Citizens of the English-speaking world! We have a problem! Our hyperbole has gotten so out-of-control that words do not have the same impact that they used to! Back in the day, good meant good, and great meant way, way better than good! But now great just means good.“How are you today?!”“Oh, I’m great, thanks!”No, you […]
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New Palindromes
I love palindromes. Is it the OCD? Is it the math nerd in me? Is it the symmetry? Then what could it be? I don’t know. But whereas other people are excited about their car’s mileage reaching 100,000 miles, I am excited when it hits 132,231. And lots of other numbers. Like 47,874. Or 2,332. […]