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Post Date: 2013-09-09 15:12:29 by James Deffenbach
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#1. To: christine, abraxas, farmfriend, Lod, James Deffenbach, HighLairEon, Jethro Tull, Cynicom, BTP Holdings, wudidiz, X-15, CadetD, All (#0)
LOL! Grammar Nazi Ping. :-p "“Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings - that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.” ~ Gautama Siddhartha — The Buddha Wow! I've seen this with the letters out of order, but this is the first time I've seen it with numbers. Good example of a Brain Study: If you can read this OUT LOUD you have a strong mind. And better than that: Alzheimer's is a long, long, way down the road before it ever gets anywhere near you! 7H15 M3554G3 53RV35 7O PR0V3 H0W 0UR M1ND5 C4N D0 4M4Z1NG 7H1NG5! 1MPR3551V3 7H1NG5! 1N 7H3 B3G1NN1NG 17 WA5 H4RD BU7 N0W, 0N 7H15 LIN3 Y0UR M1ND 1S R34D1NG 17 4U70M471C4LLY W17H 0U7 3V3N 7H1NK1NG 4B0U7 17, B3 PROUD! 0NLY C3R741N P30PL3 C4N R3AD 7H15. PL3453 F0RW4RD 1F U C4N R34D 7H15. To my 'selected' strange-minded friends: If you can read the previous paragraph, forward it on to your friends with 'yes' in the subject line. Only great minds can read this. This is weird, but interesting! If you can raed this, you have a sgtrane mnid, too. Can you raed this? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can. I cdnuolt blveiee that I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd what I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in what oerdr the ltteres in a word are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is that the frsit and last ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can still raed it whotuit a pboerlm. This is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the word as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! If you can raed this forwrad it “The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
LOL! I7 u anc raed tihs yrou'e oot dman colse! "“Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings - that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.” ~ Gautama Siddhartha — The Buddha Some of my friends have even more idle time than I...
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
I've seen this before in other forms, but it is still funny every time. I do not necessarily agree with the "we read whole words" explanation though. I was watching my own process as I read through it and I was deciphering each word and re-ordering the letters to make sense - in other wrods I was deciphering it letter by letter until the puzzle was solved. Yes, I recognize, and understand, each word, but I am not reading it as "whole words". I recall an education activist whom I heard on the radio, may have been Charlotte Iserbyt, comment that there was another word for people whose only method of understanding written text was "Whole Word" - illiterate.
"“Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings - that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.” ~ Gautama Siddhartha — The Buddha Interesting. After a couple sentences, I was doing the whole word thing with only a few pauses. In any event, this stuff makes ebonics look literate. “The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
Punctuation is important. Without it, what you put into print could well be misunderstood by those who read it. It is a very simple rule of grammar. ;) "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
LOL "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
This is the key to it all. ;) "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
I work with a bunch of people who are disabled. One is retarded and does not understand things completely. He is 65 y/o and has the mentality of a six-year old. Me, I have been ill and recovering from meningitis, in a nursing home for two years and then extended care (the place was a dump). Now, I live on my own and have had a nice payment from SSD so it will make things much easier for me. I would like to go back to driving a truck, but the doctor says I should give it up. We shall see. All I need to do is to get my CDL back and I can go regional. Far easier than cross country. Besides, I need to come back here to get my meds. ;) "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
rdanieg shdenieg I'd rather spend my free time on this: 4nic8 Horn-dog bump
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
My delusions of driving for a living went up the chimney with my 2nd heart attack. Now I have another problem that would make it awkward as I have to stay near a commode or risk embarrassing myself (or wearing "Depends"). Hopefully that latter is temporary, but has been ongoing for the last ten months or so. The heart problems may be alleviated some by the all natural program I am on now but that is still a question mark as I am only 1 month into the full program. As for the meds - the side effects are worse than the disease (much of which is medical fad, and Big Pharma marketing schemes).
"“Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings - that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.” ~ Gautama Siddhartha — The Buddha this so reminds me of a song we sang in high school. I found it on youtube. rests, or pauses, are used as punctuation in music. A study group recently released its findings as to the best presidents of the United States of America. Obama has been rated as the 4th best president ever: Reagan and 9 others tied for first, 15 presidents tied for second, 18 tied for third, and Obama came in fourth. forgot to ping everyone to the post above
A study group recently released its findings as to the best presidents of the United States of America. Obama has been rated as the 4th best president ever: Reagan and 9 others tied for first, 15 presidents tied for second, 18 tied for third, and Obama came in fourth. Punctuation saved Fido from the kettle!!
Any sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from evil. ~ Unk (Paraphrase of Clarke's 3rd Law: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.")
#2. To: Original_Intent, JD, 4 (#1)
here's another interesting one from email -
#3. To: Lod (#2)
Any sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from evil. ~ Unk (Paraphrase of Clarke's 3rd Law: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.")
#4. To: Original_Intent (#3)
#5. To: Lod (#4)
Any sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from evil. ~ Unk (Paraphrase of Clarke's 3rd Law: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.")
#6. To: Original_Intent (#5)
#7. To: James Deffenbach (#0)
Why Punctuation Matters
#8. To: Lod (#6)
this stuff makes ebonics look literate.
#9. To: Lod (#2)
the olny iproamtnt tihng is that the frsit and last ltteer be in the rghit pclae.
#10. To: Original_Intent (#5)
I recall an education activist whom I heard on the radio, may have been Charlotte Iserbyt, comment that there was another word for people whose only method of understanding written text was "Whole Word" - illiterate.
#11. To: Lod (#2)
I cdnuolt blveiee that I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd what I was rdanieg.
#12. To: Buzzard (#11)
#13. To: BTP Holdings (#10)
Any sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from evil. ~ Unk (Paraphrase of Clarke's 3rd Law: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.")
#14. To: Original_Intent (#1)
#15. To: Original_Intent, christine, abraxas, Lod, James Deffenbach, HighLairEon, Jethro Tull, Cynicom, BTP Holdings, wudidiz, X-15, CadetD (#1)
#16. To: Original_Intent (#1)
-Alex Kurtagic
#17. To: farmfriend (#14)
Yes, pauses in music are very telling. ;-) this so reminds me of a song we sang in high school. I found it on youtube. rests, or pauses, are used as punctuation in music.
"“Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings - that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.” ~ Gautama Siddhartha — The Buddha
Any sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from evil. ~ Unk (Paraphrase of Clarke's 3rd Law: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.")
#18. To: X-15 (#16)
Except in Asia. :-) Punctuation saved Fido from the kettle!!
"“Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings - that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.” ~ Gautama Siddhartha — The Buddha
Any sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from evil. ~ Unk (Paraphrase of Clarke's 3rd Law: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.")
#19. To: Lod (#2)
I work with a guy who is mentally retarded. He might look at this and think it was a lot of gibberish. I can sure read, and out loud at that. Not so bad for having been sick with meningitis for so long. It's just that I have trouble recalling some things from the past. ;)
"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
#20. To: Original_Intent (#13)
I have no doubt about the side effects from big pharma drugs. I have had some recently and had to quit taking an antibiotic and take some Benadryl to counteract the effects of it. Everything seems to be back to normal now, well, as much as normal can be anyway. LOL As for the meds - the side effects are worse than the disease (much of which is medical fad, and Big Pharma marketing schemes).
"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
#21. To: Original_Intent, X-15 (#18)
Except in Asia. :-) I hear they eat monkey brains (from a live monkey) in S.E. Asia. But that is only what I've been told. ;) Punctuation saved Fido from the kettle!!
"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
#22. To: BTP Holdings (#21)
They eat a lot of things in SE Asia that I wouldn't consider to be palatable unless I were lost and really hard up for food.
-Alex Kurtagic
#23. To: X-15 (#22)
Nuoc Mam is fermented fish sauce. Never tried it, but it sounds horrible. ;) They eat a lot of things in SE Asia that I wouldn't consider to be palatable unless I were lost and really hard up for food.
"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
#24. To: BTP Holdings (#23)
I'd shoot an Asian buffalo and eat it before I tried that. Just think: seared and peppered buffalo steak, rice, gravy, green salad..........
-Alex Kurtagic
#25. To: BTP Holdings (#20)
been there done that. I have had some recently and had to quit taking an antibiotic and take some Benadryl to counteract the effects of it.
A study group recently released its findings as to the best presidents of the United States of America. Obama has been rated as the 4th best president ever: Reagan and 9 others tied for first, 15 presidents tied for second, 18 tied for third, and Obama came in fourth.
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