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Godless Linguistics
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| 1997-12-17
| Christopher Heiny
Posted on 12/10/2001 6:54:18 AM PST by Junior
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To: Tribune7
This, my friend, is known as satire. This is what would happen is English were treated like Biology by the creationist types.
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12/10/2001 10:15:06 AM PST
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Junior
To: Junior
This, my friend, is known as satire. This is what would happen is English were treated like Biology . . . Well, I'd have to agree with you. Someone who treated English like biology would be a worthy subject of satire.
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12/10/2001 10:38:11 AM PST
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Tribune7
To: CapandBall
Ping!
Note that "Ping" obviously evolved from the earlier form "Bump" through Bump-Bums-Buns-Bunk-Punk-Pink-Ping. Some of these forms are not even extinct. I see both "Bunk" and "Punk" used regularly on this very Forum!
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12/10/2001 10:39:26 AM PST
by
m1911
To: Junior
Fantastic discovery, junior! I love it!!
To: Junior
But can you tell me the real reason orientals have trouble pronouncing the letter "L"?
I'm not bashing orientals there is an actual reason why!
To: Tauzero
Damn those godless, cunning linguists Your humor was not lost on me, my frient. ROFLMAO!
To: m1911
I like "pull!" instead of ping of late. Thanks for the chuckle
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