A Bansky graffito in New York: I have a theory that you can make any sentence seem profound ... [778x521] (source in comments)11yr ⋅ mamashaq ⋅ r/QuotesPorn
The brazen audacity of some people... (For context, before screenshot he said my profile pic wasn't loading and asked me to resend my picture.)11yr ⋅ mamashaq ⋅ r/lolgrindr
Was just introduced to James Thurber's The Ladies' and Gentlemen's Guide to Modern English Usage. Thought it might be appreciated here. Here's its rule on who vs whom (more in comments)10yr ⋅ mamashaq ⋅ r/badlinguistics
Saw this on /r/gaybros, thought people here'd like it too (Mme LaLaurie's Grindr profile)11yr ⋅ mamashaq ⋅ r/AmericanHorrorStory
More novel stigmata: Potsdam (1997)'s use of the GBP sign (£) to mark acceptability in British English (see comments for the link to my earlier post on the use of the Star of David (✡) in linguistics papers)10yr ⋅ mamashaq ⋅ r/linguistics
4 Extraordinarily Ignorant Claims About Languages in Books by Linguists (Pullum 1988 *Some Lists of Things about Books*, full list of lists linked in comments)10yr ⋅ mamashaq ⋅ r/badlinguistics
Friend told me about this last night; I hope some of you will find it as amusing as I did—and yes, that is all there is to the squib. [Robert Fiengo & Howard Lasnik. 1972. On Nonrecoverable Deletion in Syntax. Linguistic Inquiry. Vol. 3, No. 4. page 528]11yr ⋅ mamashaq ⋅ r/linguistics
Not exactly sure how I'm supposed to respond to this compliment. (He's 44; I'm 21.)11yr ⋅ mamashaq ⋅ r/lolgrindr
Tried saying hi; he didn't respond. I hope he found a home for the night. :-(11yr ⋅ mamashaq ⋅ r/lolgrindr
Seen on my FB newsfeed. Captioned: All these midterms are making me vicious.12yr ⋅ mamashaq ⋅ r/lolgrindr
I'm sure there are a lot more of these in NYC, but as a still-NYer-at-heart living in Chicago, I was happy to unexpectedly come across this reference to the (newest) Anthony Weiner scandal.11yr ⋅ mamashaq ⋅ r/lolgrindr
Someone at the Library of Congress doesn't know the difference between functionalism and a functional head.10yr ⋅ mamashaq ⋅ r/badlinguistics
Well Donne by Dr. Forthcoming Larynx-Horn -- a short groan-inducing satirical paper by Larry Horn under pseudonym (from *Studies Out in Left Field* 1992[1971])10yr ⋅ mamashaq ⋅ r/linguistics
Illustrated, Ganglang-themed map of Central Chicago from 1931 [3600 x 2914]10yr ⋅ mamashaq ⋅ r/MapPorn
