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I always liked those one liners that we delivered totally dead pan... Steve something, can't remember his last name. Wright? Stuff like...

If you throw a cat out the window of a moving car, does it become Kitty litter?

If talcum powder comes from talc, and corn starch comes from corn, where does baby powder come from?

Why do they call it a TV set when you only get one? ... Or a pair of pants for that matter?
 
It's also a lot of fun to make 'phun' of English pronunciation.

(The following 'borrowed' from: https://www.learnthat.org/pages/view/fun_facts.html )

1) The bandage was wound around the wound.
2) The farm was used to produce produce.
3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
4) We must polish the Polish furniture.
5) He could lead if he would get the lead out.
6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
8) A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
10) I did not object to the object.
11) The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
12) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
13) They were too close to the door to close it.
14) The buck does funny things when the does are present.
15) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
17) The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
18) After a number of injections my jaw got number.
19) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
20) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
21) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?

One of my personal favorites, why are 'good' and 'food' pronounced differently?

We won't even start a discussion on spelling, specifically 'i' before 'e' except after 'c' (except for when that doesn't apply :rolleyes: ).

Or as one English instructor had posted in the classroom this sign:

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DT MI said:
One of my personal favorites, why are 'good' and 'food' pronounced differently?
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In America help is pronounced help.
In America herbs is pronounced erbs.
In GB English herbs is pronounced herbs.
 
Viking said:
In America help is pronounced help.
In America herbs is pronounced erbs.
In GB English herbs is pronounced herbs.
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...and that is why English is such a 'phun' language. :ROFLMAO:
 
Eno's nowtabart English, but I know some Scottish:
Whale oil beef hooked :giggle:

Phil
 
Vietnamese has also lot of bad English word. @thancam must twist his tongue, not to get sensor here;)
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I just gave french a try in my latest upload, but i have to admit i had some help with the spelling as French are one of my lesser languages.

But i think it was adequate for the Citroen making a late left turn in front of us.

 
Viking said:
Vietnamese has also lot of bad English word. @thancam must twist his tongue, not to get sensor here;)
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There's one in Houston called What the Pho? And I think there's even a chain of Pho Mi restaurants somewhere. :D

Another good sentence is:

He wanted to read about reeds, so he read the red book.

This one's from Gallagher:

laughter is pronounced LAFF-tur. Put a little curve on the front of the L and make it a d. DAFF-tur? Noooo... DAW-tur.
 
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Gibson99 said:
...laughter is pronounced LAFF-tur. Put a little curve on the front of the L and make it a d. DAFF-tur? Noooo... DAW-tur.
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Now teach a cow to mow the lawn low.
 
Nah, mine would have real wood fender instead of contact paper, plus I'd use a Moen faucet with a pull-out sprayer instead :cool:

Hey, I'm a guy with class- low class :p

Phil
 
My daughter just drew me a picture of what she says is the only thing she wants for her 8th birthday in June:

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She wants a bigger quadcopter (and controller of course). I bought her an eachines e010 for Christmas (and Dad got one too, imagine that!) and it's already broken through no fault of her own - it just constantly drifts right as if you were holding the stick right, and trimming at the controller didn't help. Haven't had time to troubleshoot it. But I'm thinking about letting her try mine, which I added FPV gear to.

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Gibson99 said:
My daughter just drew me a picture of what she says is the only thing she wants for her 8th birthday in June:

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She wants a bigger quadcopter (and controller of course). I bought her an eachines e010 for Christmas (and Dad got one too, imagine that!) and it's already broken through no fault of her own - it just constantly drifts right as if you were holding the stick right, and trimming at the controller didn't help. Haven't had time to troubleshoot it. But I'm thinking about letting her try mine, which I added FPV gear to.

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That's a cute pic and it would be tempting to go out and get her a nice big drone but you do have to be careful about the larger more capable drones that can fly thousands of feet or even miles from you. You could get one for yourself and let her fly it with your assistance and given the FAA requirement that YOU be registered and be over 15 years of age if the drone weighs more than 250 grams or a bit over half a pound the larger drones are not legal to be flown by an 8 year old without someone older that's registered. Not trying to be a spoil sport -- just trying to keep you and her out of trouble. At that age girls can be just as interested in nerdy things as boys but by the teens girls usually shy away from such things -- sadly.

Brian
 
I already have a 250 racer but I'm not about to let her try that just yet! I may get her a slightly better toy grade quad that can be flown outside in light winds, but I don't plan to spend more than $100 on it. There seem to be some decent ones in the $50 range. I already know I don't want to plunk down a bunch of cash on it since my kids (like most kids) can and do change hobbies and interests completely at random.
 
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