Archive for November, 2009

The dash isn’t silent, it’s a myth »

In my Sunday column – that ran this week to the delight of tens of people – I indicated my doubt as to the authenticity of this video of an alleged drunk guy.
 
I’m not going to rehash what I wrote; I hashed plenty in the column already. I do wish to address a similar issue [...]

Do you like valuable prizes? »

Well you aren’t going to win any here.
But if you take the SpringfieldMoms.org user survey before the end of November you’ll be eligible to win such things as a family photo shoot,  passes to Knight’s Action Park and the Children’s Discovery Museum in Normal, and a $25 gift certificate to ShoeTopia.

You don’t have to [...]

T and V Trivia Answers »

That was easier than I expected. There were five questions that everybody knew and the cumulative score was a whopping nine.
I left off my real stumper (Nanny and the Professor) because I thought it would make the quiz too difficult and because the actor who played the professor has a name that would have [...]

Tired of grammar Nazis? I here ya. »

Those of us with a working command of the language often take delight in pointing out the grammatical bumbling of lesser writers. After all, what could be more fun than laughing at the illiterate? Still, I’ve decided to take a less pedantic stance on such matters. Not because I think that correct usage is negligible, [...]

Trivia: T and V »

Back by popular demand (I think Johann mentioned once that he liked it), it’s TRIVIA TIME at the ol’ BFS.
Ready?
I name two actors, you provide the TV show in which their characters’ names provided the show’s title. For example, if the clue is Cindy Williams and Penny Marshall, you would answer with Laverne and Shirley. [...]