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annis
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Post by annis » Wed December 31st, 2008, 2:52 am

Yes, this book is an endless source of amusement :)

* Admiral Dewey sank the Spanish Armada in Vanilla Bay
* Children born to Europeans and Asians were known as Euthanasians- a situation which troubled them for life.
* Literature ran wild, Writers expressed themselves with cymbals.
* Among the goals of the chartists were universal sufferage and an anal parliament.
and last, but not least
* Zorroastrologism was founded by Zorro. This was a duelist religion.
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Rowan
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Interest in HF: I love history, but it's boring in school. Historical fiction brings it alive for me.
Preferred HF: Iron-Age Britain, Roman Britain, Medieval Britain
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Post by Rowan » Wed December 31st, 2008, 2:38 pm

Here are more from my calendar:

Wholly Holy Blooper

The concert held in Fellowship Hall was a great success. Special thanks are due to the minister's daughter, who laboured the whole evening at the piano, which as usual fell upon her. (ouch!)

Lost in Translation

Ad Copy for a Brand of Bread Baked in Tokyo: All of contents are no additional. It's burned to a crisp with all our heart.

Sportspeak

Whatever is going to happen is going to happen when it happens, regardless of what happens. ~ Mike LaVilliere :confused:

Stop the Presses!

NEW AUTOS HIT 5 MILLION (ouch!)

Advertisement

Lose all your weight for only $68. (but if I did that... I'd no longer exist! :eek :)

Mixed-Up Metaphor

You've hit the iceberg on the head.

School Daze

Abraham Lincoln's mother died in infancy, and he was born in a log cabin which he built with his own hands.

Wrong Word

New York has added a new demention to my life. :D

Jumping to Confusions

Strategy is when you don't let the enemy know you are out of ammunition, but keep on firing.
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annis
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Post by annis » Wed December 31st, 2008, 6:39 pm

LOL. Actually, I could see that New York might add a new demention to someone's life if thet weren't used to living in a large city!
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Rowan
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Interest in HF: I love history, but it's boring in school. Historical fiction brings it alive for me.
Preferred HF: Iron-Age Britain, Roman Britain, Medieval Britain
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Post by Rowan » Wed December 31st, 2008, 7:27 pm

[quote=""annis""]LOL. Actually, I could see that New York might add a new demention to someone's life if thet weren't used to living in a large city![/quote]

Me too but I wasn't going to say anything...
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