"Peons of Praise"--The Author Said That

Are born agains peons of praise?

If the born agains are peons, it's possible.


Here are two more, originally posted on another thread (both direct quotes):

The pest control company advised us that scorpions usually travel in pairs. I didn't sleep for a week and gratefully this scorpion was a loaner.

Care should be used to ensure that the business owns the policy, not the insured person.

Re: "Peons of Praise"--The Author Said That


How about "Editors beware of coming title waves"

Not bad Sglass. Ordinarily, I'd duck title waves, but now I can use the work.

Some geographic doozies.

Among the South American countries, Mexico... (Did they move it?)

Czechoslovenia (Where?)

Columbia (a very common mistake)

Chili (oy)

And my favorite: ...the former British colony, England.

I was a TA in graduate school, correcting term papers and finals. The best howler was, "Hamlet and Laertes were both courtesans. Laertes was more of a courtesan than Hamlet.

Over at the football boards, on more than one occasion I have heard someone say "that really peaked my interest."

Another quote, from an excited player after a game:

When we won, I was so exciting
I had goose pimps all over my body.

I remember espying a classmate's essay titled "The Raft Of God".

Hmmm, Noah certainly took the Raft of God seriously.

This is great! thanks for doing this thread, Roberta; you deserve oodles of praise-peons for this!

Thanks for adding to the mix. I've got a lot more.


The police comprehended the criminal at 2 a.m. (Yeah, but what time did they catch him?)

As they peak through the windows ...

For all intensive purposes...

And another favorite of mine--

That was not what was intended purr say...

Roberta - I'm glad to see that you did start this thread! I'll be back.

Love it.

I've been haunted all day by the thought of hordes of praising peons.

Perhaps that is what is wrong with this wicked world.

The idea, per se, is not bad.

But I was wondering, (isn't it a wonder?) if this thread has something to do with peones?

Peon

I recall seeing as a diner special (sign in the window) in Queens, probably in 1989 or 1990:

Chicken Gordon Blew

I did not eat there ever again.

Peonies, that's peonies...

and they always had ants, in my childhood experience. Or was that aunts?

littlek, Glad you're glad.

Imur, Yup. Gotta love it.

Noddy, Get dem peasants outa your head. You have other things to deal with. Are you holding your dominion?

Zoro, Yet another thing wrong with that one. In Spanish the plural of peon is peones. If the author had been talking about peasants, I would have fixed it.




jes, So Gordon had his unusual preference. The chicken may have died happy. You never know.

osso, Ant, aunts. What's the difference?


And more:

Quotes:

One emerging strain of thought is that human evolution leaves us ill-equipped to judge financial markets. (No wonder we're ill-equipped if thinking is such a strain.)

They can be used either to break or cause a heroine addiction. (Is the author referring to the afternoon soaps? Or a drug with an extra e?)

Available funds may not be available on short notice. (Then how available are they?)