving...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> Over reliance on spill chukkers is also corrupting the language. adding
> >> apostrophes to plurals, misuse of possessive vs contraction, homonymns, etc.
> >Hey bub; what's your "beef", eh?
> >
> >This is "English" ... reputed to be the language sewer and garbage
> >dump for all other languages.
> >
> > I.E. The 'Bastard King' of languages.
>
> OTOH if you were borrowing from other languages, would you choose
> their 'garbage' or what you found *useful*?
Example: How do they say 'En Francais... faire'
Verb: faire: to make, to do
(to fuck)
>
> Retaining 'purity' is only valid if that language (or genetic strain)
> is near to optimum for it's environment - in which case any change
> *would* most likely be for the worse. But otherwise adoptions &
> borrowings may improve the functionality of a language (or a species).
Entropy.
If it ain't useful?
If it doesn't float.
If it is ineffective
It is ..
lost
tossed
ignored
forgotten
Do you think that allowing it to occur of it's own accord, suffices?
>
> And of course if the 'environment' changes, then having a large
> variety available increases the likelihood of being able to cope with
> those changes.
Absolutely. ... Hail & rejoice, an abundance of queer and perverse
tools. :-)
(And the French are so, so into 'Language Purity'! <shakes head in
amazement> )
I speak French to men. ...
I speak Italian to women ...
I speak Spanish to God ...
... and I speak German to my horse.
~ Freddie the whoever from wherever (approximately)
Cordially,
RL
nemo
Angus Dei: Yossel has changed from being a lamb to a cow!
Raving Loonie
> On 18 Jun 2006 10:42:31 -0700, "Raving Loonie" <raving...@gmail.com>
> found these unused words floating about:
>
' Charolais - Small, bulging cylinder 7 cm tall, 5 cm diameter, made in
the Charolais region from goat's milk (sometimes with cow's milk
added). Interior texture can be soft or firm. Rough, moldy exterior,
with an orange tinge. '
See http://www.lowell.edu/users/grundy/cheese.html
I never knew that there were cheeses made from a mixture of goats' and
cows' milk!
Cordially,
RL
Terry Jones
<raving...@gmail.com> wrote:
> from goat's milk (sometimes with cow's milk
>added)
>
>I never knew that there were cheeses made from a mixture of goats' and
>cows' milk!
Perhaps when trying to produce a cheaper version of cheeses made from
more expensive / less common milks - goat, ewe, buffalo, etc.?
<Cross posting removed - *please* do, as otherwise it attracts /
encourages trolls>
Terry
Raving Loonie
> On 18 Jun 2006 20:58:04 -0700, "Raving Loonie"
> <raving...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > from goat's milk (sometimes with cow's milk
> >added)
> >
> >I never knew that there were cheeses made from a mixture of goats' and
> >cows' milk!
>
> Perhaps when trying to produce a cheaper version of cheeses made from
> more expensive / less common milks - goat, ewe, buffalo, etc.?
milks give a rather unique flavor to the cheese. I'm not sure that I
have ever tasted the stuff. Have to keep a look out for it.
>
> <Cross posting removed - *please* do, as otherwise it attracts /
> encourages trolls>
Yes sir!
( bit.listserv.autism, mn.humor, demon.local ... axed )
Bit confused about the invalid ng's, however
demon.local ... Haven't a clue as to why that was included ???
bit.listserv.autism ... Isn't that a plain vanilla autism group ???
mn.humor ... ??? ... Is the idea, here, that as long as it's
straight word-play, then O.K. ???
Again, I apologize and but have given it some thought as well as
noticing that the list was preserved.
Advice, should you wish? .. or not is o.k. too. <shrug>
Happy to follow advice, rote.
Cordially,
RL
nemo
"Raving Loonie" <raving...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Oooh. Fan queue! (It's very hot today.)
Raving Loonie
It's the perfect response to the 'classic'
" And now a few words from our speaker. "
Oooh. Fan queue! (It's very hot today.)
Cordially,
RL
[mn.humor, demon.local ] trimmed by whim.
nemo
What flavour?
Raving Loonie
> "Raving Loonie" <raving...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1150846247....@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com...
> > nemo wrote:
> > > "Raving Loonie" <raving...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:1150652551.5...@f6g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> > > > nemo wrote:
> > > > > "Tim Bruening" <tsbr...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote in message
> > > > > news:448E6AE0...@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us...
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Raving Loonie wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Abba Dean Angus: The father of a holy cow who's head of a
> university.
> > > > LOL!
> > > >
> > >
> > > Oooh. Fan queue! (It's very hot today.)
> > Hilarious.
> >
> > It's the perfect response to the 'classic'
> >
> > " And now a few words from our speaker. "
> >
> > Oooh. Fan queue! (It's very hot today.)
> >
> > Cordially,
> >
>
> What flavour?
nemo
Bart Tosh, tosh!
http://www.onelook.com/?w=cordial&ls=a
Spoze I'd better explain 'tosh' with a small 't' too, as it looks like the
UK slang dictionaries have forgotten this particular usage.
(Martial 't' too?? I though ee was dead!)
It's an informal cheeky general nickname like 'cock' or 'bud,' originated by
an ancient comedian, possibly Jimmy Wheeler.
'Cock' as a cheeky general nickname has nothing to do with wedding-tackle
BTW. It originated as Middle English slang for a cheeky or energetic young
man - I suppose from strutting about like a cock.
He was very fond of small purple onions, Jimmy Wheeler. He used to finish
his act by saying, 'Aye aye! That shallot!'
There. Is that a good enough 'What's next?'?
Tim Bruening
"Sir F. A. Rien" wrote:
> On 20 Jun 2006 16:30:47 -0700, "Raving Loonie" <raving...@gmail.com>
> found these unused words floating about:
>
> Must make sense to the numbos of the group(s).
To catch radioactive rats, use radioactive cats!
Tim Bruening
"Sir F. A. Rien" wrote:
> On 20 Jun 2006 16:30:47 -0700, "Raving Loonie" <raving...@gmail.com>
> found these unused words floating about:
>
Tim Bruening
"Sir F. A. Rien" wrote:
> On 20 Jun 2006 16:30:47 -0700, "Raving Loonie" <raving...@gmail.com>
> found these unused words floating about:
>
Tim Bruening
Tim Bruening
"Sir F. A. Rien" wrote:
> On 20 Jun 2006 16:30:47 -0700, "Raving Loonie" <raving...@gmail.com>
> found these unused words floating about:
>
Tim Bruening
"Sir F. A. Rien" wrote:
> On 20 Jun 2006 16:30:47 -0700, "Raving Loonie" <raving...@gmail.com>
> found these unused words floating about:
>
astri
> To catch radioactive rats, use radioactive cats!
(techno haiku)
radioactive
glowing cats chase glowing rats
down the glowing lane
endless stream of lights
viewed by night from on the roof
traffic never dies
-- astri
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