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		<title>What if I told you&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://bitsandpieces.us/2012/05/13/what-if-i-told-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 13:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonco</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p></p> <p>via</p> <p>&#160;</p> ]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.absolutelymadness.net/">via</a></p>
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		<title>Language</title>
		<link>http://bitsandpieces.us/2012/05/10/language/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 20:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonco</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>What language do people born deaf think in? </p> <p>via</p> <p>&#160;</p> ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><font size="5">What language do people born deaf think in? </font></p>
<p><a href="http://sickipedia.org/">via</a></p>
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		<title>What old-time words do you wish would make a comeback?</title>
		<link>http://bitsandpieces.us/2012/05/05/what-old-time-words-do-you-wish-would-make-a-comeback/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 11:45:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonco</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Reddit asks the question.&#160;&#160; Here are a few of the responses: &#160;I know some will say some of these haven&#8217;t gone away but I think they&#8217;re not as popular as they once were or as widely used.&#160;&#160; </p> I say &#8220;fisticuffs&#8221; and &#8220;icebox&#8221; were pretty cool words. I wish &#8220;randy&#8221; would come back. The [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/t6qou/what_oldtimey_words_do_you_wish_would_make_a/">Reddit asks the question</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp; Here are a few of the responses: &nbsp;<em><font color="#800000">I know some will say some of these haven&#8217;t gone away but I think they&#8217;re not as popular as they once were or as widely used.&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></em></p>
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<li>I say &#8220;fisticuffs&#8221; and &#8220;icebox&#8221; were pretty cool words.</li>
<li>I wish &#8220;randy&#8221; would come back. The use of &#8220;horny&#8221; seems so uncouth. Also, &#8220;uncouth&#8221; should come back.</li>
<li>I like words that flow, rapscallion has a delightful cadence to it. </li>
<li>&#8220;Fortnight&#8221; should make a comeback ! </li>
<li>Poppycock!</li>
<li>Hogwash!</li>
<li>Harlot</li>
<li>Strumpet and Floozie</li>
<li>Cankerblossom</li>
<li>Moxie</li>
<li>Ruffian</li>
<li>Tom foolery</li>
<li>Yonder</li>
<li>Thrice</li>
<li>Skedaddle</li>
<li>Forsooth!</li>
<li>Rapscallion</li>
<li>Davenport</li>
<li>Cat&#8217;s pajamas</li>
<li>Swell</li>
<li>Fiddlesticks!</li>
<li>Cadywhompus &#8220;That bar fight last night left me a bit cadywhompus!&#8221;</li>
<li>I&#8217;ve used the phrase, &#8221; run like the dickens&#8221; on a few occasions.</li>
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<p><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/t6qou/what_oldtimey_words_do_you_wish_would_make_a/">More here</a></p>
<p><strong>What old-time words do you wish would make a comeback?</strong></p>
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		<title>Punctuation Is Powerful</title>
		<link>http://bitsandpieces.us/2012/05/01/punctuation-is-powerful/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 17:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonco</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p></p> <p>via</p> <p>&#160;</p> ]]></description>
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		<title>Splenda Daddy</title>
		<link>http://bitsandpieces.us/2012/04/30/splenda-daddy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonco</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Splenda Daddy (noun) &#8211; A man who strives to be a Sugar Daddy but just doesn&#8217;t have the funds to pull it off.</p> <p>Thanks Sander</p> <p>&#160;</p> <p></p> ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><font size="5"><font face="Courier New"><strong>Splenda Daddy</strong> (noun) &#8211; A man who strives to be a Sugar Daddy but just doesn&#8217;t have the funds to pull it off.</font></font></p>
<p><font color="#808080"><em>Thanks Sander</em></font></p>
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		<title>Daffynitions</title>
		<link>http://bitsandpieces.us/2012/04/25/daffynitions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonco</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p></p> <p>1. ARBITRATOR: A cook that leaves Arby&#8217;s to work at McDonalds</p> <p>2. AVOIDABLE: What a bullfighter tries to do</p> <p>3. BERNADETTE: The act of torching a mortgage</p> <p>4. BURGLARIZE: What a crook sees with</p> <p>5. CONTROL: A short, ugly inmate&#160;6. COUNTERFEITERS: Workers who put together kitchen cabinets</p> <p>7. ECLIPSE: What an English barber [...]]]></description>
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<p></span><span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font size="4">1. <strong>ARBITRATOR</strong>: A cook that leaves Arby&#8217;s to work at McDonalds</font></span></span><span></p>
<p></span><span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font size="4">2. <strong>AVOIDABLE</strong>: What a bullfighter tries to do</font></span></span><span></p>
<p></span><span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font size="4">3. <strong>BERNADETTE</strong>: The act of torching a mortgage</font></span></span><span></p>
<p></span><span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font size="4">4. <strong>BURGLARIZE</strong>: What a crook sees with</font></span></span></p>
<p><span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span></span><span><font size="4">5. <strong>CONTROL</strong>: A short, ugly inmate<br /></font><br /></span><font size="4"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp;</span></font><span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font size="4">6. <strong>COUNTERFEITERS</strong>: Workers who put together kitchen cabinets</font></span></span><span></p>
<p></span><span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font size="4">7. <strong>ECLIPSE</strong>: What an English barber does for a living</font></span></span><span></p>
<p></span><span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font size="4">8. <strong>EYEDROPPER</strong>: A clumsy ophthalmologist</font></span></span><span></p>
<p></span><span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font size="4">9. <strong>HEROES</strong>: What a guy in a boat does</font></span></span><span></p>
<p></span><span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font size="4">10. <strong>LEFTBANK</strong>: What the robber did when his bag was full of money</font></span></span><span></p>
<p></span><span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font size="4">11. <strong>MISTY</strong>: How golfers create divots</font></span></span><span></p>
<p></span><span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font size="4">12. <strong>PARADOX</strong>: Two physicians!!</font></span></span><span></p>
<p></span><span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font size="4">13. <strong>PARASITES</strong>: What you see from the top of the Eiffel Tower</font></span></span><span></p>
<p></span><span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font size="4">14. <strong>PHARMACIST</strong>: A helper on the farm</font></span></span><span></p>
<p></span><span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font size="4">15. <strong>POLARIZE</strong>: What penguins see with</font></span></span><span></p>
<p></span><span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font size="4">16. <strong>PRIMATE</strong>: Removing your spouse from in front of the TV!!</font></span></span><span></p>
<p></span><span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font size="4">17. <strong>RELIEF</strong>: What trees do in the spring</font></span></span><span></p>
<p></span><span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font size="4">18. <strong>RUBBERNECK</strong>: What you do to relax your wife</font></span></span><span></p>
<p></span><span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font size="4">19. <strong>SELFISH</strong>: What the owner of a seafood store does</font></span></span><span></p>
<p></span><span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font size="4">20. <strong>SUDAFED</strong>: Brought litigation against a government official</font></span></span></p>
<p><span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><em><font color="#808080" size="3">Thanks Janet B</font></em></span></span></p>
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		<title>A Little Latin For Everyday Use</title>
		<link>http://bitsandpieces.us/2012/04/09/a-little-latin-for-everyday-use/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonco</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>This is a compilation of all those sites online of handy, useful, (and above all) contemporary Latin phrases. Enjoy!</p> <p>Ad eundum quo nemo ante it.To boldly go where no man has gone before.</p> <p>Age. Fac ut gaudeam. Go ahead. Make my day.</p> <p>Alanis horribulus.That singer has too damn many personal issues.</p> <p>Aio, quantitas magna [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a compilation of all those sites online of handy, useful, (and above all) contemporary Latin phrases. Enjoy!</p>
<p><font size="4">Ad eundum quo nemo ante it.<br />To boldly go where no man has gone before.</p>
<p>Age. Fac ut gaudeam. <br />Go ahead. Make my day.</p>
<p>Alanis horribulus.<br />That singer has too damn many personal issues.</p>
<p>Aio, quantitas magna frumentorum est.<br />Yes, that is a very large amount of corn.</p>
<p>(At a barbeque)<br />Animadvertistine, ubicumque stes, fumum recta in faciem ferri? <br />Ever noticed how wherever you stand, the smoke goes right into your face?</p>
<p>Anulos qui animum ostendunt omnes gestemus!<br />Let&#8217;s all wear mood rings!</p>
<p>Aquaductus non diuresis!<br />Don&#8217;t pee in the pool!</p>
<p>Atque memento, nulli adsunt Romanorum qui locutionem tuam corrigant.<br />And remember, there aren&#8217;t any Romans around to correct your pronunciation.</p>
<p>Auda similarum ad seattles.<br />They all sound just like Pearl Jam.</p>
<p>Aut discere aut disce.<br />Either learn or leave.</p>
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<p>Bibere humanum est, ergo bibamus.<br />To drink is human, let us therefore drink. </p>
<p>Bodicus mutilatimus, unemploymi forevercus.<br />Better take the nose ring out before the job interview.</p>
<p>Boobi falsetti starrius.<br />Sugar, if ya wanna be a star, you&#8217;re gonna have to do something about that bustline.</p>
<p>Braccae illae virides cum subucula rosea et tunica Caledonia-quam elenganter concinnatur!<br />Those green pants go so well with that pink shirt and the plaid jacket!</p>
<p>Caesar si viveret, ad remum dareris. <br />If Caesar were alive, you&#8217;d be chained to an oar.</p>
<p>Canis meus id comedit.<br />My dog ate it.</p>
<p>Carpe Ductum<br />Seize the Tape!</p>
<p>Carpe trojana!<br />Grab the condoms!</p>
<p>Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam.<br />I have a catapult. Give me all the money, or I will fling an enormous rock at your head.</p>
<p>Cave Canem!<br />Beware of Dog.</p>
<p>Cave ne ante ullas catapultas ambules.<br />If I were you, I wouldn&#8217;t walk in front of any catapults.</p>
<p>Clamo, clamatis, omnes clamamus pro glace lactis.<br />I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream.</p>
<p>Cogito, ergo doleo.<br />I think, therefore I am depressed.</p>
<p>Cogito, ergo sum.<br />I think, therefore I am.</p>
<p>Cogito sumere potum alterum.<br />I think I&sup1;ll have another drink.</font></p>
<p><font size="4">Coitus cyber-interruptus.<br />AOL problems while chatting with a hot babe on the Net.</p>
<p>Corruptisima republica plurimae leges. <br />The more corrupt a republic, the more laws.</p>
<p>Credo Elvem etiam vivere.<br />I believe Elvis lives.</p>
<p>Credo nos in fluctu eodem esse.<br />I think we&#8217;re on the same wavelength.</p>
<p>Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt. <br />When catapults are outlawed, only outlaws will have catapults. </p>
<p>De comedius non listus nomis uricani.<br />In matters of comedy, there can be no hurricane name lists.</p>
<p>De gustibus non est disputandum.<br />You mean you actually like chitlins?</p>
<p>De mortuis nil nisi boner.<br />Say nothing but good of the impotent.</p>
<p>Di! Ecce hora! Uxor mea me necabit! <br />God, look at the time! My wife will kill me! </p>
<p>Dictum ad tua mater.<br />Word to your mother!</p>
<p>Dictum, factum.<br />Said and done.</p>
<p>Die dulci fruere.<br />Have a nice day.</p>
<p>Diem perdidi!<br />I have lost a day! (Especially true on Friday!)</p>
<p>Domino vobiscum.<br />The pizza guy&#8217;s here.</p>
<p>Duc, sequere, aut de via decede.<br />Lead, follow, or get out of the way<br />.<br />Dumbassus! Hottie iste transvestitus!<br />Fool! That gorgeous woman is a crossdresser!</p>
<p>E Pluribus Tupac.<br />Rap is everywhere.</p>
<p>Erectionus finalum.<br />Anna Nicole Smith is here, Gramps.</p>
<p>Es debilem vinculum, vale! <br />You&#8217;re the weakest link, goodbye!</p>
<p>Estne volumen in toga, an solum tibi libet me videre?<br />Is that a scroll in your toga, or are you just happy to see me?</p>
<p>Et tu, Bubba?<br />Would you like fries with that, Mr. President?</p>
<p>Et tu, pluribus unum?<br />The government just stabbed me in the back!</p>
<p>Fac me cocleario vomere!<br />Gag me with a spoon!</p>
<p>Fac ut gaudeam.<br />Make my day.</p>
<p>Fac ut vivas.<br />Get a life. </p>
<p>Feles mala! Cur cista non uteris? Stramentum novum in ea posui. <br />Bad kitty! Why don&#8217;t you use the cat box? I put new litter in it. </p>
<p>Furnulum pani nolo.<br />I don&#8217;t want a toaster.</p>
<p>Gramen artificiosum odi.<br />I hate Astroturf.</p>
<p>Habetis bona deum.<br />Have a nice day.</p>
<p>Herpescum Dolores Es?<br />Have You Been Tested Recently?</p>
<p>Heu, modo itera omnia quae mihi nunc nuper narravisti, sed nunc Anglice? <br />Listen, would you repeat everything you just told me, only this time say it in English? </p>
<p>Hoc induto est fundus permagnusn? <br />Does my bum look big in this? </p>
<p>Hoc nomen meum verum non est.<br />This isn&sup1;t my real name.</p>
<p>Hoc tempore non possum colloqui, sum in curru. <br />I can&#8217;t talk now, I&#8217;m on a train. </p>
<p>Hocine bibo aut in eum digitos insero? <br />Do I drink this or stick my fingers in it? </p>
<p>Hodie adsit, cras absit. <br />Here today, gone tomorrow.</p>
<p>Id est mihi, id non est tibi!<br />It is mine, not yours!</p>
<p>Id legi modo hic modo illic. Vero, Latine loqui non est difficilissimum. <br />I picked it up here and there. Really, Latin isn&#8217;t all that hard. </p>
<p>Id quot circumiret, circumveniat. <br />What goes around, comes around. </p>
<p>Ignoramus microsoftis multa pecunia dat.<br />Yeah, where *do* I want to go today??</p>
<p>Il guyus nissanem iste ickye.<br />That Nissan guy gives me the creeps.</p>
<p>Illiud Latine dici non potest.<br />You can&#8217;t say that in Latin.</p>
<p>Imus ad magum Ozi videndum, magum Ozi mirum mirissimum.<br />We&#8217;re off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of Oz.</p>
<p>In vino veni. <br />(You figure this one out yerself.)</p>
<p>In vino, veritas.<br />&#8220;Have another drink, senator.&#8221;</p>
<p>Insula Gilliganis<br />Gilligan&#8217;s Island</p>
<p>Ita erat quando hic adveni. <br />It was that way when I got here. </p>
<p>Labera lege&#8230;<br />Read my lips&#8230;</p>
<p>Lagunculae leydianae non accedunt.<br />Batteries not included.</p>
<p>Lege atque lacrima.<br />Read &#8216;em and weep.</p>
<p>Lex clavatoris designati rescindenda est. <br />The designated hitter rule has got to go. </p>
<p>Lingua speciem involutam praebet, sed sat cito eam comprehendes. <br />It looks like a tricky language, but you&#8217;ll get the hang of it pretty quickly.</p>
<p>Log floggit cum palma folliculus.<br />If you don&#8217;t stop it, you&#8217;ll go blind.</p>
<p>Magister Mundi sum!<br />I am the Master of the Universe!</p>
<p>Magnus frater spectat te&#8230;<br />Big Brother is watching you&#8230;.</p>
<p>Mater tua criceta fuit, et pater tuo redoluit bacarum sambucus. <br />Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries. </p>
<p>Me transmitte sursum, Caledoni! <br />Beam me up, Scotty! </p>
<p>Mellita, domi adsum.<br />Honey, I&#8217;m home.</p>
<p>Mihi ignosce. Cum homine de cane debeo congredi.<br />Excuse me. I&#8217;ve got to see a man about a dog.</p>
<p>Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum, minutus carborata descendum pantorum.<br />A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants.</p>
<p>Modo fac.<br />Just do it.</p>
<p>Monstra mihi pecuniam!<br />Show me the money!</p>
<p>Motorolus interruptus.<br />Hold on, I&#8217;m going into a tunnel.</p>
<p>Muertes impendum pro saxophones.<br />Kenny G. must die.</p>
<p>Ne auderis delere orbem rigidum meum!<br />Don&#8217;t you dare erase my hard disk!</p>
<p>Neutiquam erro. <br />I am not lost. </p>
<p>Nihil curo de ista tua stulta superstitione. <br />I&#8217;m not interested in your dopey religious cult. </p>
<p>Nihil declaro. <br />I have nothing to declare. </p>
<p>Nihil est&#8211;in vita priore ego imperator Romanus fui.<br />That&#8217;s nothing&#8211;in a previous life I was a Roman Emperor.</p>
<p>No Quid Pro Quo.<br />I&#8217;m Sorry, We&#8217;re All Out of Quid.</p>
<p>Noli Intrare<br />Keep Out</p>
<p>Noli me vocare, ego te vocabo.<br />Don&#8217;t call me, I&#8217;ll call you.</p>
<p>Noli nothis permittere te terere.<br />Don&sup1;t let the bastards get you down.</p>
<p>Noli Perturbare<br />Do Not Disturb</p>
<p>Nolo Contendere.<br />Hillary, you&#8217;re on your own.</p>
<p>Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat.<br />It&#8217;s not the heat, it&#8217;s the humidity.</p>
<p>Non sum pisces. <br />I am not a fish. </p>
<p>Nucleo predicus dispella conducticus.<br />Remove foil before microwaving.</p>
<p>(At a poetry reading) <br />Nullo metro compositum est. <br />It doesn&#8217;t rhyme. &#8230;.</p>
<p>Non curo. Si metrum non habet, non est poema. <br />I don&#8217;t care. If it doesn&#8217;t rhyme, it isn&#8217;t a poem. </p>
<p>Numquam solus ambulabatis. <br />You&#8217;ll never walk alone. </p>
<p>Nunc est bibendum.<br />Now is the time for drinking.</p>
<p>Nunc Tutus Exitus Computarus.<br />It&#8217;s Now Safe To Turn Off Your Computer.</p>
<p>Nupperinme de Gallia huc volavi! Mehercule, bracchia mea defatiga sunt! <br />I just flew in from Gaul, and boy, are my arms tired! </p>
<p>O! Plus! Perge! Aio! Hui! Hem!<br />Oh! More! Go on! Yes! Ooh! Ummm!</p>
<p>Phy! Fabulae! <br />Bah! Humbug!</p>
<p>Postatem obscuri lateris nescitis.<br />You do not know the power of the dark side.</p>
<p>Prehende uxorem meam, sis!<br />Take my wife, please!</p>
<p>Purgamentum init, exit purgamentum.<br />Garbage in, garbage out.</p>
<p>Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?<br />How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?</p>
<p>Quaeso esto meus vicinus.<br />Please won&#8217;t you be my neighbor.</p>
<p>Qualem muleirculam!<br />What a bimbo!</p>
<p>Qualem blennum!<br />What a doofus! </p>
<p>Quando omni flunkus (?) moritati.<br />When all else fails, play dead.</p>
<p>Quanti canicule ille in finestere? <br />How much is that doggie in the window?</p>
<p>Quantum in ura hora imputas? <br />You charge how much an hour? </p>
<p>Quid? Me anxius sum?<br />What? Me worry?</p>
<p>Quis fuit ille personatus? <br />Who was that masked man? </p>
<p>Quo signo nata es?<br />What&#8217;s your sign?</p>
<p>Quomodo cogis comas tuas sic videri? <br />How do you get your hair to do that? </p>
<p>Radix lecti<br />Couch potato</p>
<p>Raptus regaliter<br />Royally screwed</p>
<p>Re vera, cara mea, mea nil refert. <br />Frankly, my dear, I don&#8217;t give a damn. </p>
<p>Re vera, potas bene.<br />Say, you sure are drinking a lot.</p>
<p>Revelare Pecunia!<br />Show Me The Money!</p>
<p>Revera linguam latinam vix cognovi.<br />I don&sup1;t really know all that much Latin.</p>
<p>Romani quidem artem amatoriam invenerunt. <br />You know, the Romans invented the art of love. </p>
<p>Sane, paululum linguae Latinae dico. <br />Sure, I speak a little Latin. </p>
<p>Semper ubi sub ubi.<br />Always wear underwear. (So incorrect it&#8217;s funny&#8230;)</p>
<p>Sentio aliquos togatos contra me conspirare. <br />I think some people in togas are plotting against me. </p>
<p>Sharpei diem.<br />Sieze the Wrinkle Dog.</p>
<p>Si Archibus Omnibus come, ego vometo.<br />If I eat an Arch Deluxe, I&#8217;ll puke.</p>
<p>Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere. <br />If it ain&#8217;t broke, don&#8217;t fix it. </p>
<p>Si hoc legere scis, nimium eruditionis habes.<br />If you can read this, you have to much education.</p>
<p>Si hoc signum legere potes, operis boni in rebus Latinus alacribus et fructuosis potiri potes!<br />If you can read this sign, you can get a good job in the fast-paced, high-paying world of Latin!</p>
<p>Si non vittet, accuittere debetis.<br />If it doesn&#8217;t fit, you must acquit.</p>
<p>Si tu id aeficas, ei venient. Ager Somnia<br />If you build it, they will come. Field of Dreams</p>
<p>Sic faciunt omnes.<br />Everyone is doing it.</p>
<p>Sic friatur crustulum.<br />Thus, the cookie crumbles.</p>
<p>Sic semper tyrannus.<br />Your dinosaur is ill.</p>
<p>Sit vis nobiscum.<br />May the force be with you.</p>
<p>Sola lingua bona est lingua mortua.<br />The only good language is a dead language.</p>
<p>Solum potestis prohibere ignes silvarum.<br />Only you can prevent forest fires.</p>
<p>Sona si Latine loqueris.<br />Honk if you speak Latin.</p>
<p>Spero nos familiares mansuros.<br />I hope we&#8217;ll still be friends.</p>
<p>Stultus est sicut stultus facit.<br />Stupid is as stupid does.</p>
<p>Sum, ergo edo.<br />I am, therefore I eat.</p>
<p>Tam exanimis quam tunica nehru fio.<br />I am as dead as the nehru jacket.</p>
<p>Tauri in decurso<br />Bulls on parade</p>
<p>Te audire no possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure.<br />I can&#8217;t hear you. I have a banana in my ear.</p>
<p>Te precor dulcissime supplex!<br />Pretty please with a cherry on top!</p>
<p>Tempo fugit.<br />I drove my Ford off a bridge.</p>
<p>Tempus incognitum.<br />Time unknown.</p>
<p>Tempis Macarena Fugit.<br />Time flies when you&#8217;re doing the Macarena.</p>
<p>Tibi Gratiad Agimus Quod Nihil Fumas <br />Thank you for not smoking</p>
<p>Totum dependeat.<br />Let it all hang out.</p>
<p>Tua mater gartet excitos calcios.<br />Your mom wears army boots.</p>
<p>Ubi est mea anaticula cumminosa?<br />Where&#8217;s my rubber ducky?</p>
<p>Uno viso, omnia visa sunt. <br />Seen one, seen &#8216;em all.</p>
<p>Ut si! <br />As if! </p>
<p>Utinam barbari spatium proprium tuum invadant!<br />May barbarians invade your personal space!</p>
<p>Utinam coniurati te in foro interficiant!<br />May conspirators assassinate you in the mall!</p>
<p>Utinam logica falsa tuam philosophiam totam suffodiant!<br />May faulty logic undermine your entire philosophy!</p>
<p>Vacca foeda!<br />Stupid cow!</p>
<p>Vah! Denuone Latine loquebar? Me ineptum. Interdum modo elabitur.<br />Oh! Was I speaking Latin again? Silly me. Sometimes it just sort of slips out.</p>
<p>Veni, vidi, Pesci.<br />I came, I saw, I moidered da bum.</p>
<p>Veni, veni, veni!<br />I came, I came, I came!</p>
<p>Veni Vedi Velcro.<br />I came. I saw. I stuck around.</p>
<p>Veni, vedi, vichy.<br />I came, I saw, I capitulated to the Germans.</p>
<p>Veni, Vedi, Visa.<br />I came, I saw, I bought it! </p>
<p>Vescere bracis meis.<br />Eat my shorts.</p>
<p>Ventis secundis, tene cursum.<br />Go with the flow.</p>
<p>Vidistine nuper imagines moventes bonas?<br />Seen any good movies lately?</p>
<p>Viri sunt Viri.<br />Men are slime.</p>
<p>Visne saltare? Viam Latam Fungosam scio.<br />Do you want to dance? I know the Funky Broadway.</p>
<p>Volo comparare nonnulla tegumembra. <br />I&#8217;d like to buy some condoms. </p>
<p>Wal*mart. Semper.<br />Wal*mart. Always.</p>
<p>Willum fibium comum tupeum.<br />Clinton lies like a rug!</p>
<p><u>The Seven Dwarfs</p>
<p></u>Fatuus<br />Dopey </p>
<p>Medicullus <br />Doc </p>
<p>Severus <br />Grumpy </p>
<p>Beatus <br />Happy </p>
<p>Somniculosus <br />Sleepy </p>
<p>Verecundus <br />Bashful </p>
<p>Sternuens <br />Sneezy </font></p>
<p><em><font color="#808080">Thanks DJ</font></em></p>
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		<title>Fumblerules of Grammar</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:43:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>In late-1979, New York Times columnist William Safire compiled a list of &#8220;Fumblerules of Grammar&#8221; &#8212; rules of writing, all of which are humorously self-contradictory.&#160; Those 36 fumblerules can be seen below, along with another 18 that later featured in Safire&#8217;s book, Fumblerules: A Lighthearted Guide to Grammar and Good Usage.</p> Remember to never [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>In late-1979, New York Times columnist William Safire compiled a list of &#8220;Fumblerules of Grammar&#8221; &mdash; rules of writing, all of which are humorously self-contradictory.&nbsp; Those 36 fumblerules can be seen below, along with another 18 that later featured in Safire&#8217;s book,</em> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0760735786/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=bipi09-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0760735786">Fumblerules: A Lighthearted Guide to Grammar and Good Usage</a><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bipi09-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0760735786" width="1" height="1" />.</p>
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<li>Remember to never split an infinitive.</li>
<li>A preposition is something never to end a sentence with.</li>
<li>The passive voice should never be used.</li>
<li>Avoid run-on sentences they are hard to read.</li>
<li>Don&#8217;t use no double negatives.</li>
<li>Use the semicolon properly, always use it where it is appropriate; and never where it isn&#8217;t.</li>
<li>Reserve the apostrophe for it&#8217;s proper use and omit it when its not needed.</li>
<li>Do not put statements in the negative form.</li>
<li>Verbs has to agree with their subjects.</li>
<li>No sentence fragments.</li>
<li>Proofread carefully to see if you words out.</li>
<li>Avoid commas, that are not necessary.</li>
<li>If you reread your work, you can find on rereading a great deal of repetition can be avoided by rereading and editing.</li>
<li>A writer must not shift your point of view.</li>
<li>Eschew dialect, irregardless.</li>
<li>And don&#8217;t start a sentence with a conjunction.</li>
<li>Don&#8217;t overuse exclamation marks!!!</li>
<li>Place pronouns as close as possible, especially in long sentences, as of 10 or more words, to their antecedents.</li>
<li>Hyphenate between sy-llables and avoid un-necessary hyphens.</li>
<li>Write all adverbial forms correct.</li>
<li>Don&#8217;t use contractions in formal writing.</li>
<li>Writing carefully, dangling participles must be avoided.</li>
<li>It is incumbent on us to avoid archaisms.</li>
<li>If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is.</li>
<li>Steer clear of incorrect forms of verbs that have snuck in the language.</li>
<li>Take the bull by the hand and avoid mixing metaphors.</li>
<li>Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky.</li>
<li>Never, ever use repetitive redundancies.</li>
<li>Everyone should be careful to use a singular pronoun with singular nouns in their writing.</li>
<li>If I&#8217;ve told you once, I&#8217;ve told you a thousand times, resist hyperbole.</li>
<li>Also, avoid awkward or affected alliteration.</li>
<li>Don&#8217;t string too many prepositional phrases together unless you are walking through the valley of the shadow of death.</li>
<li>Always pick on the correct idiom.</li>
<li>&#8220;Avoid overuse of &#8216;quotation &#8220;marks.&#8221;&#8216;&#8221;</li>
<li>The adverb always follows the verb.</li>
<li>Last but not least, avoid cliches like the plague; They&#8217;re old hat; seek viable alternatives.</li>
<li>Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do.</li>
<li>Employ the vernacular.</li>
<li>Eschew ampersands &amp; abbreviations, etc.</li>
<li>Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are unnecessary.</li>
<li>Contractions aren&#8217;t necessary.</li>
<li>Foreign words and phrases are not apropos.</li>
<li>One should never generalize.</li>
<li>Eliminate quotations. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, &#8220;I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.&#8221;</li>
<li>Comparisons are as bad as cliches.</li>
<li>Don&#8217;t be redundant; don&#8217;t use more words than necessary; it&#8217;s highly superfluous.</li>
<li>Be more or less specific.</li>
<li>Understatement is always best.</li>
<li>One-word sentences? Eliminate.</li>
<li>Analogies in writing are like feathers on a snake.</li>
<li>Go around the barn at high noon to avoid colloquialisms.</li>
<li>Who needs rhetorical questions?</li>
<li>Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement.</li>
<li>capitalize every sentence and remember always end it with a point</li>
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		<title>The Importance Of The Oxford Comma</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 14:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>The &#8216;Oxford comma&#8217; is an optional comma before the word &#8216;and&#8217; at the end of a list:</p> <p>We sell books, videos, and magazines.</p> <p>It&#8217;s known as the Oxford comma because it was traditionally used by printers, readers, and editors at Oxford University Press.&#160; Not all writers and publishers use it, but it can clarify [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><font color="#000080">The &#8216;Oxford comma&#8217; is an optional comma before the word &#8216;and&#8217; at the end of a list:</font></p>
<blockquote><p><em><font color="#000080">We sell books, videos, and magazines.</font></em></p></blockquote>
<p><font color="#000080">It&#8217;s known as the Oxford comma because it was </font><a href="http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/traditional#m_en_gb0875880.008"><font color="#000080">traditionally</font></a><font color="#000080"> used by printers, readers, and editors at Oxford University Press.&nbsp; Not all writers and publishers use it, but it can </font><a href="http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/clarify"><font color="#000080">clarify</font></a><font color="#000080"> the meaning of a sentence when the items in a list are not single words:</font></p>
<blockquote><p><em><font color="#000080">These items are available in black and white, red and yellow, and blue and green.</font></em></p></blockquote>
<p><font color="#000080">The Oxford comma is also known as the &#8216;serial comma&#8217;.</font></p>
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<p><em><font color="#808080">Thanks Brian S</font></em></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[ <p style="BACKGROUND: white" class="MsoNormal"></p> <p style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir="ltr" class="MsoNormal">Aphorisms: A short, pointed word or phrase expressing a wise or clever observation or a general truth&#8230;.</p> <p style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir="ltr" class="MsoNormal">&#160;</p> <p style="BACKGROUND: white" class="MsoNormal">ADULT:</p> <p style="BACKGROUND: white" class="MsoNormal">A person who has stopped growing at both ends</p> <p style="BACKGROUND: white" [...]]]></description>
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<p style="BACKGROUND: white" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Papyrus; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">A bunch of bones with the person scraped off. </span></b><span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="BACKGROUND: white" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Papyrus; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">The pain that drives you to extraction. </span></b><span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="BACKGROUND: white" class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Papyrus; COLOR: purple; FONT-SIZE: 36pt"><font size="5">TOMORROW:</font></span></u></b><span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="BACKGROUND: white" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Papyrus; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">One of the greatest labor saving devices of today.</span></b><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Papyrus; COLOR: purple; FONT-SIZE: 13pt"> </span></b><span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="BACKGROUND: white" class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Papyrus; COLOR: green; FONT-SIZE: 36pt"><font size="5">YAWN:</font></span></u></b><span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="BACKGROUND: white" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Papyrus; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">An honest opinion openly expressed. </span></b><span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="BACKGROUND: white" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Papyrus; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">And MY Personal Favorite!</span></b><span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="BACKGROUND: white" class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Papyrus; COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 36pt"><font size="5">WRINKLES:</font></span></u></b><span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="BACKGROUND: white" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Papyrus; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">Something other people have, </span></b><span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="BACKGROUND: white" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Papyrus; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Similar to my character lines.</span></b></p>
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<p style="BACKGROUND: white" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Papyrus; FONT-SIZE: 13pt"><font color="#808080"><em>Thanks Russ</em></font></span></b></p>
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