Tim Marchman Saves Us The Effort

The always enjoyable Tim Marchman provides a mad-lib for a response to the Mets rumor mill.

about 2 years ago James Kannengieser 7 comments 0 recs |

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Without getting into its politics

I miss having The Sun, with Marchman and others, as a paper that had a sports section that was actually worth reading over breakfast.

by Mount17 on Nov 22, 2009 6:27 PM EST reply actions

The Sun was enjoyable for many reasons

Marchman probably the biggest

by James Kannengieser on Nov 23, 2009 10:34 AM EST up reply actions

Funny

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Nov 22, 2009 9:25 PM EST reply actions

One quibble:

I can’t believe this [adverb] [noun].

Anyone see a problem with this?

by Eric Simon on Nov 22, 2009 10:33 PM EST reply actions

rabblerabblerabble

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Nov 22, 2009 11:27 PM EST up reply actions

Ha!

Adverb: the answer is in the question

by deadspy3 on Nov 23, 2009 10:18 AM EST up reply actions

Yes! Yes! 6th grade English teacher I do!

You see, Mr. Simon, in that sentence, the adverb is used as a modifier for a noun. In English grammar, this is explicitly prohibited. An adverb can modify any part of language except nouns. Marchman should have used an adjective.

by boom_roasted on Nov 23, 2009 11:36 AM EST up reply actions

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