Have you ever seen a zeugma in the wild?

I can’t quite tell through the undergrowth of Alaskan wilderness and linguistic minutiae, but I think there’s a real-life zeugma over there:

zeugma

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I chew gum and wear jeans in church. And my kids sometimes call adults by their first names.

While not completely eschewing decorum, I find myself considerably more casual than how I was raised.

Is this happening to you, too?

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Something to keep in mind when nothing you hoped for is working out

The best way to strip the allure and dreaminess from a lifelong dream is, very often, simply to have it come true.

The Brothers K, 276

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Ohio: The state of tightrope walkers and acrobats

I received my packet from Ohio’s tourism department. (I hear it’s similar in awesomeness to Delaware.)

On the envelope it said:

ohio

What?

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2 facts from my Red Cross donor ID card. (If you feel guilty, that’s OK, just call 1-800-GiveLife.)

1. Every 2 seconds someone in America needs blood.

2. Less than 30% of the people who give blood once ever give blood again.

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