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What a Crazy Language!

From To the Point News…

English is a crazy language. There’s no egg in eggplant, no ham in hamburger, neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren’t invented in England, nor French fries in France. Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads aren’t sweet and they sure aren’t made of bread. 

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May 6th, 2008 Posted by MarkFu | Humor | no comments

The Power of Sportsmanship

Long after games are won and lost and scores forgotten, certain memories of how the game was played last forever. Here is a great example…

Hat Tips to Skip Hathaway and Kim Komando

 

May 6th, 2008 Posted by MarkFu | Sports, Video | no comments