A few of my friends have asked me what they should say instead of “have a good one”, since now I’ve totally ruined it for them, along with everything else they say. And in spite of my suggestion we go back to saying “good evening” on parting, I wanted something with a little more heft, [...]
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Shallow Epicontinental Seas
The phrase “shallow epicontinental seas” only comes up when talking about one specific subject: the Cretaceous period, and the many swimming dinosaurs that inhabited them, such as mosasaurs. Imagine a 50-foot-long crocodile with giant flippers that glides like a whale and eats anything. It would even eat your hairy nutsack after you’ve been wrestling. Even [...]
I Got Shit To Do
Few expressions are capable of meaning one thing as well as its opposite. Such is the case with “I got shit to do”. The difference in meaning can be conveyed through emphasis. Saying “I got shit to do” means I have many things to do Whereas “I got shit to do”, spoken with an upward [...]
Soggy, Loathsome, and Detestable
Individually, these words are nothing special. But combined in this way, they are a powerful force. Loathsome and detestable have similar meanings, but this expression is describing something SO loathsome and SO detestable that you must double up. As if being loathsome and detestable aren’t bad enough, this thing is also soggy. Being moist is [...]
