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PDF

with 10 comments

Life vests from the people who brought you the software that takes 6 minutes to display a page of text.

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Wordsploded by Mark

October 25th, 2008 at 7:19 am

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Posted in Unintended meanings

Loulou’s

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It’s like a cross between jai alai and synchronized swimming.

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Wordsploded by Mark

October 14th, 2008 at 1:24 pm

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Posted in Nontensical, Unintended meanings

Krap

with 5 comments

Never trust an arrow marked “Krap” that is pointing up.

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Wordsploded by Mark

October 10th, 2008 at 3:27 pm

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Posted in Unintended meanings

Mute

with 4 comments

Would that SL Buggs had himself made a “mute” point and spared us the gritting of our teeth.

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Wordsploded by Mark

October 9th, 2008 at 7:49 am

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Posted in Unintended meanings, Vocabularious

Chained to these Railings

with 4 comments

Along with some spaces.

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Wordsploded by Mark

October 8th, 2008 at 9:09 am

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Posted in Unintended meanings, Whatsthisbigkeyfor?

Fish?

with 3 comments

Shame… that would have been a really clever title for the fish menu.

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Wordsploded by Mark

October 3rd, 2008 at 6:36 pm

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Posted in Spelltastic, Unintended meanings

Criminality not good for love life

with 2 comments

So much for women loving a bad boy.

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Wordsploded by Mark

October 3rd, 2008 at 7:55 am

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Posted in Spelltastic, Unintended meanings

Take-out the trash

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The “fast food is garbage” meme may merit further consideration.

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Wordsploded by Mark

September 30th, 2008 at 4:01 pm

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Posted in Capital punishment, Defunctuation, Unintended meanings

charge of .50¢

with 5 comments

Half a cent? Seems steep.

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Wordsploded by Mark

September 30th, 2008 at 3:46 pm

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Posted in Capital punishment, Unintended meanings, Vocabularious

Muslin

with 12 comments

Obama: now with 50% less cotton.

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Wordsploded by Mark

September 29th, 2008 at 5:55 pm

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Posted in Capital punishment, Unintended meanings, Vocabularious