The poor semicolon, so misunderstood and under appreciated.

Kittie wrote: "The poor semicolon, so misunderstood and under appreciated."

Here's a funny take on semicolons; I like it.
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/semicolon

Too funny. Back to the eighth grade homework, heh? Problem is, most don't know the difference between independent and dependent clauses.