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Overlook

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Five years. 15,000 workers. Result? The world’s largest concrete structure peep show.

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Wordsploded by Mark

June 23rd, 2009 at 7:14 am

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Instructions

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Readers of this site will note that our posting “vacume” lasted for much longer than four minutes. We’re back! Keep the submissions coming.

Wordsploded by Mark

June 23rd, 2009 at 12:26 am

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Sorry!

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All I can picture is a pirate. “Sorrrry Matey! We be reopen on the morrow.”

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Wordsploded by Mark

April 27th, 2009 at 7:29 am

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Posted in Vocabularious

Church Sign

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It’s the prequel to the Christian Bale movie. You get to see him flub a bunch of “pick a card, any card” tricks.

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Wordsploded by Mark

April 26th, 2009 at 7:20 am

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Matresseses

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Are they selling a hotel?

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Wordsploded by Mark

April 24th, 2009 at 7:34 am

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Posted in Possessionism, Spelltastic

Flooring

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“I know there’s a Y in there somewhere!”

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Wordsploded by Mark

April 24th, 2009 at 3:19 am

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Tomato

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Two sandwiches, a salad, and a burger? That’s quite a meal!

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Wordsploded by Mark

April 11th, 2009 at 7:30 am

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Posted in Vocabularious

Pier

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This sign could use some pier review.

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Wordsploded by Mark

April 10th, 2009 at 4:30 pm

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Posted in Possessionism, Unintended meanings, Vocabularious

Private Room

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When you get to the bathroom you’ll be greeted with cries of “Help, we’re trapped in here because the exception only allows for a one-way trip!” And then you’ll be stuck there too.

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Wordsploded by Mark

March 28th, 2009 at 7:53 am

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Handyman

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I should hire a handyman to author these captions.

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Wordsploded by Mark

March 27th, 2009 at 7:15 am

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Posted in Unintended meanings, Vocabularious