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Re: A dude has arrived
« Reply #15 on: December 17, 2007, 11:32:33 pm »
Five cans for a hoary old joke about grammar? Really?

There are many things about this forum I do not understand.
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Re: A dude has arrived
« Reply #16 on: December 17, 2007, 11:44:25 pm »
I do believe that it was all about the timing, Ms. Waterfield.

Sometimes the right joke... even an old one... in the right place can blast the bad stuff all away to rags and atoms.

I know that there's been a lot of bummed-out vibes going around this place lately, myself more than included.

And then...  a really good if old joke comes out of nowhere.

And things are suddenly just a little bit better.
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Re: A dude has arrived
« Reply #17 on: December 18, 2007, 12:09:21 am »
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Oh man, I hate on some snot-nosed punks who don't realize that a preposition is a perfectly fine type of word to end a sentence with.

wait, is that a hoary old joke? what is the joke?

I feel like... if I had tried to say this, it would have been

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Oh man, I hate on some snot-nosed punks who don't realize that a preposition is a perfectly fine type of word with which to end a sentence.

and it would not have been on purpose. My conversion to descriptivist is recent, you see, and I am still not used to these new ways.
Or, maybe, I would have noticed, and changed it to end with With, and felt fake.
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Re: A dude has arrived
« Reply #18 on: December 18, 2007, 04:47:59 am »
Quote from: Asherdan on December 17, 2007, 10:00:58 pm
Keep reminding me why I'm your not-creepy-at-all internet admirerer professional giraffe lady.

Can'd to you and Vick.
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