tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226592914312910688.post6772257981442437355..comments2024-02-02T10:28:13.288-06:00Comments on FUNNY PETS: Joke: Eats shoots and leavesFUNNY PETShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06205418000356057093noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226592914312910688.post-36559630621184327902015-11-29T23:53:06.876-06:002015-11-29T23:53:06.876-06:00Panda is painting over the coma, but yes, funny.Panda is painting over the coma, but yes, funny.Danoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02710441663757805589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226592914312910688.post-50284976976565758502015-11-29T23:45:33.189-06:002015-11-29T23:45:33.189-06:00Panda is painting over the coma, but yes, funny.Panda is painting over the coma, but yes, funny.Danoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02710441663757805589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226592914312910688.post-58187228557227794172015-09-03T14:08:42.235-05:002015-09-03T14:08:42.235-05:00That's true that the joke predates the book, b...That's true that the joke predates the book, but the joke is still dependent on grammar. Whether you tell the story verbally or written in words, there's a difference between "eats, shoots and leaves" and "eats shoots and leaves." To find it funny when it is written without the error is perplexing...Timothy Cao Tranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081889649195236668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226592914312910688.post-74396132510141295542015-06-26T04:01:05.179-05:002015-06-26T04:01:05.179-05:00Hello humor impaired automatons. Jokes do not req...Hello humor impaired automatons. Jokes do not require every component to be correct in accordance with all rules in order to achieve humor.<br /><br />It's funny without the comma. With the comma, it's probably funny too but at that point it would be trying too hard.<br /><br />The joke LONG predates the book, which makes use of the joke to point out ambiguity in language that can be clarified by punctuation. The joke was NOT created to help people with grammar. It was created to make people laugh.<br />jrodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06567198770927408479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226592914312910688.post-557069479134721112014-12-22T08:58:20.296-06:002014-12-22T08:58:20.296-06:00Holy fuck... Either everyone is a troll or everyon...Holy fuck... Either everyone is a troll or everyone needs to go back to school for grammar. There is no need for a comma. End of story. Perhaps there is need for a semicolon, but that isn't necessary. <br /><br />Don't mind me. I will continue to feed 5 year-old troll comments.Fоsтеяhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316289839714950548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226592914312910688.post-37728060233091417362014-03-11T07:18:10.426-05:002014-03-11T07:18:10.426-05:00Let's eat, Grandma.
Let's eat Grandma.
If...Let's eat, Grandma.<br />Let's eat Grandma.<br /><br />If you are going to be picky about punctuation, you need to get it right (indeed one of the criticisms of Lynn Truss's book is that she does not get her grammar 100% right.Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03740845190744360260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226592914312910688.post-46225968220444746292013-11-22T12:07:22.587-06:002013-11-22T12:07:22.587-06:00Punctuation matters.
Lets eat, Grandma.
Lets eat ...Punctuation matters.<br /><br />Lets eat, Grandma.<br />Lets eat Grandma.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07407662420572862751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226592914312910688.post-75986661691262665862013-07-18T15:07:07.444-05:002013-07-18T15:07:07.444-05:00Put quite simply the comma turns a phrase with a v...Put quite simply the comma turns a phrase with a verb and two nouns into a phrase with 3 verbsNorthbankerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798590649294839174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226592914312910688.post-30791907332888333332013-04-21T12:17:47.712-05:002013-04-21T12:17:47.712-05:00This is so funny. I really like it. Thanks for sha...This is so funny. I really like it. Thanks for sharing.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.funnypetslols.com/" rel="nofollow">Funny Pet LOL</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099695426869070748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226592914312910688.post-10429611920885840762011-12-10T09:44:14.977-06:002011-12-10T09:44:14.977-06:00I was reading the beginning of the book "Eats...I was reading the beginning of the book "Eats shoots and leaves" and had to look up the joke because I didn't get it. Then I read this post and couldn't stop laughing!<br /><br />The comments that say the joke doesn't work without the comma is even more funny, because the cover of the book has the Panda on a ladder adding the comma. Only a Panda trying to justify his crime would recognize that his crime is not justified without the comma, and to cover his tracks he had to get a ladder, climb up and add the comma to justify that fact that he eats bamboo shoots and leaves. And yes, his sandwich was a bamboo sandwich or else the joke would not work! But it wasn't necessary to say it was a bamboo sandwich, because otherwise he would not have used the gun and left without paying!<br /><br />I'm totally pleased with the internet today, being able to come across a book (I was searching for a book on XML, not proper English) and find myself laughing my ass off. Thanks!skidoo riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06297442021404100174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226592914312910688.post-33906497240091877482011-07-07T22:53:02.114-05:002011-07-07T22:53:02.114-05:00When a seed is planted, the first tender sprig of ...When a seed is planted, the first tender sprig of plant material that comes up from the germinating seed is called a "shoot." In this case, "shoot" is a noun.Harry Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03757919809285855332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226592914312910688.post-86590238451551764672011-07-07T04:01:22.537-05:002011-07-07T04:01:22.537-05:00I'm seeking for explanation of the word "...I'm seeking for explanation of the word "shoot" and I can't find it anywhere!! <br />Can someone explain what the word "shoot" mean except its main meaning related to firing guns?Nedkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02663614605243073334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226592914312910688.post-28669483342534612212011-06-02T16:55:43.214-05:002011-06-02T16:55:43.214-05:00Massive grammatical fail.Massive grammatical fail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226592914312910688.post-80702504786628208142010-07-14T21:53:19.360-05:002010-07-14T21:53:19.360-05:00Greetings!
personally I love the blogs like this, ...Greetings!<br />personally I love the blogs like this, especially because I am a veterinarian, I adore animals, a few years ago I was in a conference called <a href="http://www.costaricaindex.com/costa-rica-investment/investment-costa-rica.html" title="costa rica investment" rel="nofollow">costa <br /><br />rica investment</a>, at that conference dealt with issues very similar to this. thanksUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288271716139942291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226592914312910688.post-1260730979679044642010-03-02T09:58:26.979-06:002010-03-02T09:58:26.979-06:00Larin is correct. The joke should read "Eats,...Larin is correct. The joke should read "Eats, shoots and leaves." It is supposed to point out the type/grammatical error and how it can change the entire meaning of a sentence.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09885206266340926216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226592914312910688.post-44367456260730506112009-11-12T17:54:49.898-06:002009-11-12T17:54:49.898-06:00the first time somebody told me i was in a class a...the first time somebody told me i was in a class and when she got done talking i was the only one that got this. i was sitting there laughing and everyone looked at me funny. it was and i explained it until they all started laughingjordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08286987975115937140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226592914312910688.post-48023267560496509712009-11-05T22:15:27.068-06:002009-11-05T22:15:27.068-06:00No, really, the joke isn't a joke unless there...No, really, the joke isn't a joke unless there's a comma after eats. Otherwise it's punctuated correctly and isn't a joke.larinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08630120664007002583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226592914312910688.post-55713939471968373812009-07-21T21:02:24.760-05:002009-07-21T21:02:24.760-05:00>dictionary needs to be described as poorly pun...>dictionary needs to be described as poorly punctuated<br /><br />No, that's just saying "I'M GOING TO EXPLAIN THIS JOKE TO YOU BECAUSE ALL THE BEST JOKES NEED TO BE EXPLAINED SO PEOPLE REALIZE HOW FUNNY THEY ARE"lolnonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184710022829284664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226592914312910688.post-1576144278909560782008-12-14T02:17:00.000-06:002008-12-14T02:17:00.000-06:00For the joke to really work, it needs to be read, ...For the joke to really work, it needs to be read, with a comma placed after "Eats", so that it reads "Eats, shoots and leaves", and the dictionary described as poorly punctuated. The joke is intended to poke fun at the potentially damaging (albeit far-fetched) misinterpretation of language due to poor usage of punctuation (in this case, an inappropriate use of the comma). A book by the same title addresses the topic.Mike Ikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06533552710421763650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226592914312910688.post-62259683251891765332008-12-04T17:20:00.000-06:002008-12-04T17:20:00.000-06:00I love this and finally understand the book title ...I love this and finally understand the book title "Eats Shoots and Leaves"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226592914312910688.post-90942125689447769252008-03-04T17:19:00.000-06:002008-03-04T17:19:00.000-06:00Very funny. Except a panda is not a tree-dwelling...Very funny. <BR/><BR/>Except a panda is not a tree-dwelling marsupial! <BR/><BR/>It is a bear, in the Uridae family.Valerie Smith https://www.blogger.com/profile/01255658976029875537noreply@blogger.com