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	<title>Dan Allen &#187; wordplay</title>
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		<title>What does Falluja mean in Arabic?</title>
		<link>http://taoofdan.com/2012/02/falluja-is-the-arabic-word-describing-what-happens-when-a-man-has-an-ejaculation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Falluja (or Ø§Ù„ÙÙ„ÙˆØ¬Ø©) is the Arabic word describing what happens when a man has an ejaculation. INSURGENTÂ® is a cleaning product designed specifically to eliminate falluja-related stains. Used in a sentence: Mother Dammit Billy, this better not be your falluja on the quilt your Grandmother made&#8230;I swear to God, you are buying the next bottle [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>Falluja (<small>or</small> <big>Ø§Ù„ÙÙ„ÙˆØ¬Ø©</big>) is the Arabic word describing what happens when a man has an ejaculation.</p>
<p>INSURGENTÂ® is a cleaning product designed specifically to eliminate falluja-related stains.</p>
<p>Used in a sentence:</p>
<div align="center" style="font-family:courier new;"><strong>Mother</strong></div>
<div align="center" style="font-family:courier new;">Dammit Billy, this better not be your falluja on the quilt your Grandmother made&#8230;I swear to God, you are buying the next bottle of INSURGENTÂ®!</div>
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		<title>Spanish dictionaries should be called Mexicons.</title>
		<link>http://taoofdan.com/2011/09/spanish-dictionaries-should-be-called-mexicons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 22:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<title>Where the Hell is Falluja and What is an Insurgent?</title>
		<link>http://taoofdan.com/2011/06/where-the-hell-is-falluja-and-what-is-an-insurgent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 13:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Falluja is the Arabic word describing what happens when a man has an ejaculation. INSURGENTÂ® is a cleaning product designed specifically to eliminate falluja-related stains. Used in a sentence: Mother: Dammit Billy, this better not be your falluja on the quilt your Grandmother made&#8230;I swear to God, you are buying the next bottle of INSURGENTÂ®!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>Falluja is the Arabic word describing what happens when a man has an ejaculation.</p>
<p>INSURGENTÂ® is a cleaning product designed specifically to eliminate falluja-related stains.</p>
<p>Used in a sentence:</p>
<p><strong>Mother:</strong><br />
Dammit Billy, this better not be your falluja on the quilt your Grandmother made&#8230;I swear to God, you are buying the next bottle of INSURGENTÂ®!</p>
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		<title>The word &#8216;text&#8217; is slowly changing its definition</title>
		<link>http://taoofdan.com/2011/04/the-word-text-is-slowly-changing-its-definition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 07:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I find myself telling people, &#8220;See ya, I&#8217;ll text you later.&#8221; But I&#8217;m having trouble conjugating the new word in the past tense. EXAMPLE: &#8220;What happen last night? I texted you last night.&#8221; I feel like an idiot when I say, &#8220;texted&#8221;. We need to come up with another word to describe the act of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>I find myself telling people, &#8220;See ya, I&#8217;ll text you later.&#8221;</p>
<p>But I&#8217;m having trouble conjugating the new word in the past tense.</p>
<p>EXAMPLE:<br />
&#8220;What happen last night? I texted you last night.&#8221;</p>
<p>I feel like an idiot when I say, &#8220;texted&#8221;. </p>
<p>We need to come up with another word to describe the act of sending a text message.</p>
<p>Suggestions?</p>
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		<title>Gary Swanson lived a spartan lifestyle.</title>
		<link>http://taoofdan.com/2010/12/gary-swanson-lived-a-spartan-lifestyle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 20:33:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gary was raised in an opharnage and lived in the dorms during college. After graduation, he never owned a car and although he always used public transportation was extremely punctual, and let&#8217;s not forget that Gary also fought off the Persians at the battle of Thermopylae.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>Gary was raised in an opharnage and lived in the dorms during college. After graduation, he never owned a car and although he always used public transportation was extremely punctual, and let&#8217;s not forget that Gary also fought off the Persians at the battle of Thermopylae.</p>
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		<title>Iâ€™m Suing My Optometrist</title>
		<link>http://taoofdan.com/2010/11/i%e2%80%99m-suing-my-optometrist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 19:34:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was really disappointed with the results my laser eye surgery. I thought my doctor was going to install a laser in my eye like Cyclops from the X-Men. From what I can tell, I can only see better. What a let down!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>I was really disappointed with the results my laser eye surgery. </p>
<p>I thought my doctor was going to install a laser in my eye like Cyclops from the X-Men.</p>
<p>From what I can tell, I can only see better. What a let down!</p>
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		<title>I&#8217;m writing a biography about Kevin Bacon in the sixth person.</title>
		<link>http://taoofdan.com/2010/08/im-writing-a-biography-about-kevin-bacon-in-the-sixth-person/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s about a busboy named Enrique who is blown by a waitress whose father is a chiropractor of a women who just bought an autographed DVD of Footloose off of eBay&#8482; from a guy in Phoenix who was actually blown by Kevin Bacon.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>It&#8217;s about a busboy named Enrique who is blown by a waitress whose father is a chiropractor of a women who just bought an autographed DVD of <span style="font-style: italic;">Footloose</span> off of eBay&trade; from a guy in Phoenix who was actually blown by Kevin Bacon.</p>
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		<title>The Phrase &#8220;Flame Retardant&#8221; is a Little Harsh</title>
		<link>http://taoofdan.com/2010/08/the-phrase-flame-retardant-is-a-little-harsh/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I like to say, &#8220;My pet ant is a homosexual with a learning disablity&#8221;.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>I like to say, &#8220;My pet ant is a homosexual with a learning disablity&#8221;.</p>
<p><img id="image548" src="http://taoofdan.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/follow_my_ass.jpg" alt="follow_my_ass.jpg" /> </p>
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		<title>You Could Sell Frozen Dihydrogen Monoxide to an Inuit</title>
		<link>http://taoofdan.com/2010/07/you-could-sell-frozen-dihydrogen-monoxide-to-an-inuit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The terms Eskimo and Husky have become officially politically incorrect for the indigenous people in the north. The word Eskimo was derived from the French word Esquimaux which literally means &#8220;flesh eaters&#8221;. Inuit is the preferred name of the handful of surviving inhabitants who were desecrated by Europeans from the 1800s through the 1900s. However, [...]]]></description>
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<p>The terms <em>Eskimo</em> and <em>Husky</em> have become officially politically incorrect for the indigenous people in the north.</p>
<p>The word <em>Eskimo</em> was derived from the French word <em>Esquimaux</em> which literally means &#8220;flesh eaters&#8221;.</p>
<p><em>Inuit</em> is the preferred name of the handful of surviving inhabitants who were desecrated by Europeans from the 1800s through the 1900s.</p>
<p>However, <em>Inuit</em> is plural and should not be used to describe an individual.</p>
<p>For example&#8230;<br />
&#8220;He is <em>Inuit</em>&#8221; would translate as &#8220;He is <em>Blacks</em>.&#8221;"</p>
<p>I&#8217;m guessing <em>Inuitian</em> would be the proper adjective. My roommate invented <em>Inuii. </em>Who knows? You can never be 100% compliant.</p>
<p>I love when I hear right-minded people condescendingly correct others who utter the &#8220;E<em>&#8221; </em>word and tell them the appropriate expression is <em>Inuit Indian</em>. Their enlightened racial-awareness is negated by their dim-witted ignorance about <em>Native Americans</em>.</p>
<p>Furthermore, <em>America</em> was named for an Italian merchant named Amerigo Vespucci. We were one word away from becoming <em>Vespuccians</em>.</p>
<p>God Bless Vespukia!</p>
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		<title>Disoriented Tourist</title>
		<link>http://taoofdan.com/2010/07/disoriented-tourist-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 11:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whenever, I surface from the subways, and confidently head in one direction on an avenue. Inevitably, someone walking beside will notice my keen navigational skill and will ask me, â€œAre we going up or down?â€ I have two responses*: 1. â€œActually we are going horizontal. Our vertical displacement is zero. What are you stupid?â€ Then [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>Whenever, I surface from the subways, and confidently head in one direction on an avenue. Inevitably, someone walking beside will notice my keen navigational skill and will ask me,</p>
<p>â€œAre we going up or down?â€</p>
<p>I have two responses*:</p>
<p>1.</p>
<p>â€œActually we are going horizontal. Our vertical displacement is zero. What are you stupid?â€</p>
<p>Then I glare at the person angrily, shake my head, and storm off.</p>
<p>2.</p>
<p>â€œI donâ€™t knowâ€”Iâ€™m agnostic, I guess it depends how youâ€™ve lived your life and what you believe inâ€.</p>
<p>Then I slowly look up and stare at the sky until it gets awkward.</p>
<p>*Unless sheâ€™s really hot, then I cut the corny shenanigans.</p>
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		<title>I Want to Coin a New Phrase</title>
		<link>http://taoofdan.com/2010/06/i-want-to-coin-a-phrase-verbal-bukkake/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[verÂ·bal buÂ·kkaÂ·ke [vur-buhl boo-ka-kay]: Verbal bukkake is a group practice that features a person (usually drunk) being verbally abused on by multiple people (usually comedians, cops or drill sergeants). Example: The annoying drunk girl in the front row refused to shut-up so the remaining comics were forced to deliver a verbal bukkake upon her. Origin: [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>verÂ·bal  buÂ·kkaÂ·ke </strong>[vur-buhl boo-ka-kay]:</p>
<p><em>Verbal bukkake</em> is a group practice that features a person (usually drunk) being verbally abused on by multiple people (usually comedians, cops or drill sergeants).</p>
<p><em>Example</em>:<br />
<em>The annoying drunk girl in the front row refused to shut-up so the remaining comics were forced to deliver a <strong>verbal bukkake</strong> upon her.</em></p>
<p><em>Origin:</em><br />
[ July 2007; Pianos Bar, LES, NYC The Whitest Kids U Know Show]</p>
<p><em>Slang:</em><br />
<strong>verÂ·buÂ·kkaÂ·ke</strong> [vur-boo-ka-kay]</p>
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		<title>Different Grades of Unleaded Gas at Mobil</title>
		<link>http://taoofdan.com/2010/05/different-grades-of-unleaded-gas-at-mobil/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 19:56:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Super Unleaded is 93 octane. Special Unleaded is 89 octane. Regular Unleaded is only 87 octane. They should re-think their labeling system considering that the average IQ of a human is about 100. 93 octane should be Regular, 89 octane would be Borderline, and 87 octane would be &#8220;Special&#8221;. GAS ATTENDANT What can I do [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Super </span>Unleaded is 93 octane.<br />
<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Special</span> Unleaded is 89 octane.<br />
<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Regular</span> Unleaded is only 87 octane.</p>
<p>They should re-think their labeling system considering that the average IQ of a human is about 100.</p>
<p>93 octane should be <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Regular</span>, 89 octane would be <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Borderline</span>, and 87 octane would be <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#8220;Special&#8221;</span>.</p>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-family:courier new;" >GAS ATTENDANT</span><br />
<span style="font-family:courier new;">What can I do you for?</span></div>
<p></p>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-family:courier new;" >CUSTOMER</span><br />
<span style="font-family:courier new;">Fill&#8217;er up, I guess. Goddamn, I cant&#8217; buh-lieve its three fif-dee a gallon.</span></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-family:courier new;" >GAS ATTENDANT</span><br />
<span style="font-family:courier new;">What kind do you want? We&#8217;re runnin&#8217; a special on our eighty-seven octane?</span></div>
<p></p>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-family:courier new;" >CUSTOMER</span><br />
<span style="font-family:courier new;">No offense to your kid, Floyd, but I ain&#8217;t gonna put no retard gas in my El Camino.</span> </div>
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		<title>Mothers Don&#8217;t Understand Technology</title>
		<link>http://taoofdan.com/2010/05/mothers-dont-understand-technology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 14:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mom Honey, when is your show on TV? Me It&#8217;s Friday at 8PM on Channel 45. Mom I wish I hadn&#8217;t sold my VCR. Me Do you have a DVR cable box? Mom No. Maybe I should buy one of those DiVoÂ® machines. Me You should. It&#8217;s sad that the band Devo whores out their [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;" >Mom</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Honey, when is your show on TV?</span></div>
<p></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;" >Me</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">It&#8217;s Friday at 8PM on Channel 45.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;" >Mom</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">I wish I hadn&#8217;t sold my VCR.</span> </div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;" >Me</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Do you have a DVR cable box?</span></div>
<p></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;" >Mom</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">No. Maybe I should buy one of those DiVoÂ® machines.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;" >Me</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">You should. It&#8217;s sad that the band <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devo">Devo</a> whores out their equipment to record videos.</span>
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		<title>I  Drive Women to Bulimia</title>
		<link>http://taoofdan.com/2010/03/i-drive-women-to-bulimia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 01:21:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My girlfriend told me, &#8220;Itâ€™s men like you that drive women to Bulimia.&#8221; &#8220;Thatâ€™s ridiculous!&#8221; I said, &#8220;I donâ€™t even know where Bulimia is.&#8221; I Mapquest-ed it and found out itâ€™s actually a small country right next to Hungary and Low-self-esteemia. I could fly a woman to Eastern Europe but couldnâ€™t I drive a woman [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>My girlfriend told me, &#8220;Itâ€™s men like you that drive women to Bulimia.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Thatâ€™s ridiculous!&#8221; I said, &#8220;I donâ€™t even know where Bulimia is.&#8221;</p>
<p>I <a href="http://www.mapquest.com">Mapquest</a>-ed it and found out itâ€™s actually a small country right next to Hungary and Low-self-esteemia.</p>
<p>I could <i style="">fly</i> a woman to Eastern Europe but couldnâ€™t I <i style="">drive</i> a woman across the Atlantic Ocean? Come on, thatâ€™s crazy talk.</p>
<p><img src='/wp-content/hungary.jpg' alt='Low-self-esteemia' /></p>
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		<title>I Have Sensitive Teeth</title>
		<link>http://taoofdan.com/2010/03/i-have-sensitive-teeth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My dentist said I should use Sensodyne because I have sensitive teeth. I didn&#8217;t think they were that sensitive until my girlfriend said my teeth make my penis look small and then I started to cry.]]></description>
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My dentist said I should use Sensodyne because I have sensitive teeth. I didn&#8217;t think they were that sensitive until my girlfriend said my teeth make my penis look small and then I started to cry.</p>
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		<title>Different Grades of Unleaded Gas at Mobil</title>
		<link>http://taoofdan.com/2010/02/different-grades-of-unleaded-gas-at-mobil-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 09:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Super Unleaded is 93 octane. Special Unleaded is 89 octane. Regular Unleaded is only 87 octane. They should re-think their labeling system considering that the average IQ of a human is about 100. 93 octane should be Regular, 89 octane would be Borderline, and 87 octane would be &#8220;Special&#8221;. GAS ATTENDANT What can I do [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>Super Unleaded is 93 octane.<br />
Special Unleaded is 89 octane.<br />
Regular Unleaded is only 87 octane.</p>
<p>They should re-think their labeling system considering that the average IQ of a human is about 100.</p>
<p>93 octane should be Regular, 89 octane would be Borderline, and 87 octane would be &#8220;Special&#8221;.</p>
<div>GAS ATTENDANT<br />
What can I do you for?CUSTOMER<br />
Fill&#8217;er up, I guess. Goddamn, I cant&#8217; buh-lieve its three fif-dee a gallon.</p>
<p>GAS ATTENDANT<br />
What kind do you want? We&#8217;re runnin&#8217; a special on our eighty-seven octane?</p>
<p>CUSTOMER<br />
No offense to your kid, Floyd, but I ain&#8217;t gonna put no retard gas in my El Camino.</p></div>
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		<title>Perseverance Pays Off</title>
		<link>http://taoofdan.com/2010/01/perseverance-pays-off/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thatâ€™s great if you were born with a lot of &#8220;Perseverance&#8221; My parents didnâ€™t have any &#8220;Perseverance&#8221;, I had to earn my own And when I finally produced enough &#8220;Perseverance&#8221; to pay &#8220;Off&#8221;, I got in trouble. â€œOffâ€ turned out to be a goddamned whistle blower. An informer. The little bastard. â€œOffâ€icer Tattle-Tale had the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>Thatâ€™s great if you were born with a lot of &#8220;Perseverance&#8221;<br />
My parents didnâ€™t have any &#8220;Perseverance&#8221;, I had to earn my own</p>
<p>And when  I finally produced enough &#8220;Perseverance&#8221; to pay &#8220;Off&#8221;, I got in trouble.</p>
<p>â€œOffâ€  turned out to be a goddamned whistle blower. An informer. The little bastard.</p>
<p>â€œOffâ€icer Tattle-Tale had the nerve to accuse me of bribery.</p>
<p>It should be:</p>
<p>&#8220;Perseverance&#8221; can pay &#8220;Off&#8221;, only if &#8220;Off&#8221; isnâ€™t a little sissy.</p>
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		<title>Google Has Everything</title>
		<link>http://taoofdan.com/2010/01/google-has-everything/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m trying to come up with phrases that are un-Googlable. I thought I had a winner with &#8220;unicorn taint&#8221;. Unfortunately, I got this: Results of 7 for &#8220;unicorn taint&#8221;. (0.06 seconds)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>I&#8217;m trying to come up with phrases that are un-Googlable.</p>
<p>I thought I had a winner with &#8220;unicorn taint&#8221;.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, I got <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=%22unicorn+taint%22&#038;sourceid=mozilla-search&#038;start=0&#038;start=0&#038;ie=utf-8&#038;oe=utf-8&#038;client=firefox-a&#038;rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official"><strong>this</strong></a>:<br />
<br />
<em>Results of  7 for &#8220;unicorn taint&#8221;. (0.06 seconds) </em><br />
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<img id="image535" src="http://taoofdan.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/UNICORN_taint.gif" alt="UNICORN_taint.gif" /></p>
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		<title>Do Mexican misogynist refuse to acknowledge feminine words?</title>
		<link>http://taoofdan.com/2010/01/do-mexican-misogynist-refuse-to-acknowledge-feminine-words/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 22:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Â¿CuÃ¡l es una biblioteca? Se llama uno biblioteco. Senor, su caso o mi caso?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>Â¿CuÃ¡l es una biblioteca?  Se llama uno biblioteco.</p>
<p>Senor, su caso o mi caso?</p>
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		<title>Is the word &#8220;leotard&#8221; offensive?</title>
		<link>http://taoofdan.com/2009/12/is-the-word-leotard-offensive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:22:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[leÂ·oÂ·tard [lee-uh-tahrd] â€“noun 1. a skintight, one-piece garment for the torso, having a high or low neck, long or short sleeves, and a lower portion resembling either briefs or tights, worn by acrobats, dancers, etc. Slang: Disparaging a. a Spandex-ally leotarded outfit. b. a dumb lion c. a costume that is stupid, obtuse, or ruined [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>leÂ·oÂ·tard [lee-<em>uh</em>-tahrd]</p>
<p><em>â€“noun</em><br />
1. <br />
a skintight, one-piece garment for the torso, having a high or low neck, long or short sleeves, and a lower portion resembling either briefs or tights, worn by acrobats, dancers, etc.</p>
<p><em>Slang: Disparaging</em><br />
a.	a Spandex-ally leotarded outfit.<br />
b.      a dumb lion<br />
c.	a costume that is stupid, obtuse, or ruined by a <a href="http://www.mybedazzler.com/?cid=200705">Bedazzeler</a> in some way:<br />
<em>a hopeless social leotard</em>.</p>
<p>[Origin: 1915â€“20; named after Jules <em>LÃ©otard</em>, 19th-century mildly, retarded French aerialist]</p>
<p>Other questionable words:<br />
<a href="http://taoofdan.com/2006/05/30/is-it-appropriate-to-call-a-jewish-baby-a-tike-danocrates-allenopolos/"><strong>tike</strong></a><br />
<a href="http://taoofdan.com/2007/04/19/if-donald-trump-was-black-would-it-be-appropriate-call-him-a-tycoon/"><strong>tycoon</strong></a></p>
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