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Photo Memory of the Week
Posted: 2025 Mar 21
Poetry of the Week
Peckin'
- by Shel SilversteinThe saddest thing that I ever did see
Was a woodpecker peckin' at a plastic tree.
He looks at me and "Friend," says he
"Things ain't as sweet as they used to be."Posted: 2025 Mar 21
Tag Archives: Word Play
Nuts!
No wonder English is so hard to learn. Continue reading
Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Trees, Word Play
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218 Frogs
Always take your wheelbarrow with you. Continue reading
The Gamut Gambit
Dagnabbed sound-alikes. Who planned this language? Continue reading
Vow Wulls
Like Topsy, the language she just growed. Continue reading
Ya Gotta Talk the Talk
Trying to stay up to date, idiom-wise. Continue reading
Togod
We’ll meet again, don’t know where, don’t know when . . but for now I’ll say goodbye. Continue reading
Napples and Naranjas
How does anyone learn to speak or read and write this language? Continue reading
You Can Use a Letter Again
Life isn’t always a highway; sometimes it’s a word game. Continue reading
Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Critical Thinking, Word Play
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An Advent Gift
A useful new word. Will there be more such gifts from the world this Advent season? We’ll see. Continue reading