Re: one for Professor Tango

2005-09-12 Thread Ben Doom
Is that a chocolate Easter bunny in your pocket, or are you happy to see me? --Ben Matthew Small wrote: > Even when words are not misspelled, people don't understand them. He > advertises "Exotic Candies" and people want sexual chocolate, seriously.

RE: one for Professor Tango

2005-09-12 Thread Matthew Small
r 12, 2005 1:06 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: one for Professor Tango How about this one: There's a billboard on my way to work, spelled "MARBLE AND GRANIT COUNTERTOPS" (has been there for years). Few months ago the lettering started falling off; they put it back up as is. On 9/8/05,

Re: one for Professor Tango

2005-09-12 Thread David Lakein
How about this one: There's a billboard on my way to work, spelled "MARBLE AND GRANIT COUNTERTOPS" (has been there for years). Few months ago the lettering started falling off; they put it back up as is. On 9/8/05, Ray Champagne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Drives me nuts, too. And I'm not anyt

RE: one for Professor Tango

2005-09-09 Thread Tangorre, Michael
> From: Earl, George [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > This sloppiness seems to have reached epidemic proportions as > it has permeated through newspaper headlines, headlines and > scrolling marquees on television, talking headlines on radio > and tv, mass distribution emails, etc. > > The one that

RE: one for Professor Tango

2005-09-09 Thread Earl, George
Ray said: > Nothing drives me crazier (well maybe /something/) than > driving around > and seeing those marquee signs that you slip the letters in, and the > sign is misspelled, uses the wrong word, or is just grossly > grammatically challenged. This sloppiness seems to have reached epidemic p

RE: one for Professor Tango

2005-09-08 Thread SStewart
ated sheep carcass... and thus the Pipes were born" the Scottish Rogues -Original Message- From: Ray Champagne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 04:03 pm To: CF-Community Subject: Re: one for Professor Tango Importance: Low damn! good choice

Re: one for Professor Tango

2005-09-08 Thread Ray Champagne
damn! good choice. Howie Hamlin wrote: > I thought Rock You Like a Hurricane would have been the song quoted... > > --- On Thursday, September 08, 2005 3:52 PM, Ray Champagne scribed: --- > >>What's wrong with the Scorpions? They rock! >> >>"Big City, Bity, Big City Nights!" >> > > > ~

Re: one for Professor Tango

2005-09-08 Thread Howie Hamlin
I thought Rock You Like a Hurricane would have been the song quoted... --- On Thursday, September 08, 2005 3:52 PM, Ray Champagne scribed: --- > > What's wrong with the Scorpions? They rock! > > "Big City, Bity, Big City Nights!" > ~~

Re: one for Professor Tango

2005-09-08 Thread Ray Champagne
oops, fucked that one up. oh well, it wasn't funny anyway. ;) Ray Champagne wrote: > What's wrong with the Scorpions? They rock! > > "Big City, Bity, Big City Nights!" > > Jim Campbell wrote: > >>Ray! No! Those are /scorpions/! >> >>- Jim >> >>Ray Champagne wrote: >> >> >> >>>That's ki

Re: one for Professor Tango

2005-09-08 Thread Ray Champagne
What's wrong with the Scorpions? They rock! "Big City, Bity, Big City Nights!" Jim Campbell wrote: > Ray! No! Those are /scorpions/! > > - Jim > > Ray Champagne wrote: > > >>That's kind of a triple-entendre if you live around here. >> >>Chix = hot chicks >>Chix = short for chicken >>Ch

Re: one for Professor Tango

2005-09-08 Thread Jim Campbell
Ray! No! Those are /scorpions/! - Jim Ray Champagne wrote: >That's kind of a triple-entendre if you live around here. > >Chix = hot chicks >Chix = short for chicken >Chix = smallish Lobsters sold @ a cheaper price. > >I'll take the first one, please. How much? :) > > ~

Re: one for Professor Tango

2005-09-08 Thread Ray Champagne
That's kind of a triple-entendre if you live around here. Chix = hot chicks Chix = short for chicken Chix = smallish Lobsters sold @ a cheaper price. I'll take the first one, please. How much? :) Kevin Graeme wrote: > Ha! I can do better than that! A local Chicken Hut dive in a town I used to

Re: one for Professor Tango

2005-09-08 Thread Kevin Graeme
Ha! I can do better than that! A local Chicken Hut dive in a town I used to live in had and all you can eat chicken buffet. They advertised on their sign outside: "ALL U CAN EAT CHIX" On 9/8/05, Ben Doom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I love it when those things have unintended double-entendres

Re: one for Professor Tango

2005-09-08 Thread Ben Doom
I love it when those things have unintended double-entendres. A few weeks ago, at Wendy's, I looked up and saw, "Do what feels right. Do a spicy chicken." --Ben Ray Champagne wrote: > Drives me nuts, too. And I'm not anything near an English teacher. :) > In fact, I think that was my worst

Re: one for Professor Tango

2005-09-08 Thread Ray Champagne
Drives me nuts, too. And I'm not anything near an English teacher. :) In fact, I think that was my worst subject. Nothing drives me crazier (well maybe /something/) than driving around and seeing those marquee signs that you slip the letters in, and the sign is misspelled, uses the wrong word,

RE: one for Professor Tango

2005-09-08 Thread Tangorre, Michael
> From: Ray Champagne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Since you're the grammar police, thought you might like this. > It's from the TinyURL plugin for FireFox. > > It's LOSE, dammit! Is it really that hard? > > http://rayandlori.com/loose.jpg That's a good one man! I see that all the time. To be

Re: one for Professor Tango

2005-09-08 Thread Tony
eye guess im just weird, but don't words look wierd to y'all when you see them and they just aren't speled write? tw On 9/8/05, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nice. > > I'm almost thinking whomever is in charge of defining the English language > should just go ahead and switch the meanings of

Re: one for Professor Tango

2005-09-08 Thread G
Nice. I'm almost thinking whomever is in charge of defining the English language should just go ahead and switch the meanings of "loose" and "lose" to match the way everyone writes it anyway. Probably easier than trying to educate all these yokels. > Since you're the grammar police, thought yo

one for Professor Tango

2005-09-08 Thread Ray Champagne
Since you're the grammar police, thought you might like this. It's from the TinyURL plugin for FireFox. It's LOSE, dammit! Is it really that hard? http://rayandlori.com/loose.jpg -- = Ray Champagne - Senior Application Developer