Isaac made a (regular necktie) bow for his male gift yesterday. I don't know if that is meta or so nearly meta, but a bow tie bow would definitely be meta!
http://www.theribbonretreat.com/custom/modules/FreeProjects/PDFBowTieBow.pdf
Monday, December 26, 2011
Friday, December 16, 2011
The difference between i.e. and e.g.
:-)
The abbreviation i.e. (i.e., that is) is often confused with other abbreviations (e.g., e.g.). The i.e. generally is used to introduce matter that is explanatory as opposed to being the name of an example or list of examples. If you can say for example as a substitute for the abbreviation, you want to use e.g., not i.e. Do not italicize or underline these abbreviations. Most sources recommend avoiding the use of Latin abbreviations except within parenthetical notes and some sources say not to use Latin abbreviations at all (use the English terms instead) except within citations or reference lists. Good advice.
The Chicago Manual of Style recommends using a comma after i.e. or e.g. in order to set off those abbreviations as introductory modifiers. Other resources say not to bother with the comma, but the comma makes good sense.
The Chicago Manual of Style recommends using a comma after i.e. or e.g. in order to set off those abbreviations as introductory modifiers. Other resources say not to bother with the comma, but the comma makes good sense.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Dead Heading...
...not sure if this is meta - or just punny - but it's funny!
Thanks, Pheas and Ducky!
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Not your father's yellow cab!
A song called "Black Cab" sung by Jens Lekman in a black cab for a regular live music show called "The Black Cab Sessions."
Thanks, Brian!
Friday, December 9, 2011
Sunday, December 4, 2011
A Word (or two) A Day...
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
If a homological adjective is one that is true of itself, e.g. "polysyllabic", and a heterological adjective is one which is not true of itself, e.g., "bisyllabic", then what about "heterological?" Is it heterological or not? -Grelling's Paradox....which, of course, leads logically to:
Naive Set Theory (NST) , defined as the theory of predicate logic with a binary predicate
, with the following as axioms: for all expressions P(x) with just x free
for P(x). Then by existential instantiation and universal instantiation we have
So, Naive Set Theory is a Metaprime Example?
Thanks, Pheas. (I think!)
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Monday, November 7, 2011
Got a clue?
The anagram clue for the cryptic crossword in the Irish Times:
A RAG MAN!
Thanks, Vanya!
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Saturday, October 29, 2011
It's a box...no, it's a chair...no, it IS a box...no, it IS a chair...
Wonder if he got it at a big box store?
The very picture of procrastination?
Thanks to my cousin Mark and his friends!
Saturday, October 22, 2011
U.S. Meta-mail problem
OK. First of all, I had to have a new mailbox. (Long story.) But the USPS won't deliver the mail to my house unless I have a mailbox. But I couldn't find one in the first four stores I tried, so I thought I would order one online. But if I had it sent by the USPS, and they wouldn't deliver my mail...because I didn't have a mailbox, then I couldn't get my mailbox delivered by the USPS, which requires that I have...
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Friday, October 7, 2011
Monday, October 3, 2011
Well, of COURSE it is!
World English Dictionary
| TLA | |
| — abbreviation for | |
| 1. | three-letter abbreviation |
| 2. | three-letter acronym |
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Friday, September 2, 2011
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Match this!
I've had this in my house for years. (Just love these things, obviously.) It's a lighter, in case you haven't seen one. Just realized that I love it because it's meta!
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Rhetorically speaking...
- "Can I ask a rhetorical question? Well, can I? (Ambrose Bierce)
- Grandma Simpson and Lisa are singing Bob Dylan's "Blowing in the Wind:": "How many roads must a man walk down / Before you call him a man?"
Lisa: "That was a rhetorical question!"
Homer: "Oh. Then, seven!"
Lisa: "Do you even know what rhetorical means?"
Homer: "Do I know what rhetorical means?"
Monday, July 11, 2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Monday, June 13, 2011
As a MetaFact, it IS a lonGUYland!
....
From reference.com:
Fact of the Day: Long Island
Long Island is the 118.5-mile long island of New York State...
From reference.com:
Fact of the Day: Long Island
Long Island is the 118.5-mile long island of New York State...
Thanks, Ducky!
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Friday, June 3, 2011
Meta Prime Time
Without getting too graphic, let's just say that there is a metaprime topic in the news.
:-)
:-)
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Pi Cutter
Cut your pie with pi
- Cut your pie with pi.
- Two blades of pizza cutting fury.
- No math tests required to use.
Another great phind, Pheas!
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
