February 2012
49 posts
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Recreating the THX Deep Note →
“Never half-ass two things; whole-ass one thing.”
– Ronald Ulysses Swanson
I don't care that much for Glee, but...
oh my goodness Jeff Goldblum as Rachel’s dad is wonderful.
tsadde:
blaine-it-on-the-alcohol:
excuse me, sir
sir
may i please have directions to the nearest airport
I’m stuck in a place with cottages, flowers, trees and blue skies- SHEEP, I NEED YOUR GUIDANCE. YOU’RE THE ONLY LIFEFORMS I CAN SEE HERE.
I never thought this many tumblrs would have the patience for such a frustrating game.
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“Another user and I were fighting over whether “they” could be...”
– The lovely discussions on /r/linguistics
“Now it’s over, I’m dead and I haven’t done anything I want //...”
– “Dead” by They Might Be Giants
“Cheers … gives a far more nuanced depiction of the way social class is...”
– Sapping Attention (Ben Schmidt)
Watch[via the amazing Yum Yum London]
TO MY FELLOW SWIMMERS:
Here is a river flowing now very fast. It is so great and swift, that there are those who will be afraid, who will try to hold on to the shore, they are being torn apart and will suffer greatly. Know that the river has its destination. The elders say we must let go of the shore, push off into the middle of the river, and keep our heads above water. And I say see who is there with you and...
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hipster phonologist
My favorite phoneme is the voiceless bidental fricative. There’s only like two languages known to use it. You’ve probably never heard of it; it doesn’t even have a proper IPA symbol.
January 2012
5 posts
boohooboo:
participate in hourly comic day if you’d like to
t-minus 14 hours until the universal meh