April 2012
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demoncolbert:
OH MY GOD
i went into the bank and asked what day it was and the teller said “march 26th” so i asked “and the year?” and she kinda looked at me for a second before saying “2012”. i threw my hands up in the air and yelled “IT WORKED” before turning to leave.
THEN AS I WAS JOGGING OUT OF THE BANK SOME OTHER DUDE CAME UP TO ME LIKE “HOLY CRAP, YOUR MACHINE WORKED TOO?” AND WE HIGH...
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"Use of polite language in an argument leads to... →
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everythingbutharleyquinn:
deaf-autie:
Another reason why being nice when your shit’s on the line isn’t going to get you anywhere.
Yeah, basically, I think when you play too much into that ‘be polite so people will listen’ thing you actually reinforce disparate power dynamics that allow more privileged people to believe they’re doing you a FAVOUR by listening, so you’re still...
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alexandraerin:
I woke up this morning and saw some stuff on my dash about Rick Santorum saying the n-word on camera. Went to Google News to see if I could find out what it was about. Nothing there. Figured, “Oh, well, I guess it just happened and no one’s covered it yet.”
Scrolled through dash some more, found out that it happened on Tuesday. Today’s Friday.
Oh.
It happened on Tuesday?! Man,...
deliciousKaek: talldarkbishoujo replied to your... →
deliciouskaek:
talldarkbishoujo replied to your post: i’m really trying
that’s what kills me. there is like no other word in the English language that could have possibly been.
nom-chompsky replied to your post: i’m really trying
i think his team will say he meant to say “peacenik”…
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Oh, Lookie!
Hello new followers. Welcome to the crazy place that is my blog. I have no idea why you’re here. I still still don’t know why my older followers have stuck with me for this long. But thank you to all of you.
Just know newbies, that I’m random and funny and serious and religious (not preachy) and nerdy and snarky and I really really really really really love food.
Really. Ok?...
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Hello?
deliciouskaek:
hamburgerjack:
Is it me you’re looking for?
I can see it in your eyes
I can see it in your smile.
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Watchfuckyeahfamousblackgirls:
Actress Regina Hall mess around with her “Think Like a Man” male co-stars
I laughed so hard that I had a coughing fit. Oh, my!
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War On Words: NYC Dept. Of Education Wants 50... →
latinosexuality:
‘Dinosaur,’ ‘Birthday,’ ‘Halloween,’ ‘Poverty,’ ‘Divorce’ Among Those Suggested
also “sex” “pornography” “abuse” and others.
I can’t be bothered to even read this right now.
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I'm interviewing Tim Wise on my radio show this...
cognitivedissonance:
For those of you who may not know who he is, here’s his bio.
What should I ask him? Any suggestions?
And yes, I’m stoked.
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thepiratenamedj asked: Is this true? I followed because I'm pretty set on linguistics as a major, and I figured maybe I'd pick up a few things. I don't want to lose my love for language if that's what your indicating. post/20090481728/i-am-overwhelmed-by-the-mysteries-of-language
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i am overwhelmed by the mysteries of language
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endlessnine:
people always say “oh you’re a linguist how many languages do you speak”
it doesn’t work like that
when you become a linguist you actually start losing your ability to speak any language tolerably
i seriously don’t even know english anymore
GPOY
YES! Especially when you learn expressions and idioms in other languages that we don’t have in English. I also...
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Watchsoupsoup:
reuters:
ABC News releases surveillance video of arrest of George Zimmerman.
Zimmerman said he had been bloodied badly, had the back of his head slammed into the ground, and was given a broken nose. Does that appear to be the case from this video?
What’s done in the dark always comes to light. Though he looks different than the picture of him that’s been posted in the...
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US Army will block atheist soldiers from feeding... →
invisiblelad:
abaldwin360:
This sure as hell sounds like endorsing a religion, doesn’t it.
What?
Dude, really?! Christians aren’t the only moral, loving, kind people. We don’t own morality. Geez people, this isn’t difficult.
“The captain called reporters from his hospital room and blamed his emotional...”
– JetBlue Captain Restrained During Bizarre Midair Freakout, Blames 24-hour GOP Campaign Coverage (via luckypaperstars)
Dammit! He knows! (Secret message to my fellow homonauts: ABORT THE PROJECT CODENAME MOONING PILGRIMS). (via adeandabet)
I’m horrified by this; and yet, something about...
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cognitivedissonance:
Anonymous asked you: 2012-03-27 11:11
Meg, I really need your help. Do you have links to the Trayvon Martin murder concerning the smear back-lash by certain right-wing outlets? A point-by-point dismantling of this blatantly false and blatantly racist “evidence” would be much appreciated…
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After the novels, after the teacups: I was going... →
afterthenovels:
I was going through the linguistics tag here and started to giggle like a maniac because almost everyone there is talking or complaining about IPA and syntax trees, and I’m just sitting here, twiddling my thumbs, because we don’t actually use syntax trees or IPA in Finnish. I think I’ve done ONE…
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So…is it wrong that I’m so amused by the Pee-Wee Herman Broadway show?
…just not as amused as the people in the audience. They’re laughing a little too hard.
Unofficial Poll
epicinvain:
Yo, linguists—
how do YOU pronounce prince? How about prints?
I’m in a speech and hearing phonetics course and I am on the verge of calling bullshit.
I pronounce them the same way. Though, when I say the word ‘prince’ I stress the /ce/ and when I say ‘prints’ I stress the /pr/. Why? I dunno. I just do.