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(...) Billy Connolly did an excellent routine where he described people who do the <wiggle fingers> quote thing, and then went on to advocate the mimed addition of all punction to conversation. Cheers Richie (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I'm taking a class right now at the Cleveland Institute of Art, and the instructor *wants* us to use a ballpoint pen. I've gotten quite a bit better at drawing with a pen because of it. However, drawing sure does drain the ink, especially when (...) (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: While I've got you here... (Was Re: FOTY: What a find!)
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(...) Dunno about universal, but it's common here in Aus, too. I think you can (at least partly) blame the inventors of the game of "Charades", where one uses the insect impersonation to indicate one's phrase is a quotation. ROSCO (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | While I've got you here... (Was Re: FOTY: What a find!)
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(...) Say, Dave! I just heard an example another thing that makes no sense to me. It's when people who orally quote others say, "Quote, unquote" *before* launching into the actual quote. I'm only glad I heard it on the radio this time because when (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Adam, If he is from the Great White North, he should already be wearin' a touque. If not, he is a hoser, eh? Jude Somebody pass me the backbacon while I XFUT .off-topic.fun (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I've grappled with that one, too [I've tried square brackets, but then the comment ends up looking like an editorial comment, rather than a parenthetical one ;-)]. Maybe squiggly brackets ({}) would help? Cheers Richie (and that full stop (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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I loved the bit about needing another bracket to close off after the smiley, this is something I grapple with all the time! Usually my smileys are within the "()", and being a pedantic sort of person I always want to put the closing ")" on after the (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Ho-ho-ho! Another grammar cop! *You'd* better stand in line! ROSCO FUT: .o-t.fun (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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An engineer asks to borrow some for renovating the local draw bridge. (23 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Weird Al also did "The Saga Begins" to American Pie, but this one is attributed thus: ... The Star Wars Cantina Sung to the tune of "Copacabana" by Barry Manilow Written by Mark Jonathan Davis Copyright 1997 Mark Jonathan Davis, according to (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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