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To: Colonial35

Complete And Finished
No English dictionary has been able to adequately explain the difference
between these two words. In a linguistic competition held in London and
attended by, supposedly, the best in the world, Mr. Samdar Balgobin,
a Guyanese man, was the clear winner with a standing ovation which
lasted over 5 minutes.
The final question was: How do you explain the difference between
COMPLETE and FINISHED in a way that is easy to understand? Some people say
there is no difference between COMPLETE and FINISHED.
Here is his astute answer:
When you marry the right woman, you are COMPLETE.
When you marry the wrong woman, you are FINISHED. And when the right one
catches you with the wrong one, you are COMPLETELY FINISHED!
He won a trip around the world and a case of scotch!


26 posted on 12/31/2020 9:15:07 AM PST by Colonial35
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To: Colonial35
Kids today don’t know how easy they have it. When I was young, I had to walk 9 feet through shag carpet to change the TV channel.

And in the winter, you could build up quite a static charge before you reached that metal knob.

36 posted on 12/31/2020 9:34:37 AM PST by A_perfect_lady (The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)
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