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May 18, 2007
I Have to Agree with this one
So while I was driving to NJ up from DC, I tuned in to WXPN, which is 88.5 broadcasting out of Philadelphia. Who was guest DJing in a prerecorded segment? It was Weird Al Yankovic. Actually, he has good taste in music. In addition, he featured one of his new songs "No Cigar," which is a parody homage to the band Cake. Here's an excerpt:
Jillian was her nameI know that this is supposed to be a parody, but truthfully, if I were dating a woman who always used "infer" when she meant "imply," this would really, really bother me. I might even consider that a show-stopper. Even though I'm a big grammar taskmaster, I would be willing to let it slide if someone kept saying "between you and I" or asked "by who?" Not knowing the difference between infer and imply would grate on me way too much.
She was sweeter than aspartame
Her kisses reconfigured my DNA
And after that I never was the sameAnd I loved her even more
Than Marlon Brando loved souffle
She was gorgeous, she was charming
Yeah, she was perfect in every wayExcept she was always using the word "infer"
When she obviously meant "imply"
And I know some guys would put up with that kind of thing
But frankly, I can't imagine why
Posted by Dean at May 18, 2007 11:25 PM
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