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Etymology man
18:00 ja italiasta on tullu sanoja suomeen paljolti 18:00 no ainakin yks
Way to go, bro!
Comedy disability
In my case, examples of this would include the job title alivaltiosihteeri; any animal’s name prefixed by ex (as in ”an ex-parrot”); Mary, Queen of Scots; and the number 42.
What? You want to know why I thought of this? Well… in Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie there’s a biology teacher who talks about an ex-frog. I thought it was funny.
Word 37: Gregarious
He was clever and wickedly funny, a gregarious man who had to be at every gallery opening, every new theater piece, every party, and would take every acting job that came along.
gregarious (adj) 1: tending to form a group with others of the same kind; ”gregarious bird species”; ”man is a gregarious animal” 2: seeking and enjoying the company of others; ”a gregarious person who avoids solitude” – source: Easy Riders Raging Bulls, p. 359
Advertising genius
The ride lasts ”FULL” 30 minutes, it said. The word ’full’ was in bold type, caps, and double the size of all the other words, but then – no doubt subconsciously – s/he had put quotation marks around it, like s/he did not believe it him/erself. What wonderful integrity!
Make your blog interesting
Pinseri!
Notes
Earlier I picked up Carrie and Boogie Nights on DVD just for a tenner. A good deal, even if I say so myself.
