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Tap Shoe

with 10 comments

Of course he’s white… but you don’t say it!

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Wordsploded by Mark

January 10th, 2009 at 4:17 pm

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Posted in Corrective action, Possessionism, Unintended meanings

Bread

with 6 comments

I bet it still tastes better than pumpernickel bread.

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Wordsploded by Mark

January 4th, 2009 at 12:12 pm

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Posted in Spelltastic, Unintended meanings, Vocabularious

Where did it go? THWAP.

with 4 comments

A message from the United Lawn Dart Workers Association.

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Wordsploded by Mark

December 19th, 2008 at 4:49 am

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Posted in Not using it right, Joe, Unintended meanings, Vocabularious

Garbage truck

with 3 comments

I prefer the community chest.

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Wordsploded by Mark

November 19th, 2008 at 12:23 am

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Posted in Unintended meanings, Vocabularious

Hair

with 6 comments

Off the record: they go where the hair is.

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Wordsploded by Mark

November 12th, 2008 at 6:08 am

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Posted in Unintended meanings

Online Banking

with 10 comments

But what about paprika?

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Wordsploded by Mark

November 11th, 2008 at 7:14 am

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Posted in Spelltastic, Unintended meanings

Sword

with 7 comments

God wants us to be pirates in a Disney movie, climbing the rigging?

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Wordsploded by Mark

November 4th, 2008 at 6:58 am

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Posted in Unintended meanings

Illness

with 2 comments

I think that illness is called “choking.”

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Wordsploded by Mark

November 2nd, 2008 at 6:07 pm

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Posted in Spelltastic, Unintended meanings

Catering

with 3 comments

He may be conscious, but all the unconscious caterers get to vote multiple times, so it’s pretty much a wash.

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Wordsploded by Mark

October 31st, 2008 at 7:09 am

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Posted in Unintended meanings

Convience

with 2 comments

It’s laminated… I think they’re serious.

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Wordsploded by Mark

October 30th, 2008 at 7:09 pm

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Posted in Spelltastic, Unintended meanings