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#76
If I was more literate, I'd come up with my own. but somebody already came up with these so I figured I'm covered.
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Quote:Examples of why the English language is so hard to learn:

1. The bandage was wound around the wound.
2. The farm was used to produce produce.
3. The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
4. We must polish the Polish furniture.
5. He could lead if he would get the lead out.
6. The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7. Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
8. A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
9. When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
10. I did not object to the object.
11. The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
12. There was a row among a row of oarsmen about how to row.
13. They were too close to the door to close it.
14. The buck does funny things when the does are present.
15. A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
16. To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
17. The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
18. It was a windy windy road.
19. After a number of injections my jaw got number.
20. Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
21. I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
22. How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
23. They stole the passenger seat of my Seat.
24. Please be discrete about each discreet item.
25. The United Nations sometimes sanctions the imposition of sanctions on an evil dictator.

PS. - Why doesn't "Buick" rhyme with "quick"
So much for the flickr badge idea. Dammit
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#77
Quote:A Plan for the Improvement of English Spelling

For example, in Year 1 that useless letter "c" would be dropped to be replased either by "k" or "s," and likewise "x" would no longer be part of the alphabet. The only kase in which "c" would be retained would be the "ch" formation, which will be dealt with later. Year 2 might reform "w" spelling, so that "which" and "one" would take the same konsonant, wile Year 3 might well abolish "y" replasing it with "i" and Iear 4 might fiks the "g/j" anomali wonse and for all.

Jenerally, then, the improvement would kontinue iear bai iear with Iear 5 doing awai with useless double konsonants, and Iears 6-12 or so modifaiing vowlz and the rimeining voist and unvoist konsonants. Bai Iear 15 or sou, it wud fainali bi posibl tu meik ius ov thi ridandant letez "c," "y" and "x"--bai now jast a memori in the maindz ov ould doderez--tu riplais "ch," "sh," and "th" rispektivli.

Fainali, xen, aafte sam 20 iers ov orxogrefkl riform, wi wud hev a lojikl, kohirnt speling in ius xrewawt xe Ingliy-spiking werld.

Note: It's posted all over as attributed to Twain, but several sites now say:

Quote:Although many people have attributed the "Plan for the Improvement of English Spelling" to Mark Twain, most Twain scholars doubt that this attribution is accurate. It has also (and probably more accurately) been attributed to one M.J. Yilz, in a letter he wrote to the journal The Economist.

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-tg
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#78
What am I supposed to do?

Stumble
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#79
Go to amazon.com or google.com or the website of your choice. Erase the domain in the locator bar and paste in the following:

javascript:R=0; x1=.1; y1=.05; x2=.25; y2=.24; x3=1.6; y3=.24; x4=300; y4=200; x5=300; y5=200; DI=document.images; DIL=DI.length; function A(){for(i=0; i-DIL; i++){DIS=DI[ i ].style; DIS.position='absolute'; DIS.left=Math.sin(R*x1+i*x2+x3)*x4+x5; DIS.top=Math.cos(R*y1+i*y2+y3)*y4+y5}R++}setInterval('A()',5); void(0);


Hit returns and experience the fun. Or not. I need a computer break.
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#80
Safety First!
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#81
Poster Letters Quiz

I got 18.

I thought I would do better.
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#82
Lion vs. 42 Midgets

If someone has video of this I honestly don't know if I'd beg to see it or run far away...


EDIT FOR BEING SUCKERED IN: vvvvv Damn! PWNED!
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--tg
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#84
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om0I-Yi5J4o
I'm nobody's pony.
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