Hey, it's been a while since one of these! I'm kind of out of practice, I think.
So, once upon a time, there was a guy who was always correcting other peoples' grammar and speech practices and what not. But he was really only capable, or so it seemed, of doing so in formal situations—vetting speeches or looking over writing to be submitted for publication, or the like. As a result everyone assumed that this individual would be utterly embarrassed if he ever tried to interact with someone who spoke in a very slangy style, much less to correct such a person. However, once, at a party, in full view of all the doubters, he not only engaged in a lengthy slang-filled conversation, he even managed subtly to correct his interlocutor. It went down in history as the vernaculate correction.
Oh, jesus.
Posted by: bitchphd | August 25, 2006 at 11:06 AM
Was his name Ben Wolfson? Was it you? Was it you, Ben Wolfson?
Posted by: dave zacuto | August 26, 2006 at 12:47 PM
He made me promise not to give his name out.
Posted by: ben wolfson | August 27, 2006 at 05:58 AM
This is almost as good a pun as "With blends like these, who needs enemas?"
Posted by: Adam Kotsko | August 30, 2006 at 11:16 AM
Incorporated by reference.
Posted by: standpipe b | August 31, 2006 at 10:37 PM
That was a funny way to spell "Also.".
Posted by: standpipe b | September 01, 2006 at 10:02 AM