Don’t Quit Your Day Job, Babylonian Standup Act

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This week’s Words Can Hurt nominees:

Here’s hoping Ancient Babylon had hecklers: “The deflowered (girl) did not become pregnant. The undeflowered (girl) became pregnant (-What is it?)” “Auxiliary forces.” What? [Discover]

I’d like to buy a vowel – no, make that a half dozen margaritas: Pat Sajak on the restaurant/bar next to NBC studios in Burbank: “They served great margaritas, so Vanna and I would go across and have two or three or six, and then come and do the last shows and have trouble recognizing the alphabet.” But was he drunk in the A-Team episode where Murdock wins on Wheel of Fortune? [Warming Glow]

I’ll take the stairs, thanks: “A Chicago man found himself trapped in an elevator between the 21st and 22nd floors of the massive 49 floor condo development near Millenium Park. Fortunately, he was quickly rescued by a firefighter and ushered into the building’s second elevator. Unfortunately, once inside, both rescuer and rescuee found that they were trapped once again.”  [Geekosystem]

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