Tommy DeVito : “what do ya mean, funny ?” (GoodFellas)

Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci): Oh, oh, Anthony. He's a big boy, he knows what he said. What did you say? Funny how? Henry Hill (Ray Liotta): It's... Tommy DeVito: What? Henry Hill: Just... ya know, you're, you're funny. Tommy DeVito: What do ya mean, funny? Let me understand this cause,......more

Top 20 oxymorons in 2005

Here's the top 20 most popular oxymorons that you could hear or read in 2005, quite a prostitution of language if you ask me... 20. Government Organization 19. Alone Together 18. Personal Computer 17. Silent Scream 16. Living Dead 15. Same Difference 14. Taped Live 13. Plastic Glasses 12. Tight Slacks 11. Peace Force 10. Pretty Ugly 9.......more

Having fun with language : distortions

-- Those who jump off a bridge in Paris are in Seine. -- A backward poet writes inverse. -- A man's home is his castle, in a manor of speaking. -- Practice safe eating - always use condiments. -- Shotgun wedding: A case of wife or death. -- A man needs......more

Les raisins de la colère

Les raisins de la colère, c'est le titre du post d'aujourd'hui. En fait j'hésitais entre "lâche-moi la grappe" (un peu déplacé dans cette colonne) et "pour faire les vendanges, il faut avoir un grain". Je sais c'est pathétique comme entrée mais je passe 8 heures par......more