The Dictionary of American Diction No. 7

       
  • The doctor said her rotator cup was tore.
  • That picture is very designful.
  • I had a number of responsibilties during my 7 years tender.
  • "You're totally misinterpretating the situation." Brad on The Real World San Diego (2)
  • "Have you ever heard the Afghanistanian national anthem?" Comedian Eddie Gossling
  • Al Sharpton on Ralph Nader's bid for the presidency: "This is some benign way of helping the Republicans." (And Rev. Sharpton's bid for the presidency is... ah, never mind)
  • Martha Stewart and her guest Anthony make oyster po' boys...

    Martha: How many oysters go on a po' boy?
    Anthony: Depends on the size. The bigger they are, the fewer go on; the smaller they are the more go on.
    Martha: OK, how long do they cook?
    Anthony: Depends on the size. The bigger they are, the longer they cook; the smaller they are, the shorter they cook. (OK, but how long do they cook??)
  • We're using yellow potatoes, white potatoes and redskin potatoes - we're gonna have a triage of colors.
  • Customer to office store clerk: Do you have any magnifiers for magnifying?
  • I'm not interested in that car because it doesn't excite me respectably.
   

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