Helping to Change the World…Word by Word
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Helping to Change the World Word by Word
Happy Friday the 13th! I found this absolutely delightful video featuring Carol Burnett and Dolly Parton doing a fun duet. It’s about eight minutes long, but don’t skip through it as your smile may continue to grow.
Enjoy.
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How to Ruin a Book Title with One Word Evidently, I am a fan of puns. I came across a fun exercise that played at changing one word or adding one word to a well-known title–and made it something quite different. I’ll start with some general-market titles and then shift to those found in the Christian market. Be sure to add your creative efforts in the comments below. To Cook a …
Language is a fascinating subject to study. The below infographic “50+ Fascinating Language Facts You Didn’t Know” is from TakeLessons.com. (Click through to see a larger form of the graphic.) Isn’t it amazing that the Hawaiian language has 200 different words for rain? (Here is an article discussing it.) Enjoy! via takelessons
In the 1960s, there were some unusual commercials that would have been widely enjoyed if aired during the current Super Bowl. Enjoy this one from Rice Krispies utilizing a famous opera. You’ll never hear the famous refrain the same way again! See more comments below after you watch the video. This review was written years later by LA Times writer Diane Haithman in 2005: “at a …
I thought this video was perfect for Valentine’s Day. The love these men exhibit by accompanying their wives to their local Target is inspiring. (LOL!!!) Enjoy the satire and hilarity. And happy Valentine’s Day.
Be prepared for a jaw-dropping video. This is someone who follows their passion. I did think of a comparison to all writers. If each matchstick were a word, then 7.5 million words in 40 years is quite a few books. I suspect some of you have written that many. But are they masterpieces like in this video? Enjoy.
Today’s video was created in 2011. It is a fascinating look at things that have all but disappeared due to technological advances. (What makes this video even more incredible is that it is actually a book trailer.) The question for today is: What other things have disappeared in the last nine years? I can think of one: the Amazon Fire Phone. If you cannot see the embedded video in your …
No. These are not original. But they are delightful to read again!
Do you have any you can add?
A Little Bit of Fun for Lexophiles (Lover of Words)
I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me.
Police were called to a day care where a three-year-old was resisting a rest.
Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off?
He's all right now.
The roundest knight …
The famous “Toccata & Fugue in D minor” (Bach) originally composed for the organ but here performed by the Canadian Brass. Such virtuosity! If you enjoy brass brilliance, this 10-minute performance is for you!
Why English Is So Hard It is fun to compile some of the idiosyncrasies and inconsistencies of the English language. Most are found around the internet, so I claim no originality. Some are sentences with homonyms, one is a list of homophones, and others are simply fun! Do you have any to add? Comment below! Hamburger has no ham. When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes. How can I intimate this …
