How much of a problem do I have with authority?
Let me put it this way: I invariably, and I sincerely mean invariably, read the common phrase “uniformed officers” as “uninformed officers.”
28 Jun 2008 Sat
Waterboard me all you like
Posted by pannonica under Litterbox Clumps | Tags: authority, confession, perception, problems, reading |[8] Comments
29 Jun 2008 Sun at 9:41 am
i used to think ‘chaos’ was CHOWSS. i swear.
30 Jun 2008 Mon at 6:34 pm
I don’t think I have a problem with authority, but every time I am driving to the Poconos on Route 80 at 65mph and see the sign for “Scotrun” it reads to me as “Scrotum”.
30 Jun 2008 Mon at 8:45 pm
If we lived in a phallocracy, which some believe we do, then it would definitely count as having a problem with authority. You might even be considered a hardened criminal.
Oxford English Dictionary:
02 Jul 2008 Wed at 3:02 am
I first encountered the word ‘genial’ long after becoming acquainted with its more common relative ‘congenial’ and didn’t make the connection for quite some time. As a result, the inclination to rhyme it with ‘denial,’ is still very powerful.
Needles to say, it’s very embarrassing when I must say it aloud.
['needles' intentional]
04 Jul 2008 Fri at 9:13 am
I always read “therapist” as “the rapist.”
04 Jul 2008 Fri at 10:28 am
Perdita- Regarding “therapist” I don’t misread it, but I frequently say it that way! (As a joke, obviously)
19 Jul 2008 Sat at 4:09 pm
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21 Jul 2008 Mon at 10:56 am
@jimsmuse: LOL! we’ve been by that sign and always say that tooooo! sickos, aren’t we?