Another first-grade memory - when our teacher explained how "comb" was spelled, I finally concluded that "spelling is stupid."
We'd be dead. Can't get paid if you're dead.
Mal ,'Serenity'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
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tommyrot - Feb 25, 2010 7:12:58 am PST #10869 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Cashmere - Feb 25, 2010 7:13:15 am PST #10870 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
I think I can explain it that some sounds are made with more than one letter. He gets how "sh" makes the shhhh sound. I just wish I had a better grasp of how to explain this stuff.
And Liv just fell of a chair and said, "OH, BISCUITS!" which is the expletive Kick Buttowski uses. I think this is progress over "goddammit."
Jesse - Feb 25, 2010 7:13:50 am PST #10871 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
T-I-O-N!
Shun shun-shun shun!
T-I-O-N! Shun shun-shun shun!!
That is exactly what I was thinking!
Daisy Jane - Feb 25, 2010 7:19:07 am PST #10872 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Herradura makes a nice silver, and we like Cabo Wabo as well.
Sophia Brooks - Feb 25, 2010 7:20:09 am PST #10873 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I also say "comb" with a b in my head.
Daisy Jane - Feb 25, 2010 7:20:24 am PST #10874 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Oh! Milagro!
Kathy A - Feb 25, 2010 7:22:15 am PST #10875 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
If you really want to blow Owen's mind, point out to him that, according to various English spelling rules, "fish" can also be spelled "ghoti."
DavidS - Feb 25, 2010 7:25:33 am PST #10876 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Do you have a brand recommendation?
I like Noilly-Prat, a French vermouth.
You'll need dry vermouth for martinis (with Gin!) and sweet vermouth (rosso, not blanco) for Manhattans.
I remember brain-farting in third grade and trying to spell "of" as "uv."
tommyrot - Feb 25, 2010 7:25:36 am PST #10877 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
according to various English spelling rules, "fish" can also be spelled "ghoti."
Yeah. I learned that on Batman (the TV series).
Barb - Feb 25, 2010 7:26:12 am PST #10878 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”
Brain saw this:
Can anyone tell me how to explain -tion words to Owen? He asked me how to spell "operation" last night and then proceeded to ask me why a "shun" word was spelled with "tion." I'm at a loss.
followed immediately by this:
Fuck yeah!
And idly thought, "Noooo... don't think that's the best way..."
Clearly, need more coffee.
Also more classical music. Although "Bacchanale" is what's next in the queue.
My brain is going to weird places today, isn't it?