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Old 10-26-2014, 05:16 PM
 
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From yet another unamed thread:


"... Jeez Luis."

For some reason, this cracked me up. I know. I am easily amused on a sunday afternoon.

 
Old 10-26-2014, 07:31 PM
 
Location: near bears but at least no snakes
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Originally Posted by _redbird_ View Post
From yet another unamed thread:


"... Jeez Luis."

For some reason, this cracked me up. I know. I am easily amused on a sunday afternoon.
You made me laugh. It's supposed to RHYME. Like Geeze, Louis. or is that .....Geeze, Louise?
 
Old 10-26-2014, 10:22 PM
 
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I just saw someone use the word, "incinerate" instead of "insinuate." Geez Louise!
 
Old 10-26-2014, 10:37 PM
 
Location: Raleigh
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A piece of furniture in a bedroom - chester drawers
 
Old 10-27-2014, 05:44 AM
 
Location: Florida
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Oh, I like this one!
"The court put a squash on part of it once..."
 
Old 10-27-2014, 06:03 AM
 
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"The court put a squash on part of it once..."
If that court decision took place during the autumn, I think that they were just taking an abundantly easy route to their solution...


 
Old 10-27-2014, 10:08 AM
 
Location: USA
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"So your neighbors sells his house across the street and gets an absorbent price, the county assessor determines your house would fetch a simular price, thus increases the value of your house."

Say whut?

"In some parts of the state you won't have many options if any for public land, other areas are less populous and you have free reign."
 
Old 10-27-2014, 10:23 AM
 
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"So your neighbors sells his house across the street and gets an absorbent price, the county assessor determines your house would fetch a simular price, thus increases the value of your house."

An "absorbent" price?
Does that mean the seller used the proceeds to buy a warehouse-sized cargo of Bounty paper towels?


Is it possible that the person who wrote that sentence didn't know the difference between "exorbitant" and "absorbent"?
If that's the case, then...all hope is lost for our language.

Last edited by Retriever; 10-27-2014 at 11:26 AM..
 
Old 10-27-2014, 10:41 AM
 
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An "absorbent" price?
Does that mean the seller used the proceeds to buy a warehouse-sized cargo of Bounty paper towels?


Is it possible that the person who wrote that sentence didn't know the difference between "exorbitant" and "absorbent".
If that's the case, then...all hope is lost for our language.
I think you've nailed it
 
Old 10-27-2014, 11:27 AM
 
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I think you've nailed it
Thanks!
Incidentally, I added a question mark that I had omitted in my preceding post...

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