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Archive for May 2005

What’s Your Star Wars Name?

How to determine YOUR Star Wars name:
Your New First Name:1. Take the first 3 letters of your 1st name.2. Add the first 2 letters of your last name.
Your New Last Name:3. Take the first 2 letters of your Mom’s maiden name.4. Add the first 3 letters of the city you were born in.
Your Star Wars [...]

The 101 Rules of Prog Metal

Thanks to Chuck Ball for this one:
http://www.metalstorm.ee/fun/view_fun.php?id=18
I think I most identify with #12.

My Linguistic Profile

Apparently, living in the south (if South Florida counts as “the south”) has finally infected my linguistic profile by 20%. This is quite depressing, as I have always prided myself in my untarnished Brooklynese. According to this Blogthing, my profile is as such:

Your Linguistic Profile:

55% General American English

25% Yankee

20% Dixie

0% Midwestern

0% Upper Midwestern

Take the test [...]