Nod and Smile

The adventures of Jean Crawford, Starr Linguist

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Imaginary Friends

May 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Being married to a mathematician exposes me to a lot of field-specific humor that I don’t always understand. A lot of the times, I just have to nod and smile. But this is a math joke that I actually get, and though I had to dig deep into the recesses of my math […]

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Tags: Non-Linguistics · Quotes · comics · marriage

North America and North Korea are like totally the same thing.

May 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Some people make bad analogies. Sometimes, you have to call out people who make bad analogies on their further ignorance. Courtesy of Eavesdrop DC (emphasis mine):
Dude, South America and South Africa are like totally the same thing.
No they’re not..one has Latinos and the other has African Americans.
Whatever Jose.

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Tags: Quotes · africa · sigh · wtf

Child Logic

February 15th, 2008 · No Comments

We’re not racing; we’re just going to see who gets there first.

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Tags: Quotes