Susan was amused by the joke, while James was bemused be it.
Susan laughed, James was confused.
The pellet with the poison is in the flagon with the dragon, the vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true.
James Earl Ray - killed Martin Luther King Junior
James Earl Jones - killed Luke Skywalker’s father (sort of)
Nonplussed means confused. Not disappointed or angry.
Without A Clue - An unjustly obscure movie.
**Harry Carey Sr. ** Actor of westerns, father to HCJR.
**Harry Carey Jr. ** Actor of westerns. Son to HCSR.
Harry Carrey Famed base ball announcer
**Hari Kare ** Something indian/hindu that I can’t translate through Google.
Hari Kari A way to kill yourself.
That’s Harry Caray. He’s most famous for the last 15 of his career, which he spent calling Cubs games. Apparently before that he spent 25 years with the Cardinals and 10 with the White Sox. When you think about it it’s amazing that Cubs fans warmed to the guy.
Skip Caray is Harry’s son, he does Braves games.
Chip Caray (I’m sure somebody thought this was cute) is Skip’s son. He’s with the Cubs.
But not of the marital arts. (Or if he was, I really don’t want to know about it.)
The Invisible Man is a science fiction novel by British author H. G. Wells.
Invisible Man is a novel (not science fiction) by American author Ralph Ellison (not to be confused with Harlan Ellison, who has written science fiction).
Sam Phillips was a male record label owner/producer from the 1950s.
Sam Phillips is a female singer-songwriter.
A native American is someone who was born in America.
A Native American is someone whose way-long-ago ancestors were born in America.
Know Your Repetitively-Named English Kings!
The Edwards:
Edward I is the one who was in Braveheart.
Edward II is the one who was murdered in extremely unpleasant fashion with a hot poker.
Edward III is the one who started the Hundred Years War.
Edward IV is the one who dies in the second act of Richard III.
Edward V is the one who dies in the fourth act of Richard III. You know, one of the Princes in the Tower.
Edward VI is the one in The Prince and the Pauper.
Edward VII is the one who came after Victoria and that I can’t remember anything else about.
Edward VIII is the one who abdicated to marry an American divorcee.
The Henries:
Henry I is the boring one.
Henry II is the one who said “Who will rid me of this turbulent priest?” and was in The Lion in Winter.
Henry III is the other boring one.
Henry IV is the one who usurped the throne and died leprosy.
Henry V is the one in that Shakespeare play Kenneth Branagh made a movie about.
Henry VI is the mentally unstable one.
Henry VII is also known as Henry Tudor.
Henry VIII is the one with the wives.
…erm, that should be died of leprosy. Obviously.
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And one year with Oakland, between the Cards and the Sox.
Kudos to you Sir or Madam, as the case may be.
Call me a whoosh victim (‘whooshtim’) if you like, but Bali isn’t a country of any stripe whatsoever - it’s an Indonesian island.
Flammable: Easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly
Inflammable: Easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly
Huh?!?!
The original and, according to the latin-crack smoking grammarians at least, proper word is inflammable.
Flammable is an allegedly improper word that was used on traffic safety signs becuase it’s not as confusing as inflammable. Nowadays, at least, it’s just as accepted, but I know in my days in elementary school it was much railed against by my teachers.
niggard is a stingy person or miser. It is not related to any of those others. According to dictionary.com it is of Scandanavian origin.
1 Tim. 3:14 = “These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:”
2 Tim. 3:14 = “But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;”
tim314 = a Straight Dope Message Board poster who happens to like the number pi (i.e. 3.14…)
venomous - you get sick when it bites you
poisonous - you get sick when you bite it
capital - a city serving as a seat of government
capitol - a building in which a state legislative body meets
You missed several definitions on this one. It’s also a synonym for ‘money’ or other value item such as stock. It’s also the top of a column. Also an offense punishable by death.
In a similar vein:
Native Alaskan: someone born in Alaska
Alaska Native: a member of one of the tribes of indigenous Alaskans