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Posts from ‘April, 2008’

a bit of a rant

A recent news item caught my attention. Linda Ramirez-Sliwinski, one of Barack Hussein Obama’s elected delegates from the Chicago area to the Democratic National Convention was given a $75 ticket for “disorderly conduct,” which is defined as, “when a person does something that alarms or disturbs another.”
What did she do to deserve this ticket? She [...]

buzzwords

This past weekend a colleague and I went to a conference for foreign language teachers - the SCOLT/SCFLTA Conference - in Myrtle Beach, SC. We were able to be there only for the Saturday morning sessions. After experiencing the quality of those sessions, we wished we had attended all three days of the conference. It [...]

pun-ishment?

It’s been a while since I posted some puns (perhaps not long enough for some people). Anyway, for those who enjoy puns, these ought to bring forth some satisfying groans.
In the early 1700s, the captain of a Spanish pirate ship was very proud of his mongrel pet for its ability to bark once for “Si,” [...]