6th July 2012 Quirky Misnomers

These examples of 'Misnomers' were reported in The Guardian newspaper. I found the collection of quirky phrases both informative and amusing:

 

** Arabic numerals originated in India.

** Tin cans and tin foil are constructed from aluminium, not tin.

** Madison Square Garden, USA is not square (nor is it a garden).

** Danish pastries were invented in Austria.

** Dry cleaning uses a fluid called naphtha.

** Pencil lead - pencils use graphite and not lead.

** The Koala bear is a marsupial and not a bear.

** Panama hats originate from Ecuador, not Panama.

** The word Asteroid means 'star-like' and they are small planets.

** The Peanut is a legume, (I.e. fruit/vegetable) not a nut.

 

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6th July 2012 Condensed Versions Of Movies

** Jaws Directed by Steven Spielberg - 1975

Roy Scheider 'There's a big shark in the water. Close the beaches.'

Murray Hamilton 'No way. Your evidence is inconclusive. Clean the dead people off the beach to make room for the tourists.'

(Some SCARY MUSIC rings out, and a BIG FAT GUY gets EATEN.) Robert Shaw 'I'm tough and grim. '(shark eats him) Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss 'Take that.' (shark dies)

THE END

** Erin Brockovich Directed by Steven Soderbergh - 2000

Julia Roberts 'I'm a jerk, but I'm brilliant. Give me a job, you fountain of scummy pain evil.'

Albert Finney 'Ok.' Julia Roberts 'This company is poisoning water. Let's fry their ugly hides in extract of hell.' (They DO, and it is HEART WARMING.)

THE END

** Close Encounters of the Third Kind Directed by Steven Spielberg - 1977

(Airplanes are found in the desert.) Researchers 'Wow!' (UFOs appear over Richard Dreyfuss' house.) Richard Dreyfuss 'Wow! '(UFOs appear over Devil's Tower.) All 'Wow!'

THE END

** Notting Hill Directed by Roger Michell - 1999

Hugh Grant 'I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I'm in love with you.'

Julia Roberts 'I'll date you, no I won't, yes I will, no I won't. I'm sorry, I have too many rich-and-glamorous issues. Now I've gotten over them.'

THE END

** Reservoir Dogs Film Directed by Quentin Tarantino -1992

Michael Madsen 'Who's the rat?' (shoots a cop) Harvey Keitel 'I didn't do it.' (shoots Lawrence Tierney) Tim Roth 'Don't look at me. '(shoots Michael Madsen) (Everybody else shoots each other.)

THE END

** Titanic Film Directed by James Cameron - 1997

Leonardo DiCaprio 'Your social class is stuffy. Let's dance with the ship's rats and have fun.' Kate Winslet 'You have captured my heart. Let's run around the ship and giggle.' (The ship SINKS.) Leonardo DiCaprio 'Never let go.' Kate Winslet 'I promise.' (lets go)

THE END

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