Humor will not be tolerated!! -Portia

I've posted this on FB, but I don't actually know many of you in real life, so I'll post it here, too. (And because I value your opinion, of course.) My wife and I are trying to put together a list of the ten best episodes of the Simpsons, and so far, we've been able to narrow it down to thirty. We'...

I'm not pregnant. Not even a little bit.

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Genuine Article wrote:I advise you to stick to your guns and hold out for a temple wedding. Offer her a long engagement if you think more time would help her become more committed.

That sounds to me like she's advising him to stick to his guns while having some compassion to me.

I'm usually just a lurker here, but I have something small I'd like to contribute here. (And it's not even snarky, krebscout.) Maybe this is just me, but I've never really experienced the influence of the Holy Ghost together with emotion. Instead, I feel those promptings as razor-sharp clarity. I'm ...

I'll take a look at it, then. And I'll be sure to ask you if I'm ever stuck on a term or a concept. Which will probably be sooner rather than later. Thanks, friend.

I haven't read much of Language Log, actually. My MA program is actually in Japanese linguistics with an emphasis on translation. Would it still be relevant and useful to me? I'm all about being one of the cool kids and reading the LL (which I assume is what they call it on the street), but I'm not ...

Sorry, Katya. You're absolutely right about the nuances of descriptive linguistics. I didn't get any more in depth about the subject because, well, I'm still pretty new to the subject, having only just started my program. To be fair, though, the (basic) idea I was trying to get across was that a pre...

To be fair, the ideal question for a time traveller would be something like, "What year did you come here from?"

Considering that 18 people knew at least one answer compared to the 4 that didn't know any, that's a success rate of 82%. It's not perfect, but I think that's about as good as we're going to get. People who aren't familiar with the wardrobe malfunction aren't likely to be time travellers, anyway.

1910s: "We'll be over, we're coming over, and we won't come back 'til it's over over there!" 1920s: Any of Earle Combs, Mark Koenig, Bob Meusel, Tony Lazzeri, Joe Dugan, or Pat Collins. 1930s: "Once I built a railroad; now it's done. Brother, can you spare a dime?" 1940s: "J...

Happy to oblige, if that's what the people want.

I know them all, but then, I wrote the quiz.

(The prize really is pretty cool, you guys.)

I was there, and I'm a little disappointed I didn't get to meet anyone. Sad.

It's banned in a majority of US states and is actually a criminal offense in eight of them (Nevada, Utah, Arizona, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wisconsin). Interestingly enough, California allows it, despite what we've all seen in Arrested Development . ( Cite .) And back to lurk...

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thebigcheese wrote:http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/63200/

First answer = epic win. That was classic.

I would have found that answer annoying if it had been written by someone else.

You mean someone who didn't also major in the humanities? And who you already know is being sarcastic?

I meant to write "worshipers," but I think we can all agree "worshiper" is much, much funnier.

Glad you guys enjoyed it. Considering it nearly went to 1100 hours, I figured I'd better make it worth everyone's while.

Katya wrote:http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/62583/

You think you're so clever, but you're not. CATS has my back.

If I had, I would have thought to include a YouTube link. I'm kinda regretting it now. So I'll make up for it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WlTuerGvOs

The avatar is Noodle, from the Gorillaz, and is the inspiration for the alias.

I didn't think I was actually being too sharp with anyone. If you'd like, I'm more than happy to rile people up for you.

Don't worry, friends. I like you guys. I read all the time just to see what readers think of us. Sorry if my response gave the wrong impression; I thought the "hi guys!" bit was enough to show that I was joking. Tough to convey tone without using emoticons, and I'm not really a fan.