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Archive for June, 2008

A Seriouse Lacke of Judgement

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Let’s face it, the only way to correctly spell judgment is without the ‘e’ in judge

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However one might interpret the Second Amendement, it is rife with archaic English and downright grammatical errors, then and now

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Shakespeare is the origin of the saying, ‘The world is my oyster’

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AP Takes on the Blogosphere

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Associated Press gets upset at the Drudge Retort and other sites that uses quotations from its articles and often ties advertising into the articles featuring the quotations

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Paraskavedekatriaphobia is a word formed from three Greek words:  paraskevi (Friday,) dekatreis (thirteen) and phobia (fear or phobia), meaning "fear of Friday the 13th."  Triskaidekaphobia means just "fear of the number 13." There you go.  Learn something everyday.  Happy Friday the 13th!

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Gas Buddy is a Web site that tracks highest and lowest gasoline prices across the nation

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Sameer Mishra, who previously confused numnah with numbnut, won the 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee championship by spelling the word guerdon

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