Of all the sites on the internet, this is one.
Finally, an answer to a question I’ve had since the war started. Why is everyone calling it “Kyiv” instead of “Kiev” all of a sudden? As it turns out, there’s no all of a sudden about it. It was always meant to be Kyiv according to the Ukrainian language, but during the days of the …
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Today’s badly written headline: Large power outage in Kitchener restored “We’re sorry we turned it back on for a while there. All fixed now,” said a spokesperson I invented in my head upon reading this mess.
Words and phrases you may want to think twice about using I’ve said this many times in many different places, but one more time with feeling, I guess. I wish we would put more energy into focusing on intent rather than language. I’m not going to say that there aren’t any decent points to be …
Today in mangled headlines: Illinois Mom Accused of Shooting Dead Man Who Refused to Kiss Her Is necrophilia still illegal there? Seriously, what would have been wrong with “Illinois Mom Accused of Killing Man Who Refused to Kiss Her”? Prosecutors in Cook County said that the trio were having a drink together when Resendiz-Florez allegedly …
So. Have any of you noticed that sometimes when people talk about PPE it sounds like they’re saying peepee? And if you have, are you like me and giggle whenever you hear that they want to provide everyone with all the peepee they need? How much peepee does someone really need, anyway? Is there a …
I expected something when I clicked on the headline ‘Naked, screaming’ female reported at Sportsman Park, but it definitely was not whatever this is. DAWSON, Iowa — A female was reportedly seen “naked and screaming” about 6:15 p.m. Sunday in Sportsman Park near Dawson, according to public safety radio traffic. A rustic calm was prevailing …
How I failed to notice it before I do not know, but the other night I heard what might be the most useless ass radio commercial in the history of the earth. Yes, the earth. All of it. Back to a time before both radio and commercials, but not before the earth, obviously. It’s for …
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I have to ask because Googling isn’t helpful and because the blurb that goes with the headline just sounds like any other robbery to me. The girls that got arrested for it weren’t even charged with some exotic flavour of robbery. It just says robbery. I’m guessing this is either another example of that annoying …
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Police locate missing 6-year-old boy after nearly being struck by train God this stuff annoys me. I don’t know if they still teach kids to read the news as a way of improving their own writing like they did when I was in school, but it might be time to fucking stop if yes. That …
Ladies and gentlemen. I present for your perusal, the definition of the word “flout”. openly disregard (a rule, law or convention). “these same companies still flout basic ethical practices” And now, also for your careful consideration, the definition of “flaunt”. display (something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance. …