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Verbing Weirds Language only if you're expecting it to work in a simple way. This is a special case of the more general truth that Language Weirds.
Only when a republic's life is in danger should a man uphold his government when it is in the wrong. There is no other time.
The church says Earth is flat; but I have seen its shadow on the moon, and I have more confidence in a shadow than the church.
If we can't find Heaven, there are always bluejays.
Today's Lola starts with these two panels:
For me, that just doesn't work. I read the first panel as a complete Q-and-A: "How did your surgery go?" "Well, apparently." Panel two sounds the reason it went apparently well, and it took me forever to figure out how the surgeon leaving his phone, watch, and ring inside the guy could possibly have been described as "going well".
I used to teach Russian and Ukrainian, and some basic English, to civil servants. Now I teach Russian at a local continued-learning institute. I dabble in Gaelic and Welsh. I'm am amateur photographer and I love birding (in a small way). I'm a Progressive, and a Freethinker, and I know Evolution is a fact - that's FCD, Friend of Charles Darwin (look down the sidebar). I read a lot, and follow women's college basketball. Also I love astronomy, though I'm a rank amateur at it. Most of all, I like living in the reality-based community...
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At 10:36 AM, March 15, 2012
Barry Leiba had this to say...
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At 11:15 AM, March 15, 2012
The Ridger, FCD had this to say...
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<-- Older Post ^ Home Newer Post -->It's not forever yet, but I still haven't figured it out. Clue, please?
It's supposed to be read as "Well, apparently the doctor left ..." that is "Well, it seems the doctor left..."
The words aren't so bad, but combined with the panel presentation they totally undermine the joke.
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