Massachusetts linguists
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Malachi Petunia
Gentle Miscreant
Join date: 21 Sep 2003
Posts: 3,414
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10-29-2007 14:44
A man gets into a taxi at Logan airport and says to the driver, "Hey Mack, do you know a good place where a guy could get scrod?"
The cabbie pauses and says, "that's funny, I've never heard anyone use the pluperfect subjunctive of that verb before".
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Nika Talaj
now you see her ...
Join date: 2 Jan 2007
Posts: 5,449
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10-29-2007 14:51
Maybe in the combat zone? Oh, no, wait. That's gone ...
... just like this thread is gonna be! Lol, Mal, you're such a masochist! (or is that provocateur?) *hands him some Boston Cream Pie to comfort him after the thread gets locked*
Oh, and people, the SOX WON! *sings* Oh I Love that Dirty Water ....
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Klipang Torok
Kotoba mo nai wa
Join date: 24 Apr 2007
Posts: 93
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/me gets in before the lock
10-29-2007 14:54
There's going to be no living with my brother-in-law now Nika - 2 series victories for the Sox!
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ArchTx Edo
Mystic/Artist/Architect
Join date: 13 Feb 2005
Posts: 1,993
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10-29-2007 14:55
From: Malachi Petunia A man gets into a taxi at Logan airport and says to the driver, "Hey Mack, do you know a good place where a guy could get scrod?"
The cabbie pauses and says, "that's funny, I've never heard anyone use the pluperfect subjunctive of that verb before". I'm sure you can find someone in New Desperation Isle who could arrange this for you. 
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Chas Connolly
Registered User
Join date: 24 Jan 2007
Posts: 1,433
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10-29-2007 14:55
Sounds fishy to me.
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Alyx Sands
Mental Mentor Linguist
Join date: 17 Feb 2007
Posts: 2,432
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10-29-2007 15:04
That is so not funny, making fun of the fact that many of us linguists don't get a job at university and have to resort to being taxi drivers trying to be witty... 
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Chas Connolly
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Join date: 24 Jan 2007
Posts: 1,433
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10-29-2007 15:08
From: Alyx Sands That is so not funny, making fun of the fact that many of us linguists don't get a job at university and have to resort to being taxi drivers trying to be witty... Nystagmus! |
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Alyx Sands
Mental Mentor Linguist
Join date: 17 Feb 2007
Posts: 2,432
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10-29-2007 15:14
From: Chas Connolly Nystagmus! Are you trying to bait me with learned terminology? I'm more of a phonologically conditioned allomorph kind of gal, sorry....
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Chas Connolly
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Join date: 24 Jan 2007
Posts: 1,433
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10-29-2007 15:18
You asked, and I grew up in mining country. Never mind.
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Alyx Sands
Mental Mentor Linguist
Join date: 17 Feb 2007
Posts: 2,432
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10-29-2007 15:23
From: Chas Connolly You asked, and I grew up in mining country. Never mind. Okay, then I officially don't get it! 
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Chas Connolly
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Join date: 24 Jan 2007
Posts: 1,433
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10-29-2007 15:33
From: Alyx Sands Okay, then I officially don't get it! Sorry, I'll just defenestrate myself |
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Malachi Petunia
Gentle Miscreant
Join date: 21 Sep 2003
Posts: 3,414
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10-29-2007 15:36
From: someone Mal, you're such a masochist! (or is that provocateur?) I prefer "miscreant". |
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Strife Onizuka
Moonchild
Join date: 3 Mar 2004
Posts: 5,887
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10-29-2007 15:57
A man posts a thread on the SL forums and says to the moderator
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The cabbit resmod's eyes glaze over at the mention of "pluperfect subjunctive" and locks the thread for being off topic (for the halibut).
Source: AR
Action: Lock
Reason: Off-topic
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