Dear John,
I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous, kind, thoughtful. People who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior.  You have ruined me for other men. I yearn for you. I have no feelings whatsoever when we’re apart. I can be forever happy - will [...]

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Dude… this is one of the most amazing things I have ever seen:
Dancing Walrus

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If you’ve been listening to the news lately, then you’ve no doubt heard about a string of Supreme Court decisions that have proven to be somewhat controversial.  Of course, that’s how it always goes, but since the Supreme Court is in the news, it feels appropriate to go with a Justice theme for today’s post.
A [...]

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From http://www.etni.org.il/farside/analogies.htm:
The following originally appeared as winners of a
“Worst Analogies ever written in a High School Essay Contest”
in the Washington Post Style Invitational”
He spoke with the wisdom that can only come from experience, like a guy who went blind because he looked at [...]

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What’s an oxymoron? It’s a figure of speech that combines at least two contradictory terms. Some popular ones are “a real live ghost,” “deafening silence,” and “pretty ugly.” After the jump you’ll find the Top 45 Oxymorons from Jokes of the Day, which is apparently a blog that couldn’t think of a [...]

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Dear Grammar Nazi Who Sits Behind Me,
I don’t know your name, although I think it begins with a B. You’ve been in my class for a few months now, and I feel quite foolish for not knowing how to address you. I’m often distracted by my own daydreaming, so please do not [...]

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It’s important to know how to write well.
That really should go without saying, but yet I continually see poor writing in forums, in blogs, and even in law school. Sometimes, fixing the problem is as simple as running spell-check, but sometimes the problem is as complex as knowing when and how to use semi-colons. [...]

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The following story, entitled Walter and Winnie, was published sometime in the 19th century by an unknown author. It’s roughly 450 words long, and after you read it once, try reading it again three times fast.

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Best movie quote in awhile…

“In my world everyone’s a pony and they eat rainbows and poop butterflies.” -Katie, Horton Hears a Who
It’s amazing how much humor is in kids movies that kids just don’t get haha.

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When Jonathan Swift wrote “A Modest Proposal” it was in response to a population surge and economic crisis in Ireland. His proposal was to cook and serve Irish children to the English gentry as a benign solution to this crisis. It was a joke of course. His real aim was in demonstrating [...]

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Courtesy of smorgishborg:

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Chicken Philosophy
My favorite:
Salvador Dali: The Fish.
Come up with your own answers!

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I almost forgot, but today is apparently National Grammar Day.  The group promoting this, the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar (SPOGG), wants you to correct any bad grammar you find.  So go ahead and write to newscasters when they stumble over their words.  Never mind that, in the US at least, many of [...]

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After a recent conversation I had with Hunter…I just could not resist posting this.

I edited this because apparently it’s not showing up?  It works fine on my computer but if it still doesn’t show up here’s the actual link for it: see picture here!

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Found via Inkthinker

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It’s a bit soon after the last one, but I couldn’t resist posting this:

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Click the image to see it in full-size.

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 You know what would be funny?  To leave tons of comments to a default test comment over at a new blog put up by our sister site, Inspired Writers.
So go here and leave a comment! It’ll be HI-larious!
http://inspiredwriters.wordpress.com/

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