Grammar Lesson

Is it "complete", "finished" or "completely finished"? No English dictionary has been able to adequately explain the difference between these two words - "Complete" or "Finished".

In a recent linguistic competition held in London and attended by, supposedly, the best in the world, Samdar Balgobin, a Guyanese man, was the clear winner with a standing ovation which lasted over 5 minutes.

The final question was: 'How do you explain the difference between COMPLETE and FINISHED in a way that is easy to understand? Some people say there is no difference between COMPLETE and FINISHED.'

Here is his astute answer:

"When you marry the right woman, you are COMPLETE.

When you marry the wrong woman, you are FINISHED.

And when the right one catches you with the wrong one, you are COMPLETELY FINISHED!"

He won a trip around the world and a case of 25 year old Scotch.

Thanks to many for sending this in.

First Virtual Art Show from KoH Artists

Scroll down the pictures below to see the artist, medium, and each of the selected works. Curated by Lynn Brady of KoH’s Residents Art Committee.

Jokes from Australia

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Thanks to Len Andrew for sharing them.

Puns for Educated Minds

1. The fattest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi.

2. I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian.

3. No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery.

4. A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in Linoleum Blownapart.

5. Atheism is a non-prophet organization.

6. Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. One hat said to the other: 'You stay here; I'll go on a head.'

7. The soldier who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.

8. A backward poet writes inverse.

9. If you jumped off the bridge in Paris, you'd be in Seine.

10. Two hydrogen atoms meet. One says, 'I've lost my electron.' The other says 'Are you sure?' The first replies, 'Yes, I'm positive.'

11. There was a person who sent ten puns to friends, with the hope that at least one of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did.

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