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madamesilverspurs

(15,801 posts) Sun Sep 16, 2012, 03:12 PM Sep 2012

Just gonna slap this on my bumper and call it good!

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Just gonna slap this on my bumper and call it good! (Original Post) madamesilverspurs Sep 2012 OP

Isn't he still in the pen? GulleyJimson Sep 2012 #1

Excuse my ignorance, but can you explain the joke? Surya Gayatri Sep 2012 #2

+1 virgogal Sep 2012 #3

This will explain Canuckistanian Sep 2012 #4

Got it--never heard that one before, and I'm an English teacher! Surya Gayatri Sep 2012 #7

ghoti is an alternate spelling for fish Electric Monk Sep 2012 #5

GHOTI Spells Fish... WillyT Sep 2012 #6

Who knew? I've seen other satirical pieces on the illogic Surya Gayatri Sep 2012 #8

Well, that is a fine kettle of ............. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #9

GulleyJimson

(107 posts)

1. Isn't he still in the pen?

Reply to madamesilverspurs (Original post)

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 03:13 PM

Sep 2012

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)

2. Excuse my ignorance, but can you explain the joke?

Reply to madamesilverspurs (Original post)

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 03:15 PM

Sep 2012

The crawling evolution fish I know, but not this.

virgogal

(10,178 posts)

3. +1

Reply to Surya Gayatri (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 03:17 PM

Sep 2012

Canuckistanian

(42,290 posts)

4. This will explain

Reply to Surya Gayatri (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 03:19 PM

Sep 2012

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghoti

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)

7. Got it--never heard that one before, and I'm an English teacher!

Reply to Canuckistanian (Reply #4)

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 04:09 PM

Sep 2012

Thanks for the link.

Electric Monk

(13,869 posts)

5. ghoti is an alternate spelling for fish

Reply to Surya Gayatri (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 03:20 PM

Sep 2012

gh as in tou'gh'
o as in w'o'men
ti as in emo'ti'on

WillyT

(72,631 posts)

6. GHOTI Spells Fish...

Reply to Surya Gayatri (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 03:20 PM

Sep 2012

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)

8. Who knew? I've seen other satirical pieces on the illogic

Reply to WillyT (Reply #6)

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 04:11 PM

Sep 2012

of English spelling, but never this.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

9. Well, that is a fine kettle of .............

Reply to madamesilverspurs (Original post)

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 06:28 PM

Sep 2012

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