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This morning, while watching CBS Saturday Morning, I was really tempted to throw something at my TV.
When she introduced a segment about The International Culinary Institute, the young female co-anchor announced that we would be able to hear from a panel of "former graduates" of that school.
Former graduates?
Presumably that characterization means that the school has repossessed the diplomas of these panelists. Why would anyone want to hear the opinions of a group that has had its credentials withdrawn? I assume that the young woman intended to refer to "former students", or to "graduates", but..."former graduates"? Clearly she doesn't fully understand the meaning of the words that she utters.
Then, one of the panelists (the youngest male) chose to begin almost every one of his responses with "so".
After hearing that utterance a few times, I chose to mute the audio and walk away from the TV.
Never ever, in my l o n g life have I heard "needles and pins." To say or hear it in that reversed way would be exceedingly awkward. It reminds me of a Cockney rhyme of some sort: Needles and pins, to swayback jinns.
Pins and needles, needles and pins... I've heard it on The Honeymooners and Bewitched.
In the Sunday coupon booklet, a local taxi has a coupon for "$5.00 off any Fair".
I doubt if they'll have to redeem any since there aren't any in town, not even a circus.
"Maybe once he's out on his kniving ass, the new Chancellor will be more responsive to fiscal concerns that are being raised about South Central College."
"An 87-year-old man when he slipped and fell into a pond Saturday afternoon." - a local news report. Seems that they have forgotten a word in that sentence, which is par for the course for them.
"There like children don't Give them any attention don't play there game and they will tell." - a very astute facebook poster who obviously took psychology classes (and forgot about English classes.)
"Maybe once he's out on his kniving ass, the new Chancellor will be more responsive to fiscal concerns that are being raised about South Central College."
Does that qualify as a cutting remark?
Last edited by Retriever; 11-02-2014 at 04:16 PM..
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