WELCOME to Friday, March 18, 2011. English is very Strange…..

Did you know that “verb” is a noun?

How can you look up words in a dictionary if you can’t spell them?

If a word is misspelled in a dictionary, how would we ever know?

If two mouses are mice and two louses are lice, why aren’t two houses hice?

If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?

If you wrote a letter, perhaps you bote your tongue?

If you’ve read a book, you can reread it. But wouldn’t this also mean that you would have to “member” somebody in order to remember them?

In Chinese, why are the words for crisis and opportunity the same?

Is it a coincidence that the only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable?

Is there another word for a synonym?

Shouldn’t there be a shorter word for “monosyllabic”?

What is another word for “thesaurus”?

Where do swear words come from?

Why can’t you make another word using all the letters in “anagram”?

Why do fat chance and slim chance mean the same thing?

Why do overlook and oversee mean opposite things?

Why do people use the word “irregardless”?

Why do some people type “cool” as “kewl?”

Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack?

Why do we say something’s out of order when its broken but we never say in of order when it works?

Why does “cleave” mean both split apart and stick together?

Why does “slow down” and “slow up” mean the same thing?

Why does flammable and inflammable mean the same thing?

Why does the Chinese ideogram for trouble symbolize two women living under one roof?

Hey I’m just saying! Have a great weekend people and whatever you do, don’t forget to LAUGH IT UP! Peace I am outta here, Eucman!  

q u o t e s o f t h e d a y

“Most people think Caeser’s last words were ‘Et tu, Brute?’ But his real last words, after being stabbed 50 times, were ‘Ouch!'” -Craig Ferguson

“A company in Massachusetts is building a robotic cheetah. If I wanted a cat with the personality of a robot, I’d just get a cat.” -Jimmy Fallon

“The day after daylight-saving time is supposed to be the worst day of the year for car accidents, because the lower sun in the sky makes it hard for people to read their tweets while driving.” -Jay Leno 

“I’m an excellent housekeeper. Every time I get a divorce, I keep the house.”  Zsa Zsa Gabor

“I remmember the time I was kidnapped and they sent a piece of my finger to my father. He said he wanted more proof.” Rodney Dangerfield

“People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don’t realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world,” Calvin.

“Isn’t your pants’ zipper supposed to be in the front?” Hobbes.  Calvin and Hobbes.

“Cheese… milk’s leap toward immortality.” Clifton Fadiman.

“Never stand between a dog and the hydrant.” John Peers.

“You have a cough? Go home tonight, eat a whole box of Ex-Lax, tomorrow you’ll be afraid to cough.” Pearl Williams.

“Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant?? I’m halfway through my fish burger and I realize, Oh man….I could be eating a slow learner.”
G u a r a n t e e d t o R o l l Y o u r E y e s

John got off the elevator on the 50th floor and nervously knocked on his blind date’s door. She opened it and was as beautiful and charming as everyone had said. “I’ll be ready in a few minutes,” she said. “Why don’t you play with Spot, my dog, while you’re waiting?” He does wonderful tricks. He rolls over, shakes hands, sits up and if you make a hoop with your arms, he’ll jump through.” The dog followed John onto the balcony and started rolling over. John made a hoop with his arms and Spot jumped through–over the balcony railing. Just then John’s date walked out. “Isn’t Spot the cutest, happiest dog you’ve ever seen?” “To tell the the truth, ” he replied, “Spot seemed a little depressed to me!”
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Thursday’s Movie Trivia of the day! ‘How much movie trivia can you answer?What movie is this quote from???“That’s ok Baby, I went slumming too.”
Answer: Dirty Dancing

Friday’s Movie Trivia of the day! ‘How much movie trivia can you answer? What movie is this quote from??? Man: “Seems there’s a couple of numbers missing on your social security number.”
Man 2: “Uh, uhhhh, 12.”
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Thursday’s Crazy Song Definitions, This quiz features popular songs from 2000 -2002, try and identify which song or which artist.“One, your like a dream come true. Two, just wanna be with you. Three, girl it’s plain to see, that you’re the only one for me.”
Answer: Brian McKnight, The lyric is from ‘Back at One’ by Brian McKnight. The song is a classic wedding song and was released in 1999. Since then it has been covered by Mark Willis and Shayne Ward.

Friday’s Crazy Song Definitions, This quiz features popular songs from 2003-2007 try and identify which song or which artist. “I’m caught up in the middle, jumping through the riddle
I’m falling just a little tonight, uh uh”

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Thursday’s Quizzler is..

There are two groups of four-letter words used in the sentences below. The first missing words of each sentence are anagrams of each other, and the second missing words are also anagrams of each other. Can you find them?

1. The hunters set a ____ for the hare. How else were they to enjoy its succulent _____ ?

2. They all listened in ____ attention as their leader spoke and motivated them to work as a ____.

3. There will always be a small ____ of wildness in a cat, though it is considered to be a ____ animal today.

Answer: 1. The hunters set a TRAP for the hare. How else were they to enjoy its succulent MEAT ?
2. They all listened in RAPT attention as their leader spoke and motivated them to work as a TEAM.
3. There will always be a small PART of wildness in a cat, though it is considered to be a TAME animal today.
Group I – TRAP, RAPT, PART
Group II – MEAT, TEAM, TAME

Friday’s Quizzler is…

The following sentences have two blanks that can be filled with two words that are anagrams of each other. Please find those words.

1. Mark’s math __________ was a mild-mannered man. But one thing he would not tolerate was a __________. He would immediately fail anyone caught doing so.

2. The patient __________ his pain through physical therapy. He had seen enough __________ surgeries to know that too many people elected surgery when they shouldn’t have.

3. After a long and successful career of serving his country, the nation was in shock as the highly regarded __________ was arrested and tried for __________.

TODAY’S QUIZZMASTER OF THE DAY AWARD GOES TO MS. ANDREA L. BANKS! GREAT SOLVING JOB BANKS!

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