Palin & Plurals

Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008 - 12:32 a.m.

Sarah Palin. 44 years old, lifetime member of the NRA and a pro-lifer except when she feels like going hunting.

Three years younger than Barack Obama, so guess what? The McCain camp gets to have a Coke and a smile and shut the fuck up about the opposition's perceived youth and inexpereince.

But I think I do see the bright side of this running mate -- she's probably a better shot than Dick Cheney.

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Last night, John and I were watching Jeopardy, and during the contestant interview, one them said she'd been to a wildlife preserve where she saw a bunch of albatrosses.

Albatrosses. Hm. I keep looking at the word and thinking that it doesn't exist.

Isn't the word 'albatross' like 'moose'? One moose, two moose?

One albatross, two albatross? Albatri? ... Well, darn.

I just looked it up and it *is* albatrosses. But that just doesn't look right.

What is the singular form of a pair of scissors? One sciz?

I guess that's up there with 'pant' and 'goggle'

This is the sort of dippy shit that I probably don't need to be worrying about.

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Oh, look, it's a Friday Five.

What is your favorite noise to hear?

Well, right now the fact that I can hear any noise is acceptably miraculous, but I'd have to say if I have made my loved ones or my friends laugh out loud, that will always feel like a genuine accomplishment. I also like the sound of a really good set of church bells, and I also like the roar of trees. And of course.. ahem... I can hear the ocean. Thank you, tip your server.

If you could live in any era of time, what would you choose and why?

Maybe the 70s again, but I'd have to be able to bring back the knowledge I had about boys so I wouldn't make the same mistakes with them.

You just found $50 while cleaning your house. Where do you decide to spend it?

Probably on eBay somehow.

What magazines to you subscribe to/read on a normal basis?

At times, I've enjoyed Rolling Stone, Smithsonian, Allure, and Reader's Digest.

If you could witness any event in history, but not change anything about it, what would you choose and why?

I would like to go back and watch the audience reaction the night George Gershwin first presented "Rhapsody In Blue".

Link to the left, or something.

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Have a good Saturday!

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4 of my readers commented on this entry

OrneryPest
Yes, the plural of Albatross has gotta be Albatri, or maybe Albatrae. And I think the plural of Moose must be Meese.
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art
i think the plural of moose is moosers. its early! heh!
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boxx9000
Did you watch Bill Mahere last night? http://www.billmaher.com/
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Brin
No, I didn't; he's kind of an acquired taste! :-)
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