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johnslat



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 3:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Dear fat_chris,

" . . . and I have a feeling this thread won't be scot47 free before too long."

A possibility I view with Dred (though the origin of the phrase has nothing to do with that case.) Very Happy

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John
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teacheratlarge



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 23, 2013 2:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
'Dred', related to Dr Ed? Cool
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johnslat



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 23, 2013 1:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Dear teacheratlarge,

Dred Scott

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h2933.html

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John
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johnslat



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PostPosted: Thu Dec 26, 2013 6:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Here's one I like to use in class:

In English, we have the words "to," "two," and "too." So, there are three __________ in English." (Fill in the blank)

(and no - 2's won't work, either.) Very Happy

Oh, and I like this sentence, too.

It's true that that that that that that that refers to that is not the same that that that refers to this.


Regards,
John

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Sashadroogie



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PostPosted: Thu Dec 26, 2013 6:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
/tu:z/ ?
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johnslat



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PostPosted: Thu Dec 26, 2013 7:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Et 2, Sasha?

Regards,
John

And write it while wearing a tutu. Very Happy

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John
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johnslat



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 27, 2013 2:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
And this sentence - All the dreams he had had had had no effect on the outcome of his life. Very Happy

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John
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fat_chris



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 27, 2013 4:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
johnslat wrote:
Dred Scott


Exclamation

I was going to guess Dred Scott but I thought that that (and not that that that you referred to previously) was too obvious so I passed on it.

johnslat wrote:
And write it while wearing a tutu.


And do it while you are having lunch with Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Warm regards,
fat_chris
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fat_chris



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 27, 2013 5:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
johnslat wrote:
Et 2, Sasha?


If you were a baseball player in a game right now, then I would say that there are two balls, two strikes and two outs with the score tied two to two. There is a runner on second and we are in the top of the second. The second