Writing versus speaking

Undertoad · 04-07-2006, 02:21 PM

Headline on the news:

...parts of the midwest were socked with pea- and marble-sized hail.

How I heard it:

...parts of the midwest were socked with pee, and marble-sized hail.

Elspode · 04-07-2006, 02:31 PM

Hey, these Midwestern thunderstorms get pretty scary, man. I've almost soaked myself with pee several times during the big Spring outbreaks...

Oh, wait...I see that it said "socked". Hell, I can't even *read* stuff without screwing it up.

skysidhe · 04-07-2006, 03:58 PM

Hey you guys don't be using those unbrellas with the little metal prong.

Beestie · 04-07-2006, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by skysidhe

Hey you guys don't be using those unbrellas with the little metal prong.

Dang, and here I thought unbrellas were for when it weren't raining.

skysidhe · 04-20-2006, 04:10 PM

Like for at the beach?

Ahh imagine, Summer sun, a cool drink, a good book or a nice chat.

deadheadtimo · 04-21-2006, 09:57 AM

The other day I thought I heard a weather reporter say "nipple-sized" hail. I guess it was actually nickel-sized. But that made me wonder why they never sway "nipple-sized" hail.

Just wondering.

Timo

MaggieL · 04-21-2006, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by deadheadtimo

The other day I thought I heard a weather reporter say "nipple-sized" hail. I guess it was actually nickel-sized. But that made me wonder why they never sway "nipple-sized" hail.

Because all nickels are the same size, while nipples come in various sizes.

Elspode · 04-21-2006, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by MaggieL

Because all nickels are the same size, while nipples come in various sizes.

And can I get an AMEN!?

xoxoxoBruce · 04-22-2006, 08:47 AM

Amen.

savagegarden768 · 04-23-2006, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Elspode

And can I get an AMEN!?

amen.

dar512 · 04-24-2006, 01:50 PM

Jimmie Spheeris' debut album: Isle of View

TiddyBaby · 04-21-2006, 10:00 AM

hail yeah!

TiddyBaby · 04-21-2006, 10:02 AM

I likes the speaky thing, but for some damn reason, ... when ya hear a Bostonian talk... it ain't spelt the same..

lumberjim · 04-22-2006, 12:15 PM

say, "My Dixie wrecked!" out loud. do it now.

also: the opposite of above me: "below me"

Undertoad · 04-22-2006, 12:18 PM

My babe often enjoys a Dickens' Cider. Nothing like a big ol' Dickens' Cider at the end of a long day.

04-07-2006, 02:21 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Writing versus speaking Headline on the news: ...parts of the midwest were socked with pea- and marble-sized hail. How I heard it: ...parts of the midwest were socked with pee, and marble-sized hail.

04-07-2006, 02:31 PM	#2
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Hey, these Midwestern thunderstorms get pretty scary, man. I've almost soaked myself with pee several times during the big Spring outbreaks... Oh, wait...I see that it said "socked". Hell, I can't even read stuff without screwing it up. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

04-21-2006, 09:57 AM	#6
deadheadtimo Jotter of Notes Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kennett Square, PA Posts: 11	The other day I thought I heard a weather reporter say "nipple-sized" hail. I guess it was actually nickel-sized. But that made me wonder why they never sway "nipple-sized" hail. Just wondering. Timo __________________ Once in awhile you get shown the light In the strangest of places, if you look at it right. --"Scarlet Begonias," Grateful Dead

04-22-2006, 08:47 AM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Amen. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-24-2006, 01:50 PM	#11
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Jimmie Spheeris' debut album: Isle of View __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

04-07-2006, 03:58 PM	#3
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Hey you guys don't be using those unbrellas with the little metal prong.

04-20-2006, 04:10 PM	#5
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Like for at the beach? Ahh imagine, Summer sun, a cool drink, a good book or a nice chat.

04-21-2006, 10:00 AM	#12
TiddyBaby The internet's like a bra, underneath ya find a boob or two Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Fl Posts: 326	hail yeah!

04-21-2006, 10:02 AM	#13
TiddyBaby The internet's like a bra, underneath ya find a boob or two Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Fl Posts: 326	I likes the speaky thing, but for some damn reason, ... when ya hear a Bostonian talk... it ain't spelt the same..

04-22-2006, 12:15 PM	#14
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	say, "My Dixie wrecked!" out loud. do it now. also: the opposite of above me: "below me" __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

04-22-2006, 12:18 PM	#15
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	My babe often enjoys a Dickens' Cider. Nothing like a big ol' Dickens' Cider at the end of a long day.

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