SearchCategory : The Loopy Linguist23rd March 2007 : Straighten Up and Fly RightI was talking to some friends earlier who are flying to the West Coast for a few days. As the conversation wrapped up, I wished them a good time and caught myself almost repeating the words my mother always tells me before I fly:
"Have a safe flight."… more » 24th January 2007 : Primo Prime-Time ProgrammingIt's Wednesday night, and after a long, hard week, I'm relaxing in front of the tube. Only it's not so relaxing, because there's nothing much on worth watching. And when I finally did find a decent show -- a re-run of CSI I hadn't seen on SpikeTV -- it w… more » 08th January 2007 : 'Happy New Millennium!' Yourself, Chumley!Can somebody tell me something? What's the statute of limitations on 'Happy new year!', anyway?
I mean, that's all I've been hearing from people at work for the past week -- it's 'Happy new year!' this, and 'Happy new year!' that... 'Happy new year -- y… more » 15th December 2006 : The Fool of Faneuil HallEvery time I go to downtown Boston, I'm reminded of one of my dorkier moments.
(Actually, depending on the specific area of Boston, I might be reminded of several of my dorkier moments. In my defense, I didn't have my contacts in that one night, and if… more » Categories: The Loopy Linguist, I, Idiot 29th November 2006 : Functionally OutfoxedBack in high school, I had an English teacher who introduced the class to the phrase 'functionally fixed'. She used it to point out snippets of our writing assignments that had lost impact through common use, phrases that weren't quite 'cliche', but didn… more » Categories: The Loopy Linguist |
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