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We always ask where the time went. We never ask where itβs coming from. βJames Lileks
My mind is like my internet browserβ19 tabs open, 3 of them are frozen, and I have no idea where the music is coming from.
Home sweet home
Bob's sister Hannah
Bob's sister Ada
Bob's brother Otto
Bob's sister Eve
Bob's sister Nan
A baby picture of Bob and his siblings (clockwise from upper left: Otto, Eve, Hannah, Ada, Bob, and Nan)
Bob's childhood home
Bob's mom and dad
Bob in his youth
Bob's cousin Alphonse
Bob's Uncle Ralph and Aunt Edna
Bob's cousin Archibald
Bob's stepbrother Herbie (who really needs to quit smoking)
Bob's cousin Chester
Bob's Great Uncle Norbert and Great Aunt Phyllis
Bob's cousin Saffron (who will do anything for a drink)
Bob's cousin Thorndike
Bob's brother-in-law Vinnie
Bob's cousin Orville, who loves the Green Bay Packers
Bob's nieces Lulu and Bitsy, the biker chicks
Bob's stepsister Eloise, with the twins, Rudy and Trudy
Bob's Uncle Henry and Aunt Rowena
Bob's niece Esmerelda (who likes to live dangerously)
Bob's Great Uncle Arthur up in Saskatchewan
Bob's cousin Louie, the grackle of grumpiness
Miss Screech, Bob's journalism teacher
Bob's nephew Winthrop, who loves sports
Bob's Uncle Seymour and Aunt Bernice
Bob's second cousin Schlomo in Brooklyn
Bob's nephew Baxter
Bob's cousin Darrell
Bob's sister-in-law Delphine, who volunteers at the animal shelter
Percy the Pickpocket, Bob's third cousin once removed (the relative no one likes to talk about... every family has one)
The Bluebird of Happinessβ’ (no relation to Bob)
A pair of boobies (also no relation to Bob, but included for readers who desire titillation)
Bluebird Bitterβ’, the beer they named for Bob
Long ago and far away, when I was looking for a used car, I saw an ad in The Washington Post that gave me a chuckle. Obviously, the seller had called in the ad and pronounced Porsche correctly. But the ad-taker hadn’t a clue about foreign cars or German pronunciation, so it came out Portia.
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Reblogged this on Jeanne Owens, author and commented:
Hahaha! As someone who minored in English, I can’t help but laugh at these.
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Thank you for reblogging. π
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Reblogged this on Musings on Life & Experience and commented:
Hilarious. π — Suzanne
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Thanks Suzanne. π
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AS a fully paid up member of the Grammar Police, I loved these.
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Have you received your badge yet?

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Ooh! I should have one of those badges! π
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Reblogged this on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog and commented:
BlueBird caters for humour seeking grammarians ππ
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Thanks Chris. π
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Welcome BB π
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Love it!
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Reblogged this on Will S.' Sunny Side Blog and commented:
Love these! π
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Thanks Will. π
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Thank you for reblogging. π
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[…] English major jocularity […]
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[…] English major jocularity […]
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Funny by itself, the day’s thought is a great companion to a post on our language and those who study it:
Β«How do you tell a plumber from a chemist? Ask them to pronounce βunionized.βΒ»
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Wunnerful wunnerful!
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