Lady Grey's grammar humor for Need a Laugh! Wednesday

Longtime readers know that I have dedicated several of these weekly features to grammar humor. (The stickler in me hastens to add that they're more correctly classified as grammar/spelling/punctuation humor).

A few weeks ago I discovered the Facebook page Lady Grey's Compleat Annotated Memes ("Correcting the Internet, One Meme at a Time")

Here are a few favorites:

Check out her Facebook page for lots more!

Serving up leftovers for Need a Laugh Wednesday

It never fails that whatever I choose as my topic for Need a Laugh Wednesday, invariably I later find something brilliant on that theme I wish I had included. So I'm serving up leftovers today.

My very first Need a Laugh was devoted to Beading Humor, so here's another serving. (I think I saw this on Mortira's Inspirational Beading Facebook page last week).

That was followed by some grammar gibes. So here's another heap o' snark:

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And here, let me freshen your coffee:

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When I featured cat humor, I meant to include this video. At the time, our rascally kittens were really into unrolling the toilet paper roll every chance they got, and I was sure they would graduate to this trick. Luckily, they haven't yet!

Jennifer and Jim kept getting huge water bills. They knew the bills weren't representative of their actual usage, and no matter how they tried to conserve, the high bills continued. Although they could see nothing wrong, they had everything checked for leaks or problems; first the water meter, then outdoor pipes, indoor pipes, underground pipes, faucets, toilets, washer, ice maker, etc., all to no avail. One day Jim was sick and stayed home in bed trying to rest but kept hearing water running downstairs. He finally got up to investigate and stumbled onto the cause of his high water bills.

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And who among us has not mixed different leftovers together to create something new? Behold, a serving of combined grammar-cat humor!

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Some seasonal Pinstrosity:

http://pinstrosity.blogspot.com/2012/10/happy-to-help-husband-hazards-halloween.html

And for dog lovers (all pet lovers, really), I'll share this link, which was whipping 'round the Web a month or so ago and is both funny and sweet: My Dog the Paradox.

Need a Laugh Wednesday: Grammar humor

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Last week I debuted a new feature, Need a Laugh Wednesday. This week's theme: Grammar humor. (OK, the former copy editor in me feels compelled to state that it's really grammar, punctuation and spelling humor.)

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It cracks me up that someone has taken the time to graffitically correct a graffito. (And check out Americans for Grammar for more misspelled graffiti.)

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Some wisdom from 30 Rock.

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The unnecessary comma doesn't help matters, either.

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Oops.

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I could add to this: An em dash saying "Wait--sorry--in a hurry."

No visuals for this last one, but I will now share with you my favorite copy editor joke. (OK, it's my only copy editor joke.)

Q: How many copy editors does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Uh, are you sure "change" is the right word here? Because you're not really changing the light bulb, are you? You're replacing it. 


(If you have a favorite visual joke involving grammar, share it in the comments and I'll post it to the Pinterest Board I've created for Need a Laugh Wednesday.)

And don't forget to enter my contest to win Lori Anderson's Bead Soup book. The deadline is midnight Friday.