Just the phrase "Accurate tying skills" is worth a laugh. Obviously they are in desperate need of someone to fill that position. (Perhaps the previous person left to marry their fiancé.)
No - while I suspect they could use my proofreading skills, I'm in an odd sort of situation at the moment. My hearing is on the blink (as it were); I saw a doctor last week and the drops she gave me have made it (I hope temporarily) worse. I've to go back next week - I hope there's something they can do.
I wouldn't make a very good impression at an interview: even 16 years of living in Canada probably couldn't justify the number of times I'd say "sorry?".
This isn't funny as it's describing a potentially lethal lungworm. However the word order is bizarre; "Lethal parasite that can kill dogs found in Cardiff". This erroneously implies that dogs which have never been lost, or which have been lost in other places, are safe.
From the Dundee Telegraph Busker Fast Eddie in Racist Rant at Takeaway
The weird bit is the implication that Fast Eddie was able to form a coherent, albeit racist, rant. Usually he makes Foul Ole Ron seem lucid.
That wasn't really a fast - after all, it's Lent -, was it, if he went to a takeaway; it was clearly more of a feast! And if he can't fast, he should bear in mind that he shouldn't bear that name!
Seen on BBC today: "UK prime minister reaches out to opposition leaders" - but I thought he was supposed to be social distancing? (Actually it's a good bit of news, he's written to all the leaders to see how they can better work together).
I see that as the prelude to his taking some pretty outrageous action, followed by comments - I tried to get the other parties onside, but they refused to take steps to protect the national interest - or something like that.
Will coronavirus mean the end of foreign language teachers?
As it turns out, it is not that foreign language teachers are particularly susceptible. It is just that some bored kids have turned to a Rosetta Stone app to learn a foreign language. I gather it has been offered free to students.
Now exactly how "some more-than-usually-bored kids, without the regular distractions to entertain them during a virus" translates into "the end of foreign language teachers" you will have to ask the headline writer at USA Today.
Although I did like a bit contained in the article:
“The boy has three green bikes and an egg,” the 12-year-old announced to her family in French at the start of her third week using the mobile app from Rosetta Stone, the language-learning software giant.
It rather reminds me of a routine from the Jack Benny radio show when the band leader, Phil Harris, was trying to learn French, but he only knew a few words so that the only sentence he could say in French translated to: "the woman ate the window."
I've said it before elsewhere but I'll say it again here for review purposes (how school-like!). I sent the Spanish Rosetta Stone set back when I learned that "My toilet is not in the kitchen."
And, from "Wales Online": "Woman taken to hospital after police and firefighters descend on street". Those parachutists - really need to look where they're dropping.
On the headline crawl of MSNBC, of all places, this morning:
Advocates pushing for relief loans to undeserved [sic] businesses
I'll make no comment except to say that MSNBC's proofreaders are either sleeping on the job or not yet out of bed as they work sheltered-in-place from home.
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It's from the job description for a secretarial post (my bold):
I think they mean finance and typing ...
@mousethief - whatever floats your boat ...
I wouldn't make a very good impression at an interview: even 16 years of living in Canada probably couldn't justify the number of times I'd say "sorry?".
The old Ship had a shipmate Echidna, not sure if she/he made the change.
Or David Cameron, for that matter ...
* actually I'm rather partial to bacon; I try not to think about its origins!
Fortunately , no piggies were harmed ... 🐖
Busker Fast Eddie in Racist Rant at Takeaway
The weird bit is the implication that Fast Eddie was able to form a coherent, albeit racist, rant. Usually he makes Foul Ole Ron seem lucid.
That wasn't really a fast - after all, it's Lent -, was it, if he went to a takeaway; it was clearly more of a feast! And if he can't fast, he should bear in mind that he shouldn't bear that name!
The headline is accurate, but still weird.
Is It Time for Americans to Embrace the Bidet?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/style/toilet-paper-shortage-bidet-coronavirus-wipes.html
One of the few things he's ever admitted.
(The laughter for WesleyJ's pun, not for Boris's hospitalization.)
If it would make you more comfortable, there are other kinds of bacon: turkey, and I think some vegetarian/vegan options.
How do you feel about almond milk?
You are not volunteering to milk some nuts then?
Now exactly how "some more-than-usually-bored kids, without the regular distractions to entertain them during a virus" translates into "the end of foreign language teachers" you will have to ask the headline writer at USA Today.
Although I did like a bit contained in the article: It rather reminds me of a routine from the Jack Benny radio show when the band leader, Phil Harris, was trying to learn French, but he only knew a few words so that the only sentence he could say in French translated to: "the woman ate the window."
Am I hell! Those things are so low, they'd be murder on my poor back!
There are a few female tennis bodies that I wouldn't mind trying to merge with....
"I'll stop the world and merge with you." ?
Advocates pushing for relief loans to undeserved [sic] businesses
I'll make no comment except to say that MSNBC's proofreaders are either sleeping on the job or not yet out of bed as they work sheltered-in-place from home.