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"Lexophile"
NYT | 7/15/2019 | unknown/multiple

Posted on 07/15/2019 2:07:52 PM PDT by sodpoodle

"Lexophile" describes those that have a love for words, such as "you can tune a piano, but you can't tuna fish", "To write with a broken pencil is pointless."

An annual competition is held by the New York Times to see who can create the best original lexophile.

This year's submissions:

I changed my iPod's name to Titanic. It's syncing now.

England has no kidney bank, but it does have a Liverpool.

Haunted French pancakes give me the crepes.

This girl today said she recognized me from the Vegetarians Club, but I'd swear I've never met herbivore.

I know a guy who's addicted to drinking brake fluid, but he says he can stop any time.

A thief who stole a calendar got twelve months.

When the smog lifts in Los Angeles U.C.L.A.

I got some batteries that were given out free of charge.

A dentist and a manicurist married. They fought tooth and nail.

A will is a dead giveaway.

With her marriage, she got a new name and a dress.

Police were summoned to a daycare center where a three-year-old was resisting a rest.

Did you hear about the fellow whose entire left side was cut off? He's all right now.

A bicycle can't stand alone; it's just two tired.

The guy who fell onto an upholstery machine last week is now fully recovered.

He had a photographic memory but it was never fully developed.

When she saw her first strands of gray hair she thought she'd dye.

Acupuncture is a jab well done. That's the point of it.

I didn't like my beard at first. Then it grew on me.

Did you hear about the crossed-eyed teacher who lost her job because she couldn't control her pupils?

When you get a bladder infection, urine trouble.

When chemists die, they barium.

I stayed up all night to see where the sun went, and then it dawned on me.

I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. I just can't put it down.

Those who get too big for their pants will be totally exposed in the end.


TOPICS: Books/Literature; Chit/Chat; Humor
KEYWORDS: interesting; lexophile
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Pretty good;)

God bless.

1 posted on 07/15/2019 2:07:52 PM PDT by sodpoodle
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To: sodpoodle

Lexophile, a guy who likes Lex Luthor.


2 posted on 07/15/2019 2:10:15 PM PDT by yarddog
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To: sodpoodle

http://www.jokesoftheday.net/joke—Lexophile-describes-those-th/2017122317


3 posted on 07/15/2019 2:10:21 PM PDT by sodpoodle (Life is prickly - carry tweezers)
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I was going add to the list, but I always mix up my worms.


4 posted on 07/15/2019 2:12:38 PM PDT by deadrock
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To: sodpoodle

Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.


5 posted on 07/15/2019 2:15:42 PM PDT by broken_clock (Go Trump!)
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Did you hear about the dyslexic insomniac agnostic?

He lay awake all night wondering if there was a dog..............


6 posted on 07/15/2019 2:17:08 PM PDT by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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I know a dinosaur with three buttocks. He’s Triassic.

When a judge makes a bad decision, it’s Jurassic.


7 posted on 07/15/2019 2:17:53 PM PDT by rfp1234 (NBC: Putting the TURD in Saturday.)
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“I looked up my family tree and found three dogs using it.”

“I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous… everyone hasn’t met me yet.”

“When I was a kid my parents moved a lot, but I always found them.”


8 posted on 07/15/2019 2:18:21 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: Red Badger; All

Great posts y’all, keep ‘em coming;)


9 posted on 07/15/2019 2:18:52 PM PDT by sodpoodle (Life is prickly - carry tweezers)
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To: sodpoodle

Vice Presidential dance:Algorithm
Mexican car killer:El Camino acid


10 posted on 07/15/2019 2:20:32 PM PDT by 2nd Amendment
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To: sodpoodle

Anyone who sees a psychiatrist should have his head examined.


11 posted on 07/15/2019 2:20:46 PM PDT by Jess Kitting
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I couldn’t understand why the ball looked like it was getting bigger. Then, it hit me.


12 posted on 07/15/2019 2:22:28 PM PDT by ArtDodger
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Later


13 posted on 07/15/2019 2:24:09 PM PDT by gaijin
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Chemists for BaAu[H2O]!


14 posted on 07/15/2019 2:24:25 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear
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“you can tune a piano, but you can’t tuna fish”,

Isn’t there a TV show called “Wicked Tuna” in which people tuna fish?


15 posted on 07/15/2019 2:40:28 PM PDT by KrisKrinkle (Blessed be those who know the depth and breadth of ignorance. Cursed be those who don't.)
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To: who_would_fardels_bear
Actually it was Barry Goldwater...

Not...

Barium Gold Water....


16 posted on 07/15/2019 2:42:22 PM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: sodpoodle

Most of those are not original. I’ve heard them years ago.


17 posted on 07/15/2019 2:46:17 PM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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Never date someone who is cross-eyed. They are sure to be seeing someone on the side.


18 posted on 07/15/2019 3:31:37 PM PDT by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches anything.)
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I provided a link - however, like most ‘classic’ jokes, there was no date.

The threads I post are to “lighten the load”. The news is so depressing. Full of rage and despair.

God bless.


19 posted on 07/15/2019 3:35:07 PM PDT by sodpoodle (Life is prickly - carry tweezers)
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Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets mad, he’ll be a mile away and shoeless.


20 posted on 07/15/2019 3:38:25 PM PDT by Rastus
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