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: Justin du Coeur (jducoeur) wrote,
2008-07-22 14:08:00

Justin du Coeur
jducoeur
2008-07-22 14:08:00

Cannibalism and Accidental Parallel Structure

So there's this Hannaford's ad that has been in heavy rotation lately. I've never bothered to actually *look* at it, but it starts out,

"Good news for the people... (beat) (beat) who feed the people... (beat) (beat) who eat... (beat) (beat)"

It then continues with, "and eat", since it's *supposed* to be aimed at mothers with a brood to feed. But my brain absolutely *insists*, every single time, on completing the sentence with "people"...

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Cannibalism and Accidental Parallel Structure

The Third Way: Beyond Fun and Authenticity

Donaeld et al -- showing that Twitter can be a force for good (or at least, funny)

Thoughts on Reactive Systems

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