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an interlude of light relief

by J at 4:06 pm on 6.09.2005Comments Off
filed under: eclectica

Well, if I don’t start laughing, I’ll never stop crying at this point. I’ve vented my spleen, I’ve had sleepless nights, I’ve been sickened and saddened to a degree I wasn’t aware was possible. I’ve raged against the machine to the best of my ability.

And so, faithful reader, I bring you an interlude of light relief:

the texas chainsaw massacre (as re-enacted in 30 seconds by cartoon bunnies)

funny?er, no. seriously deluded? yessiree bob. britney’s contribution to the hurricane relief: filming her birth for the katrina victims.

English as she is spoke: This 1883 book is without question the worst phrasebook ever written. The writer, Pedro Carolino, who was Portuguese, did not particularly speak English, nor did he have a Portuguese-English dictionary available. Instead, he worked with a French-English phrasebook and a Portuguese-French dictionary. The results, I’m sure you’ll agree, are staggering.

“One eyed was laied against a man which had good eyes that he saw better than him. “I had gain, over said the one eyed; why I see you two eyes, and you not look me who one.”

ha. ha. ha.

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