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Posted by Tom Keats on October 23, 2008, 8:53 pm
>>> HOT DOG, WE HAVE A WEINER!
>> Actually, that's "wiener," with the 'i" before the 'e'.
>> Because a true wiener is a Viennese sausage, and the word
>> wiener is etymologically, culturally and geographically
>> associated with "Vienna."
>
> Graffito: "I am a weiner."
>
> Principal Skinner: Whoever did this is in very deep trouble!
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> Martin Prince: And a sloppy speller, too. The preferred
> spelling of "wiener" is w I E n e r. ...
> Although, E I is an acceptable ethnic variant.
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> Principal Skinner: Hmm. Good point.
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> =v= Moral of the story: Tom Keats is Martin Prince?
Since when is a moral a question?
Anyway, more like Jim "What Does A Yellow Light Mean"
Ignatowski -- I occasionally have my lucid moments,
but usually I'd rather not.
I think Martin Prince is half of Alice Cooper.
Ralph Wiggam is the other half.
Left brain/right brain.
cheers,
Tom (I'm *not* Alice Cooper. Normally.)
--
Nothing is safe from me.
I'm really at:
tkeats curlicue vcn dot bc dot ca
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