For Christ and Pete's Sake it's "brake". Not "break" - The Chainlink2024-03-29T15:55:51Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/for-christ-and-petes-sake-its?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A223777&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWhich is why those signs that…tag:thechainlink.org,2010-08-17:2211490:Comment:2237772010-08-17T02:10:26.968Zpaytonhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/payton
Which is why those signs that say "No Peddling" are not, in fact, funny.<br />
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<cite>Alan Lloyd said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/for-christ-and-petes-sake-its?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A181808&page=4#2211490Comment182763"><div>And don't forget the "peddles" or "petals" to make the bike go</div>
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Which is why those signs that say "No Peddling" are not, in fact, funny.<br />
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<cite>Alan Lloyd said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/for-christ-and-petes-sake-its?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A181808&page=4#2211490Comment182763"><div>And don't forget the "peddles" or "petals" to make the bike go</div>
</blockquote> Oh gods, yes. Thank you for b…tag:thechainlink.org,2010-08-07:2211490:Comment:2195962010-08-07T15:30:34.627ZRuby Redhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/RubyRed
Oh gods, yes. Thank you for bringing this to the fore.
Oh gods, yes. Thank you for bringing this to the fore. This reference to a "walking…tag:thechainlink.org,2010-08-05:2211490:Comment:2188882010-08-05T14:58:18.567ZDan Kornhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/DanKorn
<a href="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/sidewalk-riders">This reference to a "walking gate"</a> confused me at first. Why does it matter whether you're at a gate?
<a href="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/sidewalk-riders">This reference to a "walking gate"</a> confused me at first. Why does it matter whether you're at a gate? Korvas Black said:Her defense…tag:thechainlink.org,2010-08-05:2211490:Comment:2187702010-08-05T02:53:40.796ZTank-Ridin' Ryanhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Tank
<cite>Korvas Black said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/for-christ-and-petes-sake-its?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A181808&page=5#2211490Comment218761"><div>Her defense was, essentially, that my insistence that word usage be in some way related to word meaning was artistically stifling to her, and how dare I.</div>
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LOL What is she - a writer of Mad Libs that are grammatically incorrect?
<cite>Korvas Black said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/for-christ-and-petes-sake-its?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A181808&page=5#2211490Comment218761"><div>Her defense was, essentially, that my insistence that word usage be in some way related to word meaning was artistically stifling to her, and how dare I.</div>
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LOL What is she - a writer of Mad Libs that are grammatically incorrect? From a verbal standpoint, one…tag:thechainlink.org,2010-08-05:2211490:Comment:2187642010-08-05T02:24:32.560ZRicardo Cervanteshttps://thechainlink.org/profile/RicardoCervantes
From a verbal standpoint, one of my big annoyances is the Chicago way of starting your sentences with "he sez, she sez, I sez".<br />
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He sez, hey whatcha doing? So I sez, nuttin'. Then he sez, ok. So I sez, ok.
From a verbal standpoint, one of my big annoyances is the Chicago way of starting your sentences with "he sez, she sez, I sez".<br />
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He sez, hey whatcha doing? So I sez, nuttin'. Then he sez, ok. So I sez, ok. Good one Lauren. I actually s…tag:thechainlink.org,2010-08-04:2211490:Comment:2185442010-08-04T18:27:15.618ZGeckohttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Gecko
Good one Lauren. I actually started doing that for like a week after I read that comic.<br />
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One of the misspellings that seriously irritates me the most is "tomarrow". I mean come on, we learned how to spell TOMORROW in grade school.
Good one Lauren. I actually started doing that for like a week after I read that comic.<br />
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One of the misspellings that seriously irritates me the most is "tomarrow". I mean come on, we learned how to spell TOMORROW in grade school. this is one of my favorite xk…tag:thechainlink.org,2010-05-20:2211490:Comment:1851092010-05-20T20:38:53.015Zlauren sailorhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/laurensailor
<a href="http://xkcd.com/37/" target="_blank">this</a> is one of my favorite xkcd comics, and i'm sure you grammar nerds will like it too.<br />
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<a href="http://xkcd.com/37/" target="_blank">this</a> is one of my favorite xkcd comics, and i'm sure you grammar nerds will like it too.<br />
<p style="text-align:left"><img src="http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/hyphen.jpg"/></p> Is it Brake dancing because t…tag:thechainlink.org,2010-05-20:2211490:Comment:1850212010-05-20T17:29:25.851ZDavohttps://thechainlink.org/profile/DaveMicek
Is it Brake dancing because the dance is slowed at times<br />
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or Break dancing because the dance is broken at times
Is it Brake dancing because the dance is slowed at times<br />
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or Break dancing because the dance is broken at times Back to the top for a great c…tag:thechainlink.org,2010-05-20:2211490:Comment:1848772010-05-20T13:33:10.715ZDoug Hayneshttps://thechainlink.org/profile/DougHaynes
Back to the top for a great comic.<br />
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Back to the top for a great comic.<br />
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<p style="text-align:left"><img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.145227963.jpg"/></p> I was wondering if somehow we…tag:thechainlink.org,2010-05-11:2211490:Comment:1828652010-05-11T21:35:15.029ZPrimitive Donhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/PrimitiveDon
I was wondering if somehow we'd get this far into the thread without 'petals' or 'peddles' coming up. Thanks Alan!<br />
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<cite>Alan Lloyd said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/for-christ-and-petes-sake-its?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A181808&page=4#2211490Comment182763"><div>And don't forget the "peddles" or "petals" to make the bike go, as opposed to "breaks" that make it stop (abruptly).</div>
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I was wondering if somehow we'd get this far into the thread without 'petals' or 'peddles' coming up. Thanks Alan!<br />
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<cite>Alan Lloyd said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/for-christ-and-petes-sake-its?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A181808&page=4#2211490Comment182763"><div>And don't forget the "peddles" or "petals" to make the bike go, as opposed to "breaks" that make it stop (abruptly).</div>
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