The Oatmeal Teaches Us Grammar

[Thorin]

When to use i.e. in a sentence: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/ie

The 3 Most Common Uses of Irony: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/irony

How to use a semicolon: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/semicolon

Ten Words You Need To Stop Misspelling: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling

How To Use An Apostrophe: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/apostrophe

As a grammar and spelling nazi, I found these hilarious.

[Mr. Analog]

Haha, those are good, reminds me of Bob's Quick Guide to Using the Apostrophe (You Idiots):

http://www.angryflower.com/aposter.html

[Darren Dirt]

a sorta-grammar-related gem: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/minor_differences



I *love* this comic! http://theoatmeal.com/comics/working_home

love it. http://theoatmeal.com/comics/legos

each of our childhoods captured by a dark pair of glasses: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/slinky





WOW, even got a little coverage on Carson:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVvSqBIn7zQ

[Tom]

I'm sorry, you can't use "Carson" to describe any other show but THE Carson. (ie: Johnny Carson)

[Darren Dirt]

I'm sorry, you can't use "Carson" to describe any other show but THE Carson. (ie: Johnny Carson)

mwahahaha -- to quote Denis Leary, I'm an ASShoooooooeeeoooooooeeeooooeeooeeoo....

[Mr. Analog]

I'm sorry, you can't use "Carson" to describe any other show but THE Carson. (ie: Johnny Carson)

mwahahaha -- to quote Denis Leary, I'm an ASShoooooooeeeoooooooeeeooooeeooeeoo....

LOL

[Darren Dirt]

Hay kids, look, its a knew thing to link to when people's grammer abd speeling issues is buggin ya and whatnot!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gv0H-vPoDc

^Weird Al*, returning to his classic form (taking a well-known popular song and nailing the sound of it but improving it with thought-provoking and laugh-inducing lyrics!) in "Word Crimes"!


* Amazing, that weird dude is close to 60 years old, and yet somehow he still excels in connecting with the young 'uns without being tacky!

[Mr. Analog]

I could have sworn we had a thread about this already but yeah! He actually hit the Billboard with his latest releases, something he hasn't been able to do before

AWESOME!

[Darren Dirt]

Amazing for real though how Al has stood the test of time for so many years -- I wonder if Dr. Demento* realizes the impact he had creating this unimaginable huge parody monster?



That new album WOW it earns its name -- on my lunch hour I've been watching virtually every song's video, they got released on Youtube all at one time, gotta admit that's handy!



*actually I'm quite sure he's super-aware of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3vBvlT1i_k#t=3m06s

[Mr. Analog]

Yep! So much goodness in this release

[Thorin]

Um, I thought it was that he topped the Billboard album chart with this latest one?  Didn't his first album hit the Billboard 200, and have one of it's singles ("Ricky", I think?) get into the top 10 or 20?

I really like First World Problems because he acts absolutely crazy in the video.  I also really liked White And Nerdy, and most of the Straight Outta Lynwood album it was released on.

If this is turning into a Weird Al discussion, maybe we should split the thread.

[Darren Dirt]

Maybe... just start the split after I linked to the "Word Crimes" video, because I want that to stay here in this thread which has become the place for that subject (e.g. during forum flame/troll wars you can be reminded to link to TheOatmeal, AngryFlower, and now WeirdAl)

[Darren Dirt]

Um, I thought it was that he topped the Billboard album chart with this latest one?  Didn't his first album hit the Billboard 200, and have one of it's singles ("Ricky", I think?) get into the top 10 or 20?

I really like First World Problems because he acts absolutely crazy in the video.  I also really liked White And Nerdy, and most of the Straight Outta Lynwood album it was released on.

If this is turning into a Weird Al discussion, maybe we should split the thread.

Mandatory Fun was his mandatory accomplishment to finish up his 14 album contractual obligation (only took a bit over 30 years!) and btw in case you didn't know (like I didn't know) the accordian clown won a Grammy for it! (speech!)




PS: still think split makes sense...

Maybe... just start the split after I linked to the "Word Crimes" video, because I want that to stay here in this thread which has become the place for that subject (e.g. during forum flame/troll wars you can be reminded to link to TheOatmeal, AngryFlower, and now WeirdAl)

http://forums.righteouswrath.com/index.php/topic,7518.msg81372.html#msg81372 (imo new thread title = "Weird Al Mandatory Fun")

[Darren Dirt]

Still kinda head-asploding, now a Grammy Award winner, wow the under-appreciated clown (until this album!) sure has come a long way from eating sauerkraut for breakfast.