The Off Topic Topic

[HVC]

You've hit peak British.

[Admiral Yi]

From the Economist "Johnson" column:

The proper order of adjectives in English is: opinion-size-shape-color-origin-material-purpose-noun.

For example a "lovely little old rectangular green French silver whittling knife."

Author says if you change the order it sounds bizarre.  I tried a few combinations and it has held true so far.  The article is about implicit grammar rules we don't realize we know.

[Syt]

Huh, this webpage has been online since 1998: http://zombo.com/

[mongers]

From the Economist "Johnson" column:

The proper order of adjectives in English is: opinion-size-shape-color-origin-material-purpose-noun.

For example a "lovely little old rectangular green French silver whittling knife."

Author says if you change the order it sounds bizarre.  I tried a few combinations and it has held true so far.  The article is about implicit grammar rules we don't realize we know.

That the most interesting thing I've learnt or read on the internet this week, thanks. 

[Josquius]

 I recall reading a longer piece on that recently, went into quite some detail into it.
I wonder if its an English thing or if it applies elsewhere too.

[Eddie Teach]

A rectangular knife sounds bizarre no matter how you arrange the adjectives.

[Malthus]

From the Economist "Johnson" column:

The proper order of adjectives in English is: opinion-size-shape-color-origin-material-purpose-noun.

For example a "lovely little old rectangular green French silver whittling knife."

Author says if you change the order it sounds bizarre.  I tried a few combinations and it has held true so far.  The article is about implicit grammar rules we don't realize we know.

I'll be damned. It's true.

[Malthus]

Huh, this webpage has been online since 1998: http://zombo.com/

Heh, it's a classic (of pointlessness). 

[Monoriu]

Perhaps the first website that I ever visited was one with the sole purpose of claiming that "fish is meat".  First they listed the dictionary definition of meat, and they took it down word by word, ignored part of the definition, and argued that fish should be included in the meat definition. 

It no longer exists

[Ed Anger]

In further Ed Anger news, I decided on the Halloween costume to take the kids trick or treating in:

90's grunge. In other words, dressing like I did back in the day. I even have the long hair for it. Haven't had a haircut in over a year.

I assume it'll take the Bellbrook cops 15 minutes to harass me. WHAT YOU DOING WITH THOSE KIDS

[lustindarkness]

Get a haircut you hippy!

[Ed Anger]

Get a haircut you hippy!

No! I won't shave either!

[lustindarkness]

Bum.

[Ed Anger]

Bum.

Feels good. I'll get a job when I feel like it Dad!

[Razgovory]

I wonder if Marty casts spells on us.  He does think he is a wizard and gets pretty irate with us from time to time.