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Four Candles

January 28, 2020 Geoff Fun, Language

Here’s a blast from the past to brighten your day …

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Paraprosdokian

November 28, 2019 Geoff Fun

According to Groucho Marx, “Time flies like the wind, but fruit flies like bananas.” Marx was a master of paraprosdokian;[…]

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Cross-eyed bears and friendly ants

November 19, 2019 Geoff Fun, Language

My late mother thought Gladly was rather a nice name for a bear, but as a child she could never[…]

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Classic Literature as Fortune Cookie Fortunes

January 14, 2019 Geoff For Writers, Fun

A Christmas Carol: You will become better acquainted with a coworker. Frankenstein: A friend is a present you give yourself.[…]

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Voting now on for the Oddest Book Title of the Year

March 2, 2016 Geoff Fun

Forget the Oscars. The finalists for the 38th Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year have been announced.[…]

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Prolific writers

January 10, 2016 Geoff For Writers, Fun

According to Guinness World Records, L. Ron Hubbard is credited with having the most published works by one author (1,084).[…]

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For aspiring writers …

November 27, 2015 Geoff For Writers, Fun, Quotes
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30 awful analogies

July 24, 2015 Geoff Fun

As Abraham Lincoln once said, “The problem with the internet is that you can’t always rely on it’s accuracy.” The[…]

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17 quotes about writing

July 1, 2015 Geoff Fun, Quotes

Easy reading is damned hard writing. Nathaniel Hawthorne …I have this one nasty habit. Makes me hard to live with.[…]

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Why is English spelling so weird?

April 23, 2015 Geoff For Writers, Fun

A 4:03 distraction from your writing … Now get back to work!

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