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South African Surgeon General’s warning is spooky

Posted Apr 28, 2011 at 10:22 am by
Categories: Food and Drink

Our buddy Zoë Banks just got back from Africa. This was apparently one of the highlights of her trip.

“DON’T DRINK AND WALK ON THE ROAD, YOU MAY BE KILLED.” It’s poetry. (I mean it must be, since it’s a comma splice, right?)

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8 comments

8 Responses to “South African Surgeon General’s warning is spooky”

  1. Holmes says:
    April 28, 2011 at 10:27 am

    It’s a fact.

    “Doing the math, you find that on a per- mile basis, a drunk walker is eight times more likely to get killed than a drunk driver.”

    from Super Freakonomics. http://freakonomicsbook.com/superfreakonomics/chapter-excerpts/introduction-putting-the-freak-in-economics/

  2. MrEricSir says:
    April 28, 2011 at 10:29 am

    Those damn winos, always walking around carelessly!

  3. Cranky Old Mission Guy says:
    April 28, 2011 at 11:55 am

    ‘strue… “hic!”

    step… step… …wha?POW!!!

  4. VALIS says:
    April 28, 2011 at 12:59 pm

    In English grammar (meaning in Britain and former British colonies) the comma splice is allowed. One more reason not to trust Brits….

  5. Cranky Old Mission Guy says:
    April 28, 2011 at 1:12 pm

    Just say “semicolon”.