Quote of the Day
“My life needs editing”–Mort Sahl
“My life needs editing”–Mort Sahl
“Ocean, n. A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man — who has no gills.” ― Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil’s Dictionary
“When you catch an adjective, kill it. No, I don’t mean utterly, but kill most of them–then the rest will be valuable. They weaken when they are close together. They give strength when they are far apart.” –Mark Twain
“Enormous numbers of people are taken in, or at least beguiled and fascinated, by what seems to me to be unbelievable hocum, and relatively few are concerned with or thrilled by the astounding—yet true—facts of science, as put forth in the pages of, say, Scientific American.”–Douglas Hofstadter
A Biden/Warren Ticket
There is an art to being obnoxious. Some of us are naturally obnoxious, but even the naturally charming can learn to be obnoxious. Here are some tips: Belittle as pseudoscientific anybody who believes in any form of alternative medicine. Let’s say your friend George sees an acupuncturist for his back problems. Point out large double … More The Art of Being Obnoxious
“Reality has a well-known liberal bias.”–Stephen Colbert
Does grammar matter? Take a look at these two sentences from the website of the Plain English Campaign(http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/). The first sentence is from a actual document on school children. High-quality learning environments are a necessary precondition for facilitation and enhancement of the ongoing learning process. Here’s the plain English translation: Children need good schools if … More Clarity and Wordiness
Nobody likes the grammar police. There’s a joke about two women sitting on a plane. One of them, a Texan, turns to the other and asks, “Where are you all from?” The woman looks at her and answers disdainfully, “I’m from a place where people don’t end sentences with prepositions.” The Texan smiles … More Grammar Myths
“The IQ and the life expectancy of the average American recently passed each other in opposite directions.”–George Carlin