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5 hrs agoLiked by Pat Myers

I also had Mr. Sanford for chemistry at WJ (in 1961-62). About all I remember (beyond general concepts) is his emphasis on the correct spelling of "valence": "If you spell it 'valance,' it's curtains for you."

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4 hrs agoLiked by Pat Myers

Re: ankle monitor bling--it just happened when Anna Delvey appeared on Dancing with the Stars this week! her monitor was bedazzled to match her costume

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5 hrs ago·edited 1 hr agoLiked by Pat Myers

One of our local Rotary clubs holds an annual 0.5K "Run for the Rest of Us." It runs downtown from one watering hole to another, with a refreshment stop at the halfway point. Participants get a T-shirt and the all-important bumper sticker. Costumes are encouraged (and judged).

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5 hrs agoLiked by Pat Myers

Almost all the honorable mentions were wonderful. A couple of them have been done in real life. or suggested, before—but the rest, as I read through them, got better & better as the insanities piled up.

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How can someone not know what R is and for what it’s used? Have you never had to deal with any ideal gas?

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Even if Batavia Muckdogs is a name that is arguably more dignified than Piedmont Boll Weevils, the risk of making a typo in the name is unacceptably high!

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on the off chance you haven't seen the Guardian article about aptonyms

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/sep/17/aptronym-job-normative-determinism

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Notice that the Guardian refers to them as “aptronyms”. Must be the British spelling.

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Branching off Frank’s, might be great to have a do-it-yourself colonoscopy.

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Even better: combine "Talk like Jane Austen day" with "Talk like a pirate day".

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Nuclear war. He can now use that for EVERY answer, right?? Wharton should be so proud.

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"You know who also had a shenanegans “type”? Clinton"

If I remember correctly, at least Clinton TRIED to hide it.

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This would have been superior if he had taken her down the stairs with him.

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I didn't find any of this week's winners particularly funny. And related to the third runner up, SNL already had Pre-chewed Charley's, I do find funny.

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I did find Depends thongs funny.

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founding

One of my pet peeves is that the product is really called Depend. There’s no “s” involved.

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Oops, that is our mistake. Lee Graham had it right.

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me too!

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