I heard that there’s a group of South American Indians that worship the
number zero.
Is nothing sacred?
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I heard that a man who stole a calendar was sentenced to 12 months in jail.
I wonder; are his days numbered?
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I heard that the man who stole a truck load of prunes has been on the run
for the past month.
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ANSWERS FOR TEST OF PROPER ENGLISH
(Those is parenthesis have been submitted by one or more of the loyal
GRIF.NET elect . . and are often BETTER than my originals!)
1. Bad electricians should be de-lighted. (de-fused)
2. Bad musicians should be de-noted.(de-composed)
3. Bad cowboys should be de-ranged (de-rided, de-fenced, de-bunked)
4. Bad fashion models should be de-posed. (de-splayed)
5. Bad tree surgeons should be de-barked. (de-foliated)
6. Bad dry cleaners should be de-creased. (de-pleted)
7. Bad fishermen should be de-bated. (de-wormed)
8. Bad runner who is thrown out at 2nd should be de-based.
9. Bad arachnids should be de-bugged. (de-webbed)
10. Bad Fruit of the Loom workers should be de-briefed. (undi-sired)
11. Bad baby sitters should be de-cried.
12. Bad police meter maids should be de-fined. (de-coined)
13. Bad lawyers in Jesus’ day should be de-scribed.
14. Bad all-women’s colleges should be in de-mand.
15. Bad guides who take wrong roads should be de-toured. (de-parted)
16. Bad Politicians should be de-voted.
17. Bad mink should be de-ferred.
18. Bad train engineers should be de-railed. (de-tracted)
19. Bad journalist should be de-pressed.
20. Bad professors (like me) should be de-tested. (de-graded, de-greed)
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Dr Bob Griffin
[email protected] www.grif.net
“Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!”