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created by charlatan on May 12, 2008 at 04:13:34 pm     Comments: 9

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Dear God:

I know you can move mountains. But should I bring a shovel just in case?

posted by holland on May 12, 2008 at 06:06:23 pm     #



Dear God:

Why do "flamable" and "inflamable" mean the same thing? That doesn't make sense.

posted by Ace_Face on May 12, 2008 at 08:21:19 pm     #



Dear God,
If I am made in your image, does that make me a volatile tempered mean-spirited know-it-all?
Then why would I ask that question?
Or that one?
oxox
Carleton

Here's a clarification from wikipedia Ace-Face (is that a tennis reference?)

Linguistics: Flammable vs. inflammable

The word "inflammable" came from Latin inflammāre = "to set fire to", where the prefix in- means "in" as in "inside" (compare English "in flames"). But there have been instances of people thinking that this "in-" prefix means "not" as in "invisible" and "incombustible" etc, and thus wrongly thinking that "inflammable" means "cannot burn". To avoid this safety hazard, the shortened word "flammable" has come into use in recent years.

The Elements of Style ("Strunk and White")says:

Flammable. An oddity, chiefly useful in saving lives. The common word meaning "combustible" is inflammable. But some people are thrown off by the in- and think inflammable means "not combustible." For this reason, trucks carrying gasoline or explosives are now marked FLAMMABLE.

posted by charlatan on May 12, 2008 at 11:32:47 pm     #



Dear God,

Why did you make so many stupid people? You know, like the one's who don't believe in you, mock you, or even make stupid posts on the internet titled, "letters to god."

posted by Kooz on May 13, 2008 at 02:44:57 pm     #



Hey - why are YOU writing Kooz? Besides, I think God can stick up for himself. Herself?

posted by holland on May 13, 2008 at 02:55:47 pm     #



Are you trying to say Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?

Actually, the post was about kids and their perceptions of something similarly preconceived in most adults.

posted by charlatan on May 13, 2008 at 05:56:59 pm     #



The letters were full of innocent charm. I enjoyed them. Didn't mean to take the post in the wrong direction.

posted by holland on May 13, 2008 at 10:14:39 pm     #



Are you trying to say Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?

Classic

posted by pink_slip on May 14, 2008 at 08:58:20 am     #



Dear God,
If you can do anything, can you make a boulder so big you couldn’t move it?

posted by SensorG on May 14, 2008 at 03:22:56 pm     #