Following the tragic death of the Human Cannonball at the Kent Show, a spokesman said, “We’ll struggle to get another man of the same caliber.”
Daily Archives: October 9, 2011
Sometimes it doesn’t pay to abbreviate
From the local newspaper, two TV listings that caught my eye:
(COOK) Extra Virgin Gabriele and Debi get chickens from fresh eggs.
[Is this an example of the philosophical conundrum: which came first, the chicken or the (fresh) egg?]
(HGTV) Donna Decorates Dallas A teen wants a rich, Texas hunting lodge-style in his room.
[I guess it wasn’t enough that Debbie did Dallas already, now it has to be decorated in a rich, Texas hunting lodge style. And for a teen, no less.]
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