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Bargate

Posted in Humor, Humour, Language, Travel on Mar 1st, 2009

 
I’ve been away for a few days, happily wandering around the city of York - happy, that is, until I saw a snack bar.
 
There was nothing wrong with the particular establishment (perhaps apart from its run-down look and linguisitcally dated title), but the words ’snack bar’ caused some momentary confusion.
Anywhere else, a snack bar would [...]

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Seriously Funny

Posted in Faith, Humanity, Humor, Humour, Morality, Religion on Oct 3rd, 2008

I find myself continuing to laugh about and reflect on a comic strip cartoon that was first brought to my attention by Daniel Florien in which the creator, Neil Swaab, explains why god must prefer atheists to believers.

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The Cost of English Varieties

Posted in Health, Language, Technology on Oct 2nd, 2007

There is an account in English medieval records of two fishermen from Hull who had a frustrating experience. They ended up in London and went into a pub and tried to order a meal. All they wanted was a plate of eggs and potatoes. Unfortunately it took them a very long time to get served [...]

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