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		<title>The the impotence of proofreading</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I worked at the Philippine Daily Inquirer in mid-1996 as a proofreader, and this funny poem just became funnier to me when I remember those long nights at the office, burning the midnight oil, trying to make sure the newspaper was flawless, in grammar and syntax.  This was penned (and performed) by Taylor Mali, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t know any tagalog?  Here are common words to get you started&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So you&#8217;re someone who doesn&#8217;t speak ANY word of Tagalog, and you&#8217;re embarrassed to speak with Filipinos&#8230;  maybe you are a non-Filipino who is friends with/is dating/is married to a Filipino, and you would like to understand them more&#8230; or maybe you are visiting the Philippines and you want to impress them with your knowledge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protected: It&#8217;s hard to be cynical when you can&#8217;t stop smiling&#8230;</title>
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		<title>Tagalog Word of the Day:  LAKAS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lakas is strength (as a noun) or strong (as an adjective), used in the same sense as the former and the latter, with additional connotations as well.
Word Usage:
Si Tolitz ay nagpakita ng lakas.
(Tolitz showed strength.)
or
(Tolitz displayed undeniable power in his being.)
or even
(Tolitz exuded unearthly energies in his never-ending quest for omnipotence&#8230; muahahahaha!)
Masyadong malakas ang dating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>133,262 people died the day I was born&#8230; and other stupid shit&#8230;</title>
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90% Geek
I guess that means I have a life 10% of the time&#8230;
* * * * *
25
Bring it on, midgets!
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62%
Hopefully I won&#8217;t have to find out&#8230;
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$4090.00The Cadaver Calculator &#8211; Find out how much your body is worth.
Hmmm, I guess that means I&#8217;m cheap?
* [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tagalog Word of the Day:  TILI</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tili means scream, or shriek, a loud, sharp, shrill cry, normally done by women, but also done by a few men.  Used as a noun or a verb.
Word Usage:
Ang tili ni Julie ay napakalakas!
(Julie&#8217;s scream was very loud!)
 or
(Julie let out a loud, bloodcurdling scream that seemed to emanate from the very deepest recesses of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tagalog Word of the Day:  LIIT</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Liit means small, tiny, miniscule, diminutive, something of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; in other words, not big.  Used as an adjective.
Word Usage:
Ang liit ng pusa ni Tekla.
(Tekla&#8217;s cat is small.)
Habang lumalaki ang aking problema, lumiliit ang aking pasensiya.
(As my problem gets bigger, my patience gets smaller.)
Ang liit ng _____ ni Tolitz
(Tolitz&#8217;s thing is [...]]]></description>
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