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HE LIFTED ME OUT OF THE SLIMY PIT, OUT OF THE MUD AND MIRE; HE SET MY FEET UPON A ROCK AND GAVE ME A FIRM PLACE TO STAND. -PSALM 40:2


Monday, April 16, 2007

Did You Ever Wonder?

Did you ever wonder why American news journalists use an foreign accent to pronounce (only) the names of certain Latin countries (like Brazil or Nicaragua or Cuba)? Yet, they never use an Irish accent when they say, "Fights broke out in Narthern Irelin today..."

OR

Yesterday I was walking through the mall when I saw a man talking loudly to himself. He was shaking his head and gritting his teeth. Apparently, he wasn't very happy. How crazy. What a weirdo that guy is walking in the mall talking to himself. Then I said, "Wait...who am I talking to?"