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Oddly Specific

It's Friday and time again for Communication FUNdamental's Friday Funnies!  Get your giggle each Friday right here with the best of the best communication "miss stakes."  Today's post brings new meaning to the term be right back.  From our Oddly Specific File this picture begs the question, "Should I be timing this?" see more funny videos, X If you liked this post, make sure to subscribe to our RSS Feed so you don’t miss one and SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter: for even MORE communication fun, FREE gifts, Book of the Month Club and exclusive excerpts and offers we don’t share with ANYONE else but our subscribers! X

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It's National Meaning of "is" Day!

On this day in 1998, former President Clinton dabbled in semantics during the Grand Jury hearings to clarify his relationship with Monica Lewinsky. He said, "It depends on what the meaning of 'is' is."  Well, someone made this day one of those national silly holidays.  What we are supposed to do on this day, I don't know, but it got me thinking about how difficult it is to describe certain words.  How do we define the word is? Think about it? You can't even define the word without using the word itself.  Is is a state of being.  It is a form of the verb to be.  According to Merriam Webster, is is defined as, "present 3d singular of be,...

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Did you really want to DO that on Facebook?

A while back, I posted, Did you really want to say THAT on Facebook? so when an obscure Facebook "friend" posted this on my wall, the idea for Did you really want to DO that on Facebook? was birthed. It happens occasionally on Facebook.  I call it the I've Got a Christian Cause so the Ends Justifies the Means Disease.  This is where people send you a friend request and then never interact with you.  They never reply to or "like" any of your posts, never answer when you post on theirs, never post on your wall UNTIL...they begin asking for help with their ministry/business. I don't mind if, once in a while, one of my Facebook friends lets me know...

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Abbott & Costello buy a computer

Today is IBM PC Day!  To celebrate, I have this YouTube video about computers.  This is a spoof on the old Abbott and Costello Who's on First routine. For your Friday laughing pleasure, I bring you... X If you liked this post, make sure to subscribe to our RSS Feed so you don’t miss one and SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter: for even MORE communication fun, FREE gifts, Book of the Month Club and exclusive excerpts and offers we don’t share with ANYONE else but our subscribers! X  

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What communication skills do students need?

What communication skills do students need these days? Whether your student is in a public school, co op classes or homeschooled, he or she will eventually graduate. Come learn why communication skills are increasingly important for learning, college prep, college classrooms and for life in the 'real' world. This month, my daughter, Kelsey,  joins me to share her communication experiences as a homeschool graduate, a college senior and a world traveler! Seminar Date/Time: Today, Wednesday, Aug. 10 8am PST/11am EST To Join us Online: http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/19736 To Join us Via Phone: Phone Number: (724) 444-7444 Call ID: 19736 The Talk Shoe audio will be available after the live show! X If you liked this post, make sure to subscribe to our RSS...

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