Speed Bump #8,745

Oh dear, we have yet another example of SpellChek doing the editing job at a newspaper:

“Vogue Williams flashed her envious physique in a black and white bikini as she took a dip in the ocean in St Barts on Friday.”

The word they were looking for is “enviable” — a physique cannot be envious, only people can be envious — and even “enviable” (worthy of envy) is incorrect:

Nothing to be envious of there, methinks.  Now the Irish ex-model’s hubby, on the other hand:

…has better tits than she does.

But all that still doesn’t excuse the crap grammar.

Speed Bump #3,248

At Insty’s place, I saw this:

…and I was irritated by the non-clarity of the post.

There’s always an issue when using numerical values when writing.  You can write “Ninety-nine out of a hundred people think that George Soros is an evil cunt” — which is acceptable — or “99 out of 100 people think that George Soros is an evil cunt” which is equally so.  One can argue that the latter usage is more effective in that the scale is better described, and that is generally true when using large numbers, e.g.

“The chances of that cunt George Soros being hit by a meteorite while crossing Sunset Boulevard on any given Thursday are 1 in 174 trillion” works better than “one in one hundred and seventy-four trillion” (too many words, albeit expressing the same distressingly-small likelihood).

However, in the above Twatter post, the writer should not have used the numeral in his sign-off sentence, because there’s another “1” preceding it — referring to the other cunt, Nancy Pelosi — and the sentence as written causes a mental speed bump because in actual fact it is Pelosi (#1) who has changed her position / sold out on the tariff issue.  (Trump (#4) has never changed his position on tariffs:  he’s been arguing in their favor since about the 1990s, long before he  became a politician.)

“Only one hasn’t sold out” would have been the proper way to write it.

News Roundup

…and in even more disturbing news:


...and pretty much to all other kinds of attacks, e.g. illegal immigration, but we won’t go there.


...well, if the Swiss are getting alarmed


...are these the same as the Covid vaccine scientists, Michael Mann, and the “scientists” who designed the Food Pyramid?

But wait!  Stop panicking!


...no kidding.  Never mind:  next week, another group of scientists will call bullshit on this report.  “Ignore all of them,” you say?  Indeed.


...yeah, and fewer children drown in a world without oceans, lakes, floods, swimming pools and bathtubs.  What’s your point?

In International News:


...”until we decide to invade and occupy Siberia, of course.”


...said link is only worth following for a good look at WH Spokeschick Karoline Leavitt’s rather impressive superstructure.

Now we look at a fresh topic:  States Behaving Not-So Badly:


...works for me.


...welcome to the club, guys. But wait till you see what the Mormons are doing:


...excellent.  No freak flags on government property.


...oh stop it, now I’m giggling.


...I like the sentiment behind this one.  It feeds my inner libertarian.
#ScrewBigGummintMandates

And in Sex Wars:


...well, duh, dude — oh wait, “Chapell” is a lesbianist.  Never mind.

In Vigilante News:


...I’ve heard of protective parents before, but damn.

The hills are alive:


...oh FFS, Neil;  like Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg, you’re not important enough for Trump to worry about.

Now it’s time for the “I don’t really care, Margaret” news, a.k.a.

 

...no, I don’t know who any of these people are, either.

And in our weekly stroll through the streets of :


...damn, Roller Girl honey;  you definitely need a few more pasta dinners in your life.

Same bikini, seven years ago:

Back to the present:

We should all age so wonderfully.  And that’s all the news worth (un-)covering.

Monday Funnies

And speaking of enthusiasts:

So on we go:

 

And to end this in similar tasteful manner:

Remember:  as the weather starts to get warmer, always use the proper sunscreen or you’ll burn your sensitive bits.