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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Laugh of the day #176665 05/06/2008 9:50 PM Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 390 कहीं &... latishya enthusiast latishya enthusiast Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 390 कहीं &... From Language Log Last edited by latishya; 05/06/2008 9:51 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Laugh of the day latishya #176666 05/06/2008 10:04 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Is it supposed to be funny? I.e., what am I missing? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Laugh of the day Faldage #176668 05/06/2008 10:15 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass I suppose some might find the misspell amusing, in context. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Laugh of the day tsuwm #176670 05/06/2008 10:27 PM Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 390 कहीं &... latishya enthusiast latishya enthusiast Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 390 कहीं &...  Originally Posted By: tsuwm I suppose some might find the misspell amusing, in context. Exactly. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Laugh of the day latishya #176672 05/06/2008 11:22 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 I see. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Laugh of the day tsuwm #176679 05/07/2008 1:42 AM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania The Pook old hand The Pook old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania We'll yes, it is amusing, and typical of the language proficiency often associated with that kind of ethnocentric paranoia. However, there is of course no way of telling whether or not the picture is actually real. It's a nice white space to photoshop anything onto easily. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Laugh of the day The Pook #176700 05/07/2008 11:31 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 It doesn't look much like a photoshopped image; it would have to be done by hand and I can't see it looking that good. On the other hand, I love the name of the blog, speaking of ambiguity. Is that with instrumental or possessive? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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