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A Note on the Text of the 10-Second Interview

Posted by Ocelopotamus on December 13th, 2007 at 12:33 pm

Grendel from Earthgoat, always an attentive and keen-eyed reader, has written to gently chide me for conforming to a certain lowbrow usage in my 10-Second Interview post.
The question in question would be this one:
Pepsi or Coke?
Iced peppermint green tea.
Since that post and its comments are a fair way down the page at this point, […]

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Roundup: Pink Elephant Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on September 10th, 2007 at 3:58 pm


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Great Moments in Misplaced Modifiers

Posted by Ocelopotamus on July 13th, 2007 at 2:42 pm


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“Do Not Go To Work on an Egg”

Posted by Ocelopotamus on June 20th, 2007 at 10:48 am


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Roundup: Green Blood and Near Beer Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on June 11th, 2007 at 5:33 am


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Roundup: Magnum Opus Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on June 4th, 2007 at 7:18 am


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A Book That Will Live in Grinfamy

Posted by Ocelopotamus on May 25th, 2007 at 1:27 pm


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Eight Tiny Buffalo Dancing on the Head of a Linguistic Pin

Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 7th, 2007 at 9:29 am


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News: Wear Sunscreen

Posted by Ocelopotamus on March 16th, 2007 at 6:40 am


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