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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Just for laughs #96768 02/23/2003 11:00 AM Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 742 Akina sjm old hand sjm old hand Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 742 Akina A litlle snippet from Dave Barry's latst column, which I thought might amuse the Fourth Estaters here: ---------- But my point is that competitive eating is a real sport, and I considered taking it up. But when I thought about what this would mean -- sitting around for hours, stuffing my face with unhealthy food -- I realized it was basically the same thing as journalism. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Just for laughs #96769 02/24/2003 2:41 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Ruh roh--better not let wow see this! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter No justice #96770 02/24/2003 11:40 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York I understand that in Zild it's always tomorrow; still, I feel it's unjust that sjm should get ahold of our local boy's Sunday column before us Usn compatriots do. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: No justice #96771 02/24/2003 12:22 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Hey, they have to have some advantage, don't they? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Just for laughs #96772 02/25/2003 2:16 AM Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 833 Eastern Ontario, Canada modestgoddess old hand modestgoddess old hand Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 833 Eastern Ontario, Canada stuffing my face with unhealthy food It's not always unhealthy. Sometimes, at, like, a book launch or an exhibition opening, we get crudites and dip. Or, like, brie and crackers. Or even both! (o frabjous day!) And wine. I like it when they give us wine. You can always tell a journo at any gathering where there's free food or an open bar. That is where us economically-challenged word wranglers are generally to be found. I was never much of a one for the boudoirs I was generally to be found where the food was - Ogden Nash 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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