The Worst Analogies Ever Written in a High School Essay They lived in a typical suburban neighborhood with picket fences that resembled Nancy Kerrigan's teeth. He spoke with the wisdom that can only come from experience, like a guy who went blind because he looked at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it and now goes around the country speaking at high schools about the dangers of looking at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it. She caught your eye like one of those pointy hook latches that used to dangle from screen doors and would fly up whenever you banged the door open again. The little boat gently drifted across the pond exactly the way a bowling ball wouldn't. McBride fell 12 stories, hitting the pavement like a Hefty Bag filled with vegetable soup. From the attic came an unearthly howl. Her hair glistened in the rain like nose hair after a sneeze. Her eyes were like two brown circles with big black dots in the center. He was as tall as a six-foot-three-inch tree.
How to take a broke-ass road trip There’s a saying that goes, ‘The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco’. It’s credited to Mark Twain, but that’s a lie; nobody really knows who said it. I wish I had. You know what else I wish I had? A friggin’ car! 1. (I know I just complained about not having a car, but I’m actually tied to my desk right now, so just look at my car reference before as a metaphor for ‘the freedom to not be at my damn desk’.) 2. If you don’t have wheels but aren’t too keen on riding with random strangers, you can always rent a car. 3. Still on the car-less theme, if you use Zipcar or one of the countless smaller local versions of car sharing, you can take a vehicle for multiple days at a time. 4. Don’t wanna spend too much loot on food while traveling? 5. You read Lonely Planet, so you know the drill, but just in case you don’t, I’ll break it down for you. 6. If you wanna save money on a road trip, don’t go to Disneyland, or any other theme park for that matter. 7. 8.
'Reasons to Be Cheerful' - the Song Ian Dury and the Blockheads released the song 'Reasons to be Cheerful' in 1979. Here is a brief overview of the song, looking at the things that Dury claimed made him cheerful and trying to determine why they would have the same effect on anyone else. Reasons to be Cheerful... The Opening Why don't you get back into bed? Unfortunately, if you take this advice you will only really be able to sample a few of the reasons to be cheerful that Ian sang about. The Bridge Reasons to be Cheerful ... It's worth noting here that various people have searched for Parts One and Two in vain. 'Some of Buddy Holly' Perhaps a surprising start to the list for such an iconic star of punk, but one that acknowledges the roots of modern music. 'The Working Folly' Quite possibly a reference to the state of the UK economy at the time. 'Good Golly Miss Molly' A song by Robert Blackwell and John Marascalco first performed by the incomparable Little Richard, this is an iconic early Rock 'n' Roll number. 'Boats' 'Dali'
Primp Your Ride: The Last Word On How To Wash And Polish Your Car Summer is upon us. The kids are off. If you have time on a sunny Saturday, one way to put a smile on everyone's face, and feel sunny yourself is to put a decent shine on the family car. There is a right way and wrong way to wash a car. At AOL Autos, we have spent time considering the not only the finish of our own car, but the legion of swirl marks that mar it. This year we decided we were going to figure out how to get those marks out, and how to wash our car so that we wouldn't put any more marks in it. Meguiar's has been around since 1901 and started out making products to care for furniture. Our Bucket List It was a hot, sunny day, I had driven at least an hour to get there and I thought we'd get right into it. "You want the paint to be cool to the touch so you don't flash dry the soapy water," said Stoops. Once the metal had cooled I was given two buckets to fill, one with soap and water, one with just water. First Stop: The Wheels Then we washed the wheels first. Mitt ... Almost Done
Welcome to Three Exotic Necktie Knots to Try: The Eldredge Knot, The Trinity Knot, and The Cape Knot Forget the Double Windsor! Stylish gentlemen who fancy the kind of necktie knots that turn heads prefer these three exotic knots: The Eldredge Knot, The Trinity Knot, and the Cape Knot. Alex Krasny of Agree or Die explains how you can impress the ladies with these extraordinary necktie knots: The Eldredge Knot How to Tie the Eldredge Knot The Trinity Knot How to Tie the Trinity Knot The Cape Knot How to Tie The Cape Knot See also: Tie Toiletries Bag over at the NeatoShop
100 Most Often Misspelled Words Are you ready to explore some of the words that are often misspelled? Hint: The word "misspell" is one of them. Below, you'll find a one-stop cure for all your spelling ills. The first two letters of the alphabet have quite a few of the hardest words to spell. acceptable - The suffix pronounced /êbl/ can be spelled as -ible or -able. Words that are challenging to spell don't stop with the first few letters of the alphabet. calendar - To correctly spell calendar, remember that this word has one "e" sandwiched between two a's. The more you explore the alphabet, the more hard words to spell you'll find. embarrass - Spelling this word won't be a cause for embarrassment if you remember that it's large enough for a double "r" and a double "s." equipment - This word is misspelled "equiptment" a lot. Ignorance of correct spelling doesn't give you a license to turn in work that's rife with spelling mistakes. ignorance - Don't show your ignorance by spelling this word with -ence!
Government Surplus Auctions - GovDeals.com You know! It's a thingummy... Whatjermercallit... The everyday items with the forgotten names By Daily Mail Reporter Updated: 10:23 GMT, 3 November 2008 Our lives are full of 'thingummys', 'thingamajigs' and 'whatjermecallits' - those everyday items we should know the word for, or were once told but have since forgotten. Now, a collection of them has been compiled for a fascinating new book... Aglet Is the little plastic or metal tube at the end of your shoelace. Its purpose is to stop the thread of the lace from unravelling, as well as making it easier to feed through the shoe's eyelets. Before the invention of plastic, aglets were made of metals such as copper, brass and silver, glass and even stone. Should your aglet break, you may, of course, just buy another shoelace. Borborygmus (Pronounced bor-buh-rig-mus) is the name for the rumbling sounds made by the stomach. Burgee Is the little triangular flag that flutters on a sailing dinghy, traditionally at the top of the main mast. Caruncula Is the small pink protuberance in the corner of the eye. Contrail Dewclaw Dongle Dragées Emoticon
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