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Simile vs Metaphors

d dot b — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 22:57:22 +0000

Similes vs. Metaphors

No matter what your opinion is on the current state of hip-hop; whether we are in the ‘golden era’, or the ‘trash era’, one thing is for sure – hip-hop displays a fondness for literary devices,…

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Funny Double Entendre, pt 2

d dot b — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:06:40 +0000

Part 2 of the 'Funny Double Entendre' series, this time these are some funny newspaper headlines that are in a desperate need for an edit. The main literal problem with these headlines is the ambiguity in some of the word(s) - without the proper context, the headlines have multiple meanings. Related posts:

Funny Double Entendre’s from across the Pond A female news anchor who, the day after it was...

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Some “Why’s”

d dot b — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:48:09 +0000

Table of contents for Creative Abstract

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Funny Double Entendre’s from across the Pond

d dot b — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:20:17 +0000

A female news anchor who, the day after it was supposed to have snowed and hadn't, turned to the weatherman and asked: "So Bob, where's that eight inches you promised me last night?" (The weatherman and half the crew were so helpless with laughter they had to leave the set.) No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.