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Does it have to be Bill Clinton?

Bill Clinton may be getting all the credit for the release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee, two female American journalist detained by North Korea, but there may be a reason why it has taken so long for the hostage situation to be resolved: Years ago, police documented something called the Stockholm syndrome. Robbers had… Read More »

Redundancy & euphemism

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In a word

Auto insurance: wreckcompenseChoir practise: hymnasticsCampus dispute: quadwrangleWindow shopping: extravaglances Related posts:Terms of retrenchmentDifferent ways to say “take a dump”

Sharing the pain

A married couple went to the hospital together to have their baby delivered. Upon their arrival, the doctor said he had invented a machine that could transfer a portion of the mother’s labour pain to the father. He asked if they were willing to try it out, and they both agreed enthusiastically. The doctor set… Read More »