this is how it’s spelt: p-s-y-c-h-i-c

that’s pretty much how my day goes. oh, the vogonity.

and while you’re at it, read this too

it started with a message from asif, with an ode to potty. a dumb question, but read the winning answer. personally, i read on the job. it explains why i spend three hours while i’m at it.

which reminded me of a bong poem taught to me by partho. i can’t find it anywhere, but it starts “maashi o maashi, pacha hashi”, and goes on to describe the aunty, an umbrella, an elephant and a mushroom. funny stuff. and both of us were solid drunk.

and then there was this japanese rhyme about a frog. as a fresher, i was asked to memorize, sing, and act it out. i still remember the words

kaeru no uta ga
kikoete kuru yo
gwa gwa gwa gwa
gero gero gero gero
gwa gwa gwa

get the pronunciation guide here, and a sound clip here.

yes… deep stuff.

for the past few years, on independence day every year, star movies insists on showing independence day. the problem with that? besides the fact that the novelty has worn off since it’s over 10 years old… the movie is american propaganda.

and more proof, but this one’s subliminal, though. ever since i got mobile again, i’ve been getting spammed every day with smses for good deals on recharges! and other rubbish. but for the past two days, the spam’s been about independence day. it’s all good and patriotic… until i got this one:

celebrating on independence day, the pride, the courage and the glory that binds us to the stars and stripes!

no prizes for guessing which company on weed it was that sent me this message. it isn’t even on the net. what retard thought this smart one up?

the americans, i tell you. they’re trying to take over the world.

and the pronoun? your ass.

to quote him: “We refer to these expressions collectively as your ass. Your ass is not simply a possessive
pronoun + NP (PossNP) construction since, primarily, it is semantically non-compositional…”

one of the examples he gives: “…my ass handed the old chick her ten fuckin’ bucks…” explained as “…the speaker presumably handed the ten dollars to the woman with his hands (not his buttocks).”

read the entire thing here. it’s a downloadable pdf.

and drop by the author’s page. andrew koontz-garboden now teaches linguistics at manchester.

• can i say “this image was photochopped?” or “… photocropped?”
• if i’m in a conversation with a friend, can i drop the ® bit while talking? i promise to use it in my written correspondence with them.
• if not, how does one pronounce ®?
• how can i go about making it sound casual and unforced?

it’s difficult to sound cool while saying, “that nipslip of britney spears is totally fake. the image was enhanced with adobe® photoshop® software.” they really have to cut us some slack somewhere.

i never win. i guess i should make the rules of the game easier.

and here’s something useful i came across: a strap-on stool for field work. that’s nothing new… i know loads of people who walk around with a pole stuck up their behind.

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