Seasons

Word I can see, as there are a number of variations (like the angel Metatron, who embodies The Word in xian mythology; or 'When you see yo mamma tell her I said 'word-up yo''
but "Dictionary"
how would you know to look it up if you didnt already know its definition?

Slightly to the left of that, I've always liked the dry, self-deprecating nature of Samuel Johnson's definition of lexicographer in his eighteenth century dictionary:
"Lexicographer: n. A writer of dictionaries. A harmless drudge."

I think that lexicographers have lost even that sense of humor. Once on deviant art I posted to the forums: "Should we accept 'teh' as a proper spelling"- I was kidding of course, but GOOD GOD I thought I was going to be lynched by the proper-grammar mob! Seriously: people freaked the fuck out that I even suggested it.

-oh, and after I made the dictionary comment above I thought "maybe for spelling" but even that is written pretty plainly on the cover...

You might want to know the etymology of the word or something.

"xian"? Pretty weird abbreviation if you ask me.

x as in x-mass.

-and also it supposidly was an X that people in them days were being crucified on as opposet to the more familiar lower case t (sans serrif)

"d"

I think both forms were used.

Random topic time. I accidently got a picture of my cat in mid-lick. So, I got inspiration for this picture.

http://www.angeltowns.com/members/alc003/Funny/skydiving.jpg

(Man, I need to get a shorter address)

How odd. I've had this image for a couple of years now, no idea why I made it in the first place.

http://img139.exs.cx/img139/1158/popeskysurfer3hf.jpg

I don't know who Mark Steyn is or where he's from, but I liked this quote:

"Speaking as a foreigner -- which I believe entitles me to vote in up to three California congressional districts -- I've voted on paper ballots all my life and reckon all these American innovations -- levers, punch cards, touch screen -- are a lot of flim-flam. I would be all in favor of letting the head of Bangladesh's electoral commission design a uniform federal ballot for U.S. elections." --Mark Steyn

I found this and thought it was amusing enough to share:

Isn't it strange? The same people who laugh at gypsy fortune tellers take economists seriously.
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