Archive for September, 2005

Have you ever noticed that people in England and Canada always, and I mean always, misspell words like “center” and “theater”? Crazy foreigners.

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To quote a friend, “Why can’t
people understand that the apostrophe is for showing possession, not plurals?”

Photo by pheasance at Fontana’s restaurant, Jacksonville, FL, September 23, 2005

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Another reason to choose Coke

Photo by pheasance at Cha-Cha’s restaurant, Jacksonville, FL, September 2005

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Does Dan Quayle eat here?

Photo by pheasance at Fontana’s restaurant, Jacksonville, FL, September 2005

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