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Nisha Ward
Nisha Ward is on page 200 of 222
Apr 29, 2020 08:57PM Add a comment
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Mirzhan Irkegulov
Mirzhan Irkegulov is on page 100 of 222
I admit I cracked up more often than I expected. Sensible chuckle, if you will. Good for a rainy day.

The book is much more lighthearted than I initially thought.

But yeah, take a joke and all that.
May 19, 2019 08:12AM Add a comment
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Mirzhan Irkegulov
Mirzhan Irkegulov is on page 72 of 222
xD

«Serial comma
 
The Times once published an unintentionally humorous description of a Peter Ustinov documentary, noting that “highlights of his global tour include encounters with Nelson Mandela, an 800-year-old demigod and a dildo collector”. This is ambiguous as it stands, and would still be ambiguous if a serial comma were added, as Mandela could then be mistaken for a demigod.»
May 19, 2019 08:04AM Add a comment
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Mirzhan Irkegulov
Mirzhan Irkegulov is on page 20 of 222
I keep telling myself: don't be a party pooper, take a joke. But it is tiny bit annoying that it isn't really a critique of WP, but just quotes of crappy writing that is bound to be in WP. I did chuckle a few times, especially @ this:

«Fuzzy Wuzzy (poem), a popular children’s poem/tongue-twister in which a bear is thought to be fuzzy, but it turns out he’s not
 
[Author's italics:] Directed by M. Night Shyamalan.»
May 19, 2019 07:45AM Add a comment
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Sabrina Vosler
Sabrina Vosler is on page 8 of 222
Always remember to "dogballs"
Nov 25, 2018 11:31AM Add a comment
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