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Nice Things People Have Said
"Charming anecdotes, witty sidebars, and attractive illustrations
... Little's strong sense of humor never overwhelms her love of languages in
this fascinating yet educational introduction to linguistics for a wide,
pop-savvy audience." - Publishers Weekly
"If you like language, you'll love Biting the Wax Tadpole. Elizabeth Little has mused on, used, and even misused many of the planet's languages, and this fascinating and often hilarious book gives a full account of her adventures." – Ben Greenman, author of A Circle is a Balloon and Compass Both and Superbad
"Biting the Wax Tadpole is witty, sassy, and laugh-out-loud funny. Little convincingly demonstrates that, as she puts it, 'language is nothing less than a great adventure.' So is her book." – Kitty Burns Florey, author of Sister Bernadette’s Barking Dog
"Biting the Wax Tadpole is nothing short of fascinating. In a funny, friendly style, Little dishes on everything you ever wanted to know about foreign languages but were afraid it would take an entire lifetime to find out." – June Casagrande, author of Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies
"I guess I don't mind so much now that you didn't go into finance." - My mother
i wish there were a time machine that would allow us to go back in time and fry fetal versions of most people we know. I would eat britney murphy over easy.
i actually enjoy Brittany Murphy (thanks for making me look like a spelling idiot, E). I just thought she might be a really tasty egg--I just kinda think her yolk would be really yellow like a farm-fresh organic egg. Remember, as a fetus, she hasnt been exposed to her lifestyle yet. There is just something about her that makes me think she came from a tasty ovary. Like Alec Baldwin seems like he would be a really delicious mustard, no?
you know, posting other people's email forwards and then not posting for a whole week isn't exactly the best way to keep showing up on gawker, missy....
Maybe if certain coworkers of mine didn't take up so much of my time by talking and whining and monkeying about on chat all day, I'd have more free time to post, anonymous.
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If, of course, anyone knows who is responsible for this picture, do let me know so I might give credit where delightfully twisted credit is due.
Hee! Heeheeheeheehee.
That? Is the best Easter thing I've ever seen. O Canada, eh?
i wish there were a time machine that would allow us to go back in time and fry fetal versions of most people we know. I would eat britney murphy over easy.
Me, I'd go for Brittany Murphy's mom's fetus - same end effect, less potential disease.
Mmmmm, poached Kathy Hilton fetus. Delicious!
Just think of all the annoying people we could have avoided!
i actually enjoy Brittany Murphy (thanks for making me look like a spelling idiot, E). I just thought she might be a really tasty egg--I just kinda think her yolk would be really yellow like a farm-fresh organic egg. Remember, as a fetus, she hasnt been exposed to her lifestyle yet. There is just something about her that makes me think she came from a tasty ovary. Like Alec Baldwin seems like he would be a really delicious mustard, no?
Hilarious.
you know, posting other people's email forwards and then not posting for a whole week isn't exactly the best way to keep showing up on gawker, missy....
Maybe if certain coworkers of mine didn't take up so much of my time by talking and whining and monkeying about on chat all day, I'd have more free time to post, anonymous.
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