tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post2623140168073892129..comments2024-02-29T03:29:52.934-05:00Comments on A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago: Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113168955236758821noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-30585981922386756192012-01-06T16:54:18.422-05:002012-01-06T16:54:18.422-05:00This reminds me of my grandfather, who loved this ...This reminds me of my grandfather, who loved this sort of thing. Though barely literate, he was a great fan (and a pretty good practicioner) of wordplay. I may have to fire up a Victor Borge video tonight.Squidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-11073043921465914362012-01-06T12:28:13.395-05:002012-01-06T12:28:13.395-05:00A stretch of ground covered with grass, apparently...A stretch of ground covered with grass, apparently. I had no idea either.D'Arcynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-17303412925937251742012-01-06T12:05:26.357-05:002012-01-06T12:05:26.357-05:00WTH is sward?WTH is sward?Meghannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-37965216652354181702012-01-06T12:02:07.944-05:002012-01-06T12:02:07.944-05:00That was me. I had the poem wrong - it's at sc...That was me. I had the poem wrong - it's at school and I'm not (yippee!) so I was going from memory. I found it online, though - http://international.ouc.bc.ca/pronunciation/poem01.htmlD'Arcynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-43537525833738590462012-01-06T11:57:17.898-05:002012-01-06T11:57:17.898-05:00Wow, look at all those extra commas in the poem. ...Wow, look at all those extra commas in the poem. *cough*Joseph Finnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-40111789790358192392012-01-06T10:46:51.390-05:002012-01-06T10:46:51.390-05:00In my line of work, it's useful to have someth...In my line of work, it's useful to have something like this in your back pocket for when the adolescents whine, "Why is French so hard?" The one I've got starts off with something like<br /><br />I take it you already know<br />Of bough and cough and through and though<br /><br />I also like to show them comb, bomb and tomb, or write ghoti on the board and ask them what it says.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com