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General Discussion & Feedback => Just Chat! => Topic started by: DoctorBeaver on 24/06/2008 23:13:18
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Many of you will know that I abhor misuse of the apostrophe. Well, today I saw gross misuse of a comma.
Painted on the side of a lorry was "JCB,s and Tipper,s for hire".
I'd like to find whoever did that & poke them in the eye with a sharpened Eskimo grandmother.
Is that the worst example ever of appalling punctuation? Or has anyone seen anything worse? (Is that possible?)
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When I was in my local cafe today, I noticed that there were a lot
of possessive apostrophes in the wrong places.
Coffee's
Sandwich's
Baguette's
Omelett's
Tea's
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therefor; ...
seen on a discussion question i was grading as part of my teaching assistant job at university.
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There's a market stall here that uses greengrocer's apostrophes on all the vegetable's - except where they are probably needed: Local King Edwards.
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Have you read this book for punctuation, grammar criticism but a laugh too. It has gone to 3+million sales since 2003.
http://www.profilebooks.com/title.php?titleissue_id=441
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Dr B, the London Underground, (not a secret resistance movement [:)] ),
must drive you nutty with its inconsistent use of apostrophes in station names.
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I've recently seen people use multiple commas,, and I thought that rather bizarre,, especially when,,, commas aren't,, even,, required in the first place,.
I remember being asked to find an 'everyday' example of incorrect grammar for homework in high school. Having not done it by the next class, I quickly scanned the fire evacuation plan on the classroom door and found four. :)
Eats, Shoots and Leaves is an awesome book.
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I've recently seen people use multiple commas,, and I thought that rather bizarre,, especially when,,, commas aren't,, even,, required in the first place,.
I remember being asked to find an 'everyday' example of incorrect grammar for homework in high school. Having not done it by the next class, I quickly scanned the fire evacuation plan on the classroom door and found four. :)
Eats, Shoots and Leaves is an awesome book.
I know and it's still being published after the first ones in 2003.
Wowwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Many of you will know that I abhor misuse of the apostrophe. Well, today I saw gross misuse of a comma.
Painted on the side of a lorry was "JCB,s and Tipper,s for hire".
I'd like to find whoever did that & poke them in the eye with a sharpened Eskimo grandmother.
Is that the worst example ever of appalling punctuation? Or has anyone seen anything worse? (Is that possible?)
Perhaps the owner is so used to his plant being turned upside down by inexperienced drivers that he thought he would make the point in his punctuation. Also, as Mrs Global Awareness, the term Eskimo annoys me. Please call them inuits.
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While the term Eskimo might bother people It's far from clear that Inuits is any better (and note the capitals since we are discussing that sort of thing).
Surely the important bit is sharpening, rather than mislabeling, their Grandmothers.
"the London Underground, (not a secret resistance movement "
It is a secret resistance movement. All those trains and such are a front. Why else would it do such a bad job of moving people about?
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The station name, King's Cross, is seen spelt both with and without an apostrophe:
King's Cross is the signage used in the Network Rail and London Underground stations and on the tube map.
The official Network Rail webpage uses the "King's Cross" spelling.
Kings Cross is spelled without apostrophes in National Rail printed Timetables.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_King's_Cross_railway_station
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I always thought "Mothers Day" had an apostrophe when I was little until I got told off for putting one in on the card. It made sense to me!
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Many of you will know that I abhor misuse of the apostrophe. Well, today I saw gross misuse of a comma.
Painted on the side of a lorry was "JCB,s and Tipper,s for hire".
I'd like to find whoever did that & poke them in the eye with a sharpened Eskimo grandmother.
Is that the worst example ever of appalling punctuation? Or has anyone seen anything worse? (Is that possible?)
Also, as Mrs Global Awareness, the term Eskimo annoys me. Please call them inuits.
"Sharpened Inuit grandmothers" does not have the same comedic impact.
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I always thought "Mothers Day" had an apostrophe
It has - either singular possessive (Mother's) or plural possessive (Mothers').
You're owed some retribution sometime!
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Many of you will know that I abhor misuse of the apostrophe. Well, today I saw gross misuse of a comma.
Painted on the side of a lorry was "JCB,s and Tipper,s for hire".
I'd like to find whoever did that & poke them in the eye with a sharpened Eskimo grandmother.
Is that the worst example ever of appalling punctuation? Or has anyone seen anything worse? (Is that possible?)
Also, as Mrs Global Awareness, the term Eskimo annoys me. Please call them inuits.
"Sharpened Inuit grandmothers" does not have the same comedic impact.
I don't get the point either way!!!
Anyway, my son is a punctuation snob and goes around shouting at shop owners and pouting at pub owners for their shoddy apostrophes. I think he is Beaver's love child, although I think I might have remembered something like that. Is there any cure for his punctuation Tourettes. If he shouts 'apostrophe moron' one more time well I'll........
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shall we cal child protection services now or later?
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I think we should call the genetic modifier who created her.
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Is there any cure for his punctuation Tourettes. If he shouts 'apostrophe moron' one more time well I'll........
Tourette's should have an apostrophe. [^]
Don't let the boy find out!
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While the term Eskimo might bother people It's far from clear that Inuits is any better (and note the capitals since we are discussing that sort of thing).
Surely the important bit is sharpening, rather than mislabeling, their Grandmothers.
"the London Underground, (not a secret resistance movement "
It is a secret resistance movement. All those trains and such are a front. Why else would it do such a bad job of moving people about?
The London Underground is definitely NOT a secret thing because it's other name is the Tube.
Since I went on the trains recently and the only front is the part of the carriages !!!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Underground
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/modalpages/2625.aspx
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The London Underground is definitely NOT a secret thing because it's other name is the Tube.
Since I went on the trains recently and the only front is the part of the carriages !!!!!
rosalind, i think you mean "the tube". The Tube is the train service that serves London, as for the london underground and it being a secret movement! You are all wrong, it was a band from the 80's.
call yourselves educated?
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The London Underground is definitely NOT a secret thing because it's other name is the Tube.
Since I went on the trains recently and the only front is the part of the carriages !!!!!
as for the london underground...
Oh dear. Oh dear oh dear oh dear. London should have a capital L.
Since when were London Underground a band? [???] Are you, perhaps, thinking of The Velvet Underground?
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While the term Eskimo might bother people It's far from clear that Inuits is any better (and note the capitals since we are discussing that sort of thing).
Surely the important bit is sharpening, rather than mislabeling, their Grandmothers.
"the London Underground, (not a secret resistance movement "
It is a secret resistance movement. All those trains and such are a front. Why else would it do such a bad job of moving people about?
The London Underground is definitely NOT a secret thing because it's other name is the Tube.
No apostrophe in "its" when it's used in the possessive case, please.
...that serves London, as for the london underground...
There should be a full stop after "London" and "as" should therefore be capitalised.
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The London Underground is definitely NOT a secret thing because it's other name is the Tube.
Since I went on the trains recently and the only front is the part of the carriages !!!!!
as for the london underground...
Oh dear. Oh dear oh dear oh dear. London should have a capital L
Just as I was posting that reply the board crashed on me and so what if London does or not have a Capital letter as that is what it is. England's capital city !!
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The London Underground is definitely NOT a secret thing because it's other name is the Tube.
Since I went on the trains recently and the only front is the part of the carriages !!!!!
as for the london underground...
Oh dear. Oh dear oh dear oh dear. London should have a capital L
Just as I was posting that reply the board crashed on me and so what if London does or not have a Capital letter as that is what it is. England's capital city !!
There are so many errors in that, I hardly know where to start!
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We can all learn from our mistakes and I have so that I have become more techy aware also punctuation to me is second nature,
Dr Beaver>??
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This is! what is Going on<<:? I believe there we've become very de-sensitized to the roll of granma in our' common live's..
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hold on, hold on.
I notice that nobody has said that I am wrong in saying that the London underground were a band, and not a transport system or secret movement. All you are doing is using avoiding tactics, such as pulling rosalind up on her awful grammar. Although I have to say, I hate it when people use multiple ?'s and !'s.
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Paul, we are ignoring you, it seemed best as you are off topic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do you understand??????????????????????
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ever seen people type like this with no punctuation whatsoever geez its so annoying you cant even tell where the sentences begin and end you have to guess what the meaning is it surely cant be that difficult to throw in a full stop here and there even if use of other forms of punctuation is beyond the offenders abilities [big gasp of air] but i think what makes it more annoying is when they ask you a question minus any question mark expecting you to realise its a question and you need to stare at the block of senseless text for some length of time while deciding whether or not you were being asked something and were required to answer isnt that annoying i think it is
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I don't know what you're talking about...
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The brain far exceeds the rest (or so I like to tell myself).
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AH, YES! The cartoon is you just cup of tea, Beaver.
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AH, YES! The cartoon is you just cup of tea, Beaver.
In English, please.
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AH, YES! The cartoon is you just cup of tea, Beaver.
In English, please.
Are you challenging a man who is already "challenged"?
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Paul, we are ignoring you, it seemed best as you are off topic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do you understand??????????????????????
Off topic!
Is this possible on TNS? I think a moderator should investigate...
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JimBob went off years ago. Don't let him worry you.
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Au contraire - I'm the only one sane in this loony bin. It is why none of the rest of you are moderators.
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Oh, I do totally agree, but to have the brain packaged in such a magnificent carrying case is - well, I shall only say that a dumb, good-looking woman holds no attraction for me.
Please drop conversation. I don't like it. Thank you.
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Oh, I do totally agree, but to have the brain packaged in such a magnificent carrying case is - well, I shall only say that a dumb, good-looking woman holds no attraction for me.
Please drop conversation. I don't like it. Thank you.
Now you've upset the poor wee thing
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And I've taken care of it privately, thank you.
Besides, You cretinous beast, you were the one in blue-face with your tongue hanging out dripping drool. As bad as I am, ye are, argh!
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What has the blue-faced drooler got to do with it? I was thinking of my dinner.
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Au contraire - I'm the only one sane in this loony bin. It is why none of the rest of you are moderators.
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Big head.
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Au contraire - I'm the only one sane in this loony bin. It is why none of the rest of you are moderators.
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Big head.
On what?
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Guiness
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You misspelled it - it's G-E-N-I-U-S genius.
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Actually, she did mis-spell it - GUINNESS. 2 Ns in the middle.
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Shoot me, I'm dyslexic! So is the Fonz yeh, hey, hey.
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You misspelled it - it's G-E-N-I-U-S genius.
So it was misspelled and the correct spelling is above in MY post, herein quoted. The punctuation of my post did also have a mistake BUT NOT THE SPELLING!
The correct punctuation is:
"You misspelled it - it's G-E-N-I-U-S. i.e, 'genius.' "
[;D]
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What on Earth are you waffling about, you old duffer?
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If you do not have the mental capacity to follow a discussion, I'd suggest you find an alternate way of having fun - say swimming though the turbines at a hydroelectric plant. You'd bloody well enjoy that - at least the blood part.
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This shop is in the next village.
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I think this one is manchester, but would you let somebody loose with a tat gun when their sign is like that?
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That does not auger well.
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You misspelled it - it's G-E-N-I-U-S genius.
So it was misspelled and the correct spelling is above in MY post, herein quoted. The punctuation of my post did also have a mistake BUT NOT THE SPELLING!
The correct punctuation is:
"You misspelled it - it's G-E-N-I-U-S. i.e, 'genius.' "
[;D]
It was you who went off at a tangent. GUINNESS is not spelled GENIUS.
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No you tend to drink it not spell it.
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You misspelled it - it's G-E-N-I-U-S genius.
So it was misspelled and the correct spelling is above in MY post, herein quoted. The punctuation of my post did also have a mistake BUT NOT THE SPELLING!
The correct punctuation is:
"You misspelled it - it's G-E-N-I-U-S. i.e, 'genius.' "
[;D]
It was you who went off at a tangent. GUINNESS is not spelled GENIUS.
She tried to spell GUINNESS not GENIUS, you moronic cow-fiddler!
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How do you know, you wretched, over-toothed beast? Besides, the act you described is just impossible. A cow will not fit under my chin.
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Which chin? There are plenty to choose from. [:P]
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I believe that picture of Jabba-the-Hut has deranged - well, at least your memory. I have only one chin, goober.
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I believe that picture of Jabba-the-Hut has deranged - well, at least your memory. I have only one chin, goober.
Maybe at the angle you look at it from, bozo.
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Do I have to bang your heads together again or are you starting to enjoy me doing that?
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Who asked you to butt in?
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I'll take my butt out again.
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No-one else would want to take it out.
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(Desperate attempt to get the thread back near the track and away from a slanging match)
Didn't Mr Beckham get a tatoo with the wrong spelling of Victoria (In Hindi)?
Anyway, by pet hate on this score was a company called "Peoples phone". Surely they could afford at least one of the apostrophes? It seems they have been taken over, so perhaps there's hope for the world yet.
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BC - there was smoething wrong with the spelling, but I can't remember which language it was in. You could be right about Hindi.
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Yup - Hindi
From BBC news http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1044797.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1044797.stm)
Football player David Beckham has misspelt his wife's name on his latest tattoo.
The tattoo on his left forearm is incorrect, spelling Victoria with an added "h" as Vihctoria.
The Manchester United player reportedly decided to have his wife's name in Hindi script because he felt it would be less "tacky" than having it in English.
Pademesh Gupta, editor of Hindi-language magazine Purvai said it was a "silly mistake".
He told BBC News Online: "The name Victoria is well known in India because of Queen Victoria. It is in a Hindi dictionary."
He added: "Whoever did the tattoo was probably English and didn't know Hindi."
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No-one else would want to take it out.
Don't be so sure, goober.
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Shall I find you another barrell to scrape the bottom of?
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Back to misspelled tats - when Kelly Holmes, our top woman athlete, won something important a while back one of her female fans decided it would be a good idea to show support by having her hero's name tattooed across her back - Kelly Homes.
The press said it looked like an advert for a building company.
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[;D]
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Shall I find you another barrell to scrape the bottom of?
No one gets to scrape my bottom.
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Shall I find you another barrell to scrape the bottom of?
No one gets to scrape my bottom.
Because they can't find a scraper big enough?
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How outré!
Would the Butler please remove this fellow from the club? Even as a member's guest, he cannot make comments about a lady, no matter how true, that are crude.
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Decorum, please!
Butler, get this lout OUT OF THE CLUB!
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HA... I pay the butler! [^]
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How outré!
Would the Butler please remove this fellow from the club? Even as a member's guest, he cannot make comments about a lady, no matter how true, that are crude.
I thought he was a guest's member!
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How outré!
Would the Butler please remove this fellow from the club? Even as a member's guest, he cannot make comments about a lady, no matter how true, that are crude.
I thought he was a guest's member!
This must definitely be considered. He IS acting like one.
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Takes one to know one!
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That's an absurd statement. I know a Ford Escort when I see 1, but I'm not 1.
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Are you sure? I have noticed the wear on you right front tire indicating you need to have you front end aligned. From the wear pattern, I think it's the camber that needs to be reset.
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I doubt that very much.
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The plumb paintwork suggests you had a respray. I don't think plumb was an original colour for a Ford Escort.
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Plum wasn't an original color (or colour, as you prefer.) There has been a lot of body work as well. The normal Ford Escort doesn't come with mammary glands.
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Oh Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy... you must really like hospitals.
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Not really, but the truth does hurt, doesn't it?
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You wouldn't know
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Possibly, but by your reaction it is acutely obvious that you are intimately aware of the effect of TRUTH! on one.
By the way, how is the body work holding up? If it is beginning to sag, I do know they make bras for a Ford Escort.
http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/mmp/ford~escort_zx2~car_bra~parts.html
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How strange
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Good luck tomorrow Jim.
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Good luck tomorrow Jim.
Yeah, that.
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Thank you, both - (Doc's an old softy, folks, don't let him fool you.)
I'm off to bed - 3:30 wake-up to get there at 5 AM. What I'll do for morphine!
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(Doc's an old softy, folks, don't let him fool you.)
Yeah, right. So was Atilla the Hun!
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Thinking of you today.....Hang in there Jim!
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(Doc's an old softy, folks, don't let him fool you.)
No, Attila was a drunken slob - sure you wish to compare yourself to him?
Thank you, Karen.
it is 4 AM! GAWD!
Yeah, right. So was Atilla the Hun!
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Thinking of you today.....Hang in there Jim!
They are not going to put him in traction are they?
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Thinking of you today.....Hang in there Jim!
They are not going to put him in traction are they?
That's be fun!
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Which rope would you pull first?
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I hear he is having some plastic surgery whilst he is in there. They are going to sew a plastic bag over his face!
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I think we should behave now.....sorry Jim.
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I hear he is having some plastic surgery whilst he is in there. They are going to sew a plastic bag over his face!
At least he'd look less wrinkly