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Chomskyan Bingo.
Edward the Bonobo - Gone. Started conversation Dec 12, 2008
I heard a great example of Chomskyan Bingo (http://tinyurl.com/5gznls) on R4 (http://tinyurl.com/2ntcrd) yesterday:
"They don't have a tiger, because Umberto's niece was eaten by one, but they do have an elephant that plays the harmonica."
Chomskyan Bingo.
Christopher Posted Dec 15, 2008
How about a quote from Jay-Z:
"Rosa sat so Martin could walk. Martin walked so Barack could run. Barack ran so we all could fly."
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Edward the Bonobo - Gone. Posted Dec 15, 2008
Well...oddly enough...I read that in the Grauniad at the weekend...and I was pretty impressed. 
Even if it's over-sentimentalised Obama-worship, at least it's quite clever.
Chomskyan Bingo.
Christopher Posted Dec 15, 2008
Oh I thought it was clever too at first sight. Then I looked at "fly" a couple of times and thought of R Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly" and it went downhill from there.
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psychocandy-moderation team leader Posted Dec 15, 2008
Actually, that's not funny at all. I'll have that stupid tune in my head till I hear something else now. And I won't put on my Zen till K lets me off at my train station.
Haven't heard anything bingo-esque lately. Not that I can remember.
Chomskyan Bingo.
Edward the Bonobo - Gone. Posted Dec 15, 2008
Did I mention my kids' Black History Month project?
Out of their two classes, everyone did King and Mandela, apart from one who did Obama...
...and two who did Toussaint Louverture and HIM Haile Selassie I.
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Christopher Posted Dec 15, 2008
Bit of a "guess whose parents are tokers" show, eh?
Still, it could have been Peter Tosh.
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Edward the Bonobo - Gone. Posted Dec 15, 2008
Well - it was an excuse to introduce the class to some classic Marley. 
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Christopher Posted Dec 15, 2008
Went to a lovely party a couple of weekends ago - listened to UB40's first album, forgot how good it was. And that I got rid of it, and forgot to get it back again. 
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~ jwf ~ scribblo ergo sum Posted Mar 14, 2009
You gotta tell me if it was on vinyl, cassette or a CD.
I have this theory about audio/tactile memory compression I'm working.
Memories are stored and evoked by a cross association of audio inputs and filed under layers of useless tactile memories of the 'now' in which the audio is absorbed. That's why some people have original vinyl albums that have never been opened and other people lose friends over never returned tunes. 
~jwf~
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taliesin Posted Mar 14, 2009
"Luckily the horse did not chew up or swallow his testicle, but spit it onto the pavement"
From a news story here: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/articles/2009/03/12/1236447376612.html
Noticed at: http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/03/they_are_out_to_get_us.php
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TRiG (Ireland) A dog, so bade in office Posted Mar 19, 2009
I just received a spam e-mail with the rather brilliant subject header "The Privates of Frankenstein".
TRiG.
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