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Why we should use the Oxford Comma
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thoseglassdungeons:
A direct quote from The Times newspaper, talking about a Peter Ustinov documentary and saying that:
“highlights of his global tour include encounters with Nelson Mandela, an 800-year-old demigod and a dildo collector”.
oh you dirty old man
September 2011
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“One if by land, two if by sea — these were the famous words spoken by Paul...”
– Sarah Palin, The Patriot’s History of the United States, 2012 (via misattributions)
May 2011
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“One hot panino, please.”
– William Safire, syndicated New York Times “On Language” columnist, ordering a Signature hot Smokehouse Turkey® “panini” [sic] at Panera, Chicago, 2006 (via misattributions)
They're kicking me out of school! →
April 2011
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March 2011
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WatchQuick test of Miniatures for iPhone. Lambert Airport.
Images of Queen Melisende in Manuscripts of...
The characteristic features of Crusader illumination are found in the illustration of the chevauchée of Melisende and Fulk near Acre and the king’s fatal accident, an event recorded by William of Tyre in Book XV, chapter 27. Hugo Buchthal observed that this image “is the only one that has something of an individual note… The scene, in spite of its crude naiveté, has life and...
February 2011
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How viruses can cause cancer →
sovietsvetlana:
Viral induction is done by two main classes of viruses: DNA viruses and Oncogenic RNA viruses aka retroviruses
An example of a DNA virus is SV40, which suppresses the tumor supressing p53 protein. Usually when the cell’s genome is fucked with hella bad as in the case of viral infection, the cell goes “fuck man..i got invaders and shit….I gotta die” and activates the apoptotic...
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