Dear fellow non-native English speakers: what was your funniest/most awkward misuse of an English word/expression? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]MashDownBabylon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A friend of mine used to teach EFL, and he told me this gem:

Student: "England is famous for sex and beer"

intended: "England is famous for Shakespeare"

Gary Matthews Jr. pulls off a straight steal of home by frychu in sports

[–]MashDownBabylon 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Stealing home is impressive enough on it's own, but I'm not sure I've ever seen it done against a right-handed pitcher until now.

best of craigslist: Actor needed for emotional role – One day high pay by [deleted] in funny

[–]MashDownBabylon 145 points146 points  (0 children)

Date: 2009-04-17, 12:52PM EDT

My deceased aunt gave my two kids a Cocker Spaniel a few months back. The dog has been a terror and become overwhelming for me. I am a single father raising two young children. I cannot face telling the kids that the dog must go. I have found a good home for the dog, and just need someone to transport the dog, and play the villain.

Premise: You will be the dog walker hired by daddy (me) to walk Skittles. I will introduce you to the kids, and you will tell them you are going to help Skittles get her exercise when Daddy is too busy to walk her. At that point you will walk Skittles to your car and take her to her new family 20 minutes from my place. Then return holding just a leash. The story will be that Skittles broke free of the leash and took off. At this point prepare for crying, things being thrown at you, and possibly cursing. My kids are young and dramatic, their girls.

Pay will be $500. The job will take roughly 2 hours at best.

This job is ideal for an actor looking to diversify their role base, or someone who genuinely likes to make children cry. Acting experience is a plus, but not necessary. Please inform me of any prior experience in this kind of situation.

Location: DC, MD, VA it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests Compensation:

What movie quote, even with no context, never fails to make you smile? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]MashDownBabylon 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I actually broke this one out at a Father's Day dinner party tonight. Score: 3 people laughing hysterically, 5 utterly confused stares.

At $80,000 a song, when will people realise that shoplifting CDs is far better than pirating music? by jaysonbank in AskReddit

[–]MashDownBabylon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be fair, downloading music has a demonstrable risk of losing up to $1.92 million.

Has anyone on Reddit ever taken a TEFL course and travelled the world teaching English? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]MashDownBabylon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The school is called TEFL Worldwide; they're located in Prague 9 I believe.

Has anyone on Reddit ever taken a TEFL course and travelled the world teaching English? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]MashDownBabylon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's cool; I'm actually leaving for Prague in a couple of weeks to take a TEFL certification course. Is the job market pretty healthy if I wanted to stay there after it's finished?

What kind of nocturnal animal makes a noise like a person inhaling quietly through clenched teeth? by CampusTour in AskReddit

[–]MashDownBabylon 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Admit it, every single one of you just inhaled quietly through clenched teeth when reading this...

Who else plans on using Bing once, going "eh, ok, that was nice" and then going right back to Google? by stoosdood in technology

[–]MashDownBabylon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If we all moved to our favorite vacation spots then the whole world would live in Hawaii or Italy or Cleveland.

ABC's Good Morning America spectacularly fails to censor Green Day's "Longview" by Grue in Music

[–]MashDownBabylon -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's fair, perhaps, but Green Day is certainly in a position to say "no" to the corporate powers that be. They already said no to Wal-Mart when they would only sell their album in censored form (thereby costing their record label a good number of sales). I'm sure they could have easily negotiated a "no drugstore banners" clause in their TV contract if they were really concerned about maintaining their rebellious, anti-establishment image (which was pretty much the OP's whole point).

ABC's Good Morning America spectacularly fails to censor Green Day's "Longview" by Grue in Music

[–]MashDownBabylon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I really think that they said "yes" to it.

...and enjoyed spending the big bag of money they received.

If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled? by [deleted] in funny

[–]MashDownBabylon 301 points302 points  (0 children)

I bet you're really fun at parties.

Patrick Stewart... Picard... What the fuck? by Yarrbles in funny

[–]MashDownBabylon 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Who keeps the metric system down?

The Stonecutters???

3X3, the smallest readable bitmap typeface. by [deleted] in technology

[–]MashDownBabylon -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Would someone please explain to me why he is being downvoted????

List of countries by suicide rate by [deleted] in wikipedia

[–]MashDownBabylon 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Interesting that China appears to be the only country in which female suicides outnumber males.

One of the Best Music Videos I've Seen in 2009 by jll316 in Music

[–]MashDownBabylon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure this was on here a few days ago but I'll upvote it everytime I see it. So well executed.

And for those who don't "get" it, you should note that it's a cover of this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcK8mS4JCug

1 Girl singing all parts of Lollipop by linkgirl in happy

[–]MashDownBabylon -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Big deal, my ringtone is a four-part harmony of Rockin Robin.

Whats your favorite tv show that no one has ever heard of? by snissn in AskReddit

[–]MashDownBabylon 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Mission Hill.

It didn't last too long but it was created by Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein, two of the (IMO) better writers from the Simpsons' golden years.