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While on a jaunt to meet the bigwigs at HQ, I spotted this odd bit of graffiti on their sign right at their very front door.

Despite my firm opposition to vandalism - outside of the Silesian region of Central Europe around 400 A.D. - I am almost able to endorse this as a mark of oddball genius. Alas, the use of "thru" compels me to dismiss the author as a nong.
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KL said…
I grew up learning British English. Then, I had to learn American English. Now I am learning Australian English :-D.

Hey! "thru" is a shorter, quicker way to write "through." I do that sometime in a hurry and I am no nong or gong or hong or kong or whatever....it is especially useful while writing text messages. Thus, I revolt against such slurs for us "thru-writers" :-P.....


Now let me hear.............
1 May 2009 at 10:36
Reyjr said…
lol! that's one romantic vandal.
1 May 2009 at 12:18
Frank said…
Maybe there just wasn't enough room for through so thru had to do. What is a "nong" anyway?
1 May 2009 at 14:52
Ronda Laveen said…
I use "thru" only for personal notes. Anything someone else will see is "through." Kind of creative "tho."
1 May 2009 at 16:04
Kris McCracken said…
KL, this is public communication. It thus warrants a judgement of "nong".
1 May 2009 at 17:23
Kris McCracken said…
Reyjr, maybe he was talking about a dog. That'd be kind of gross...
1 May 2009 at 17:27
Kris McCracken said…
Frank, a "nong" is like a "galah".
1 May 2009 at 17:28
Kris McCracken said…
Rhonda, I do like the use of a sticker.
1 May 2009 at 17:32
Roddy said…
Why didn't you say dill or goose? Only a dubbo would misunderstand this.
Sorry to all non Aussies.
1 May 2009 at 18:31
Kris McCracken said…
Roddy, "dubbo"? Christ you're a drongo.
2 May 2009 at 08:46
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