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Submitted by DCblogger on Sat, 2008-02-16 15:49.

U.S. Struggles to Tutor Iraqis in Rule of Law

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Oh Shit

Submitted by Xenophon on Sat, 2008-02-16 21:21.

I think I peed my pants

Xenophon, somehow the juxtaposition...

Submitted by vastleft on Sat, 2008-02-16 21:42.

… of that subject line and body text has me more intrigued than the semantic discussion that BIO are engaged in over here.

Consider the variants:
* “Oh, piss (or pee). I just shit my pants.”
* “Oh, piss (or pee). I just peed my pants.”
* “Oh, shit. I just shit my pants.”

Nope, none of those others would do. Somehow the opening ejaculation, as it were, has to exceed the severity of the follow-up (if one accepts that #2 is greater than #1). Precisely the opposite of joke structure. Interesting….

Ah, the English language!

You know, I think I prefer...

Submitted by lambert on Sat, 2008-02-16 22:02.

… “coffee came out of my nose.”

Scat, VL! Scat!

[x] Any (D) in the general. [ ] Any mullah-sucking billionaire-teabagging torture-loving pus-encrusted spawn of Cthulhu, bless his (R) heart.

(Adopts Cliff Clavin voice)

Submitted by vastleft on Sat, 2008-02-16 22:40.

Interesting etymology to the word “scat.” It could, er ah, mean any number of things in this, er ah, context….

Vast

Submitted by Xenophon on Sun, 2008-02-17 01:32.

Put the weed down