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Comment posted on And the 1 Millionth English word is… a sham? by muggins

Corporate news entities don’t want to spend the money for the reporters, so they go for the scandals, which are cheap to cover, and certain stories that are, in reality, commercials pushing some product. I bookmark refdesk which lists domestic and overseas newspapers in order to cross reference important stories.

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“Web 2.0″ is a word? Yeah right. Since when are phrases, words? This phrase that we’re talking about is actually four [4] words: Web two point zero. English isn’t French. There is no ultimate authority. But that’s not to say that people or orgs can’t establish themselves as some sort of authoritative resource. But to do that, they have to prove themselves as such and be subject to criticism. The Global Language Monitor just shrank it’s authority with announcing that Web 2.0 is a word. This is actually a stunt to get people to notice them. And stunts erode authority. Other than that, I have no opinion on the matter. No wait, I have more opinions but breakfast is ready and I have my priorities.

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Tissue + Sneeze
Patty Loveless like water into wine
COP15
The earth warms and cools naturally without the help of pollution. Whether or not the computer models are sufficient to predict the future can be debated. Pollution might affect the weather, but I fall short of believing that it is a controlling factor. Yet, despite my agnosticism, I’ve always been against pollution. So, I’m cool with reducing pollution. The cap ‘n’ trade tactic is a loser, unfortunately. It won’t work because China and India and the rest of the 3rd world aren’t on the program. If it won’t work, do something else (That’s my politics in a nutshell: Pragmatism). The reason why polluting technology is used is because it’s the cheapest. Cap ‘n’ trade comes with a price, and maybe that money would be better invested in R & D, to develop technology that is non-polluting and cheaper than present technology.
Those Limeys! Plus a little Gymkhana
I’ve heard that coffee promotes fat. I’m not sure about that. Could be, but if you drink coffee, it should be taken black, no sugar. It’s an acquired taste, but it doesn’t take long to acquire it.
Green tea is the preferred drink. It has a similar drug effect that coffee has, but seems to be mellower. Green tea is consumed by itself, no sugar or fat content.

Avoid tap water. As a plumber/pipefitter, I know why you should avoid tap water, but that’s a long story.

Milk is pushed by doctors because they see the protein, calcium and vitamin D as being essential. I wonder if supplements are a better way to get those nutrients. Then again, I wonder if pills work.

Having watched that lesson on fructose, I’ll be reading the ingredients of bread at the supermarket. And maybe I’ll cut down the beer consumption a little, too.
Tissue + Sneeze
I sneezed last night.
ah…ah…ah-CHOO – HOO
My entire body quaked, my hat shot straight in the air, and I think my heart stopped. I’m sure it frightened the neighbors.
Those Limeys! Plus a little Gymkhana
@pat haskett
“My Boy Lollipop” hit the charts in 1964, even though it appears she lip-synced her hit, there, in that clip in 1973….in her scrumptious, little white jump suit. The thing is, in 1964, that was the depth of pop music, and into that exploded the Beatles to bring back the driving
down beat, the spirit of Chuck Berry, and the “rock group”.