Archive for the 'Humor' Category

Anal blogging

There is a blog for almost everything these days, literally (hahaha, someone is cringing right now). Here is one about apostrophe abuse and one about quotation mark misuse. While I admire the creativeness of these bloggers, at the same time I wonder about the degree of obsession that drives a person to set up an entire blog devoted to correcting one type of linguistic or grammatical mistake. But I considered starting one for the use of the word “like”…

If God was German

“…and §257b Section 7 of Commandment 9 says…”







Vacation 2

Scene - hotel room

Anja: These blinds don’t close all the way; there is still a sliver of light coming through.
John: You know, they say closing your eyes is a very effective way of shutting out light.
Anja: You know, they say closing your mouth is a very effective way of shutting up.

Vacation

Scene - Small German restaurant in Western Wisconsin

Anja: What is it he difference between french fries and American fries?
Waitress: American fries are fried potatoes.