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Mar 23rd 2010, 1:49 am

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Re: I want this sign for my house

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Originally Posted by Louiseh86

Well I suppose I'd be miserable if I was a corpse!

It should be "if I were a corpse" unless you are in fact currently a corpse.

Mar 23rd 2010, 2:30 am

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Re: I want this sign for my house

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Originally Posted by Lord_Farquar

It should be "if I were a corpse" unless you are in fact currently a corpse.

You'll be a corpse in a minute if you don't stop correcting everyone's grammar

Mar 23rd 2010, 2:39 am

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Re: I want this sign for my house

Bottled water!

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Mar 23rd 2010, 3:00 am

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Re: I want this sign for my house

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You'll be a corpse in a minute if you don't stop correcting everyone's grammar

She started it Sir!

Mar 23rd 2010, 3:15 am

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Re: I want this sign for my house

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She started it Sir!

It's always the women who start it

Mar 23rd 2010, 3:38 am

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Re: I want this sign for my house

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Bottled water!

Mar 23rd 2010, 4:04 am

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Re: I want this sign for my house

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Originally Posted by JackTheLad

If only it was that easy...

JTL

Try this then

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Mar 23rd 2010, 4:51 am

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Re: I want this sign for my house

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Originally Posted by Lord_Farquar

It should be "if I were a corpse" unless you are in fact currently a corpse.

How do you know I'm not?

Isn't it time the red pen went away to allow for an actual personality to appear?

Mar 23rd 2010, 4:54 am

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Re: I want this sign for my house

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How do you know I'm not?

Isn't it time the red pen went away to allow for an actual personality to appear?

Or someone with a sense of humour. This is the Barbie afterall.

Mar 23rd 2010, 4:55 am

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Re: I want this sign for my house

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Or someone with a sense of humour. This is the Barbie afterall.

Ooh grammar and spelling humour! Stop me before I'm overcome with laughter and actually fall off my chair...

Mar 23rd 2010, 5:19 am

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Re: I want this sign for my house

I used to have a spell checker that was quite amusing. You should have seen what it would suggest for Phuket

Mar 23rd 2010, 6:49 am

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Re: I want this sign for my house

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Maybe a bit subtle but it gets the point across

Certainly beats my "No junk mail" sign!

Mar 23rd 2010, 8:09 am

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Re: I want this sign for my house

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Ooh grammar and spelling humour! Stop me before I'm overcome with laughter and actually fall off my chair...

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.

Mar 23rd 2010, 8:56 am

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Re: I want this sign for my house

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Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.

Recent research claims that sarcasm is a very complex, high order skill needing an ability to understand other peoples state of mind and emotions to be used effectively.
it is also found to be the last form of humour to develop in a child so it seems it may well be the highest form of wit.