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Old 01-25-2014, 07:27 AM
 
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Yesterday, while watching the local 6:00 news, I noticed that the "crawl" at the bottom of the TV screen stated:

Coming up--Preview of The Grammy's


 
Old 01-25-2014, 10:37 AM
 
Location: Wonderland
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Saw this one on the forum today:

"...retired with his pension in tack..."

Does the guy have a horse named Pension? Does he only have time to ride Pension, all tacked up, now that he's retired? I think that's a cool name for a horse, by the way.
 
Old 01-25-2014, 10:49 AM
 
Location: USA
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"I did along time ago."
 
Old 01-25-2014, 10:56 AM
 
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Originally Posted by KathrynAragon View Post
Saw this one on the forum today:

"...retired with his pension in tack..."

Does the guy have a horse named Pension? Does he only have time to ride Pension, all tacked up, now that he's retired? I think that's a cool name for a horse, by the way.

Off-topic, but funny: There was once a gentleman named Schine, who owned many movie theatres in my area. It's said that Mr. Schine had a horse named Harvest Moon, so that when he rode, he would be...

You got it: Schine on Harvest Moon.
 
Old 01-25-2014, 11:03 AM
 
Location: Wonderland
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Off-topic, but funny: There was once a gentleman named Schine, who owned many movie theatres in my area. It's said that Mr. Schine had a horse named Harvest Moon, so that when he rode, he would be...

You got it: Schine on Harvest Moon.
I'm so jealous of him!

Not really. About the last thing I want in life is a dang horse. But it's a cool idea!
 
Old 01-25-2014, 11:03 AM
 
Location: Georgia, USA
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Originally Posted by Rubi3 View Post
"I did along time ago."
That one looks like a typo to me. I often miss leaving a space between words. I usually find them when I proofread, too. If anything, It just shows folks should read what they type before they post. It is also an error that spell check will not catch, since along is actually a word.
 
Old 01-25-2014, 11:04 AM
 
Location: Mid-Atlantic
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Originally Posted by CraigCreek View Post
Off-topic, but funny: There was once a gentleman named Schine, who owned many movie theatres in my area. It's said that Mr. Schine had a horse named Harvest Moon, so that when he rode, he would be...

You got it: Schine on Harvest Moon.
You can't make that stuff up!
 
Old 01-25-2014, 11:07 AM
 
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There's a woman I know who "homeschools" her huge brood of children. This is an example of her level of communication, "If your going to go to the store i need someone to bring me some stuff. You dont have to bring it yourselfs. my husban can pick it up if your going their."

She's also a religious zealot and doesn't believe in "Science."

Yay for education!
 
Old 01-25-2014, 12:01 PM
 
Location: USA
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That one looks like a typo to me. I often miss leaving a space between words. I usually find them when I proofread, too. If anything, It just shows folks should read what they type before they post. It is also an error that spell check will not catch, since along is actually a word.
Almost did not post it, but was here and hadn't come across anything better.
 
Old 01-25-2014, 12:11 PM
 
Location: Georgia, USA
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Almost did not post it, but was here and hadn't come across anything better.
It still shows the problem people have with the written language, though!
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