JC's Ramblings: 2011-04-03

Thought for the day

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who as the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. [Theodore Roosevelt]

Eight buffalos make grammatical sense

“Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.”

This is a grammatically valid sentence in the English language, used as an example of how homonyms and homophones can be used to create complicated linguistic constructs. It has been discussed in literature since 1972 when the sentence was used by William J. Rapaport, an associate professor at the University at Buffalo.

If the capitalization is ignored, the sentence can be read another way:

Buffalo^a buffaloⁿ buffalo^v Buffalo^a buffaloⁿ Buffalo^a buffaloⁿ buffalo^v.

That is, bison from Buffalo intimidate (other) bison from Buffalo that bison from Buffalo intimidate.
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by Randy Cassingham

What Nightmares Are Made Of
Michael Warner, 58, consumed so much alcohol over the years that he couldn’t drink any more due to acid reflux and stomach ulcers. “He was told that he could not drink alcohol or that he would die,” said a Lake Jackson, Texas, police spokesman. In order for him to still consume it, police say, his wife Tammy Jean Warner, 42, gave him a wine enema. She went overboard, they say, when she anally administered two bottles of fortified sherry, pushing his blood alcohol level to .47 percent, killing him. She has been charged with criminally negligent homicide, and with destroying Michael’s will for his $317,000 estate, which she has been fighting his daughter for since his death. She has already received $248,276 in life insurance. (Clute Facts) ...“I’ll drink to that,” Tammy said. “Bottoms up!”
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JC's Ramblings

Thought for the day

Friday, April 8, 2011

Hey Curley

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Thursday, April 7, 2011

Retirement

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Buffalo

Eight buffalos make grammatical sense

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

What's for Dinner

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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

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I Not Seen the Dog

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Monday, April 4, 2011

This Gave Me Nightmares

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