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I was delighted to know that Saddam Hussein was hanged.
I have no interest whatsoever in knowing whether or not he was hung.
They are NOT the same thing, people.
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AMEN! (I've just had a conv... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Lizzie | December 30, 2006 8:17 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
AMEN! (I've just had a conversation along similar lines with my mum, after hearing people talking about it in the queue at a supermarket checkout!)
1. Posted by Lizzie | December 30, 2006 8:17 AM |
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Posted on December 30, 2006 08:17
2. Posted by Steve Crickmore | December 30, 2006 8:40 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Yes, things are hung, people are hanged
2. Posted by Steve Crickmore | December 30, 2006 8:40 AM |
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Posted on December 30, 2006 08:40
3. Posted by Jay Tea | December 30, 2006 8:43 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
"Things are hung, people are hanged."
Um... if you're saying that people can't be hung, Steve, that might qualify as TMI... and probably more than you intended to reveal/admit about yourself.
J.
(Putting on my Size 12 shoes as I type this...)
3. Posted by Jay Tea | December 30, 2006 8:43 AM |
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Posted on December 30, 2006 08:43
4. Posted by donsurber | December 30, 2006 9:17 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Tripped up by the passive voice. "Iraqis hanged Saddam."
He didn't do anything. Just sorta dangled. Like deadweight.
The one thing 19 years of editorial writing taught me: Active voice. Use it. Hold someone accountable
4. Posted by donsurber | December 30, 2006 9:17 AM |
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Posted on December 30, 2006 09:17
5. Posted by BlogDog | December 30, 2006 9:52 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Will wonders never cease. Saddam has changed from being a ruler to being a pendulum.
5. Posted by BlogDog | December 30, 2006 9:52 AM |
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Posted on December 30, 2006 09:52
6. Posted by Rodney Dill | December 30, 2006 9:55 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Saddam has changed from being a ruler to being a pendulum.
Excellent, sounds like the start of 101 things to do with a dead dictator.
Plumb Bob...
Hmmm... Can't be a trampoline (you take off your shoes to jump on a trampoline.)
6. Posted by Rodney Dill | December 30, 2006 9:55 AM |
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Posted on December 30, 2006 09:55
7. Posted by Kim Priestap | December 30, 2006 9:59 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Thank you and Amen, Jay. Last night while listening to Fox News on the XM radio you have no idea how many times I yelled "hanged" at the radio every time some analyst said "hung" to describe Saddam's execution.
And thank you, Don, for the little reminder of active versus passive voice. Many times I've caught myself using passive voice just to stop, backspace, and start again in active voice.
7. Posted by Kim Priestap | December 30, 2006 9:59 AM |
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Posted on December 30, 2006 09:59
8. Posted by Oyster | December 30, 2006 10:00 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
(Putting on my Size 12 shoes as I type this...)
Oh
My
God
;-)
Men are such odd creatures.
8. Posted by Oyster | December 30, 2006 10:00 AM |
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Posted on December 30, 2006 10:00
9. Posted by bobdog | December 30, 2006 10:12 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
C'mon, Jay, admit it. Admit you were waiting all week to post this one. I can hear you snickering from here.
(Putting on my Size 12-1/2 shoes as I type this. Right Wingtips, of course.)
Have a Happy New Year.
9. Posted by bobdog | December 30, 2006 10:12 AM |
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Posted on December 30, 2006 10:12
10. Posted by goddessoftheclassroom | December 30, 2006 10:16 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Speaking on behalf of English teachers everywhere, THANK YOU. I teach my students, "Hung is what you did to clothes; hanged is what you did to a criminal."
10. Posted by goddessoftheclassroom | December 30, 2006 10:16 AM |
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Posted on December 30, 2006 10:16
11. Posted by Peter F. | December 30, 2006 10:39 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Saddam was well hung...
Wait, that's not right either...in so many ways...
11. Posted by Peter F. | December 30, 2006 10:39 AM |
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Posted on December 30, 2006 10:39
12. Posted by nogo postal | December 30, 2006 10:44 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
The family and friends of the 3 Marines and two Army who were killed on the same day as the hanging could give a s--t about Saddam in a noose.
More of our brave men and women (108) have died in December than any month in 2006. But Bush spent 3 whole hours the other day workin' on his plan for victory..and with Saddam gone it will be flowers in the streets...Bring'em Home...
12. Posted by nogo postal | December 30, 2006 10:44 AM |
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Posted on December 30, 2006 10:44
13. Posted by DoubleU | December 30, 2006 11:01 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Common errors in English link on hanged/hung
(Hang and Hung are not the Chinese brothers)
13. Posted by DoubleU | December 30, 2006 11:01 AM |
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Posted on December 30, 2006 11:01
14. Posted by jhow66 | December 30, 2006 11:05 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
nogo postal service do you ever have a postive thought? Same old liberal BS in everthing you type --Bush this, Bush that, Bush is, Bush isn't, on and on and on. Try something new once in awhile.
14. Posted by jhow66 | December 30, 2006 11:05 AM |
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Posted on December 30, 2006 11:05
15. Posted by Hermie | December 30, 2006 11:06 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
A "Blazing Saddles' reference?
15. Posted by Hermie | December 30, 2006 11:06 AM |
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Posted on December 30, 2006 11:06
16. Posted by Patrick Chester | December 30, 2006 11:09 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
"nogo postal service do you ever have a postive thought? "
Of course not. Can't have a decent psychological warfare campaign if you start saying positive things to the enemy.
Though I do wonder if nogo bothered to ask the families in question how they felt... and if they would give nogo permission to throw their loved ones corpses into the agit-prop machine.
16. Posted by Patrick Chester | December 30, 2006 11:09 AM |
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Posted on December 30, 2006 11:09
17. Posted by Mitchell | December 30, 2006 11:13 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Since he is surely being buggered in Hell, it's of no consequence how Saddam is hung.
17. Posted by Mitchell | December 30, 2006 11:13 AM |
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Posted on December 30, 2006 11:13
18. Posted by John S | December 30, 2006 11:16 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Hung would be correct if they had SLOWLY lowered Saddam feet first into Uday's plastic shredder. Hanging was entirely too swift and (relatively) painless for this monster.
18. Posted by John S | December 30, 2006 11:16 AM |
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Posted on December 30, 2006 11:16
19. Posted by moseby | December 30, 2006 11:16 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
as long as we're doing movie references...
"Saddam? You won't see him no more."
19. Posted by moseby | December 30, 2006 11:16 AM |
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Posted on December 30, 2006 11:16
20. Posted by nogo postal | December 30, 2006 11:31 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Patrick..My post simply relects the reality that the grief of these families AT THIS TIME.,.over rides anything about the news of Saddam. ..yes I did add the FACT that Dec. is our bloodiest month of the year. As a disabled vet who lost friends 1970-71 I can tell you that people in combat don't have time for politics other than keeping yourself and your buddies alive. Seriously your claim my respect for the sacrifice of our troops and the devestation is causes families is some petty ruse..is a stretch...
What is your idea of "victory" and do you really Believe Bush has the capacity to achive it?
Saddam has been hanged. We've already won...Bring'em home..
20. Posted by nogo postal | December 30, 2006 11:31 AM |
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Posted on December 30, 2006 11:31
21. Posted by macofromoc | December 30, 2006 11:51 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
They both undup stiff at some point
21. Posted by macofromoc | December 30, 2006 11:51 AM |
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Posted on December 30, 2006 11:51
22. Posted by bryanD | December 30, 2006 11:57 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
John S, Sadaam's neck MIGHT have snapped but that noose was only a fancy garrot. I counted 5 or 6 loops instead of the efficacious 11 or more. And did you note the girth of the rope? Calculated a for sloooow send-off.
22. Posted by bryanD | December 30, 2006 11:57 AM |
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Posted on December 30, 2006 11:57
23. Posted by LissaKay | December 30, 2006 12:00 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Eh hem. Wow. Size 12 shoes? Hmm ...
You know ... that can mean only one thing. It's a fairly interesting correlation although it has some skeptics.
So, tell us, Jay ... does the fact that you wear size 12 really mean ....
that ...
You have big feet??
;-)
23. Posted by LissaKay | December 30, 2006 12:00 PM |
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Posted on December 30, 2006 12:00
24. Posted by La Mano | December 30, 2006 12:45 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
So ...... the more your hung the quicker you're hanged???
24. Posted by La Mano | December 30, 2006 12:45 PM |
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Posted on December 30, 2006 12:45
25. Posted by La Mano | December 30, 2006 12:50 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Or ..... if you're hard when you're hanged when you're hung ....... definitely would be a lump in your throat.
25. Posted by La Mano | December 30, 2006 12:50 PM |
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Posted on December 30, 2006 12:50
26. Posted by DJ Drummond | December 30, 2006 1:02 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Why all this obsession with shoe size?
(stops to put on size 23 Shaq/Clownshoes)
26. Posted by DJ Drummond | December 30, 2006 1:02 PM |
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Posted on December 30, 2006 13:02
27. Posted by astigafa | December 30, 2006 2:55 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Q: How do tell when a guy's well hung?
A: There's no space between the rope and his neck.
27. Posted by astigafa | December 30, 2006 2:55 PM |
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Posted on December 30, 2006 14:55
28. Posted by CGHill | December 30, 2006 7:53 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Trust me on this: shoe size doesn't mean a damn thing. (And I wear a 14.)
28. Posted by CGHill | December 30, 2006 7:53 PM |
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Posted on December 30, 2006 19:53
29. Posted by epador | December 31, 2006 12:19 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
No go Postal is HUNG up on a few things that don't relate to grammar.
It is faulty logic to generalize from one's own experiences. It often leads to projection of your internal process on others, leading to poor situational awareness. It is also a sign of mental illness.
It is reasonable to describe one's own experiences and consider that they may represent another person's experience.
29. Posted by epador | December 31, 2006 12:19 PM |
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Posted on December 31, 2006 12:19
30. Posted by Imhotep | December 31, 2006 10:34 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
It is my experience that men that say they're well hung, generally aren't; and those that claim to be hung like a elevator button, generally aren't.
I posted this before; besides it's something I've seen a lot of.
30. Posted by Imhotep | December 31, 2006 10:34 PM |
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Posted on December 31, 2006 22:34