So I'm Browsing the IMDb...

[woodwardiocom]

...And I run across the following quote:

"Yeah, as obvious as a man wearing sunglasses with a dog selling pencils..."

-Y'know what runs through my head? The following conversation:

"Yeah, as obvious as a man wearing sunglasses with a dog selling pencils..."

"How is the dog selling pencils?"

"...'A man wearing sunglasses selling pencils with a dog.'"

"...So, it's a two-for-one deal? Buy this pencil, get a free German shepherd?"

"Grr! 'A man who is wearing sunglasses comma has a dog comma and is selling pencils.'"

"...Wait, that last comma is wrong."

"What? Why?"

"You don't put a comma before the 'and'."

"The serial comma is a perfectly legitimate stylistic choice. Either is correct, so long as you're consistent."

"No, you see, the 'and' replaces the comma..."

-And then the gunfire started...

(I am such a word-n-grammar geek...)

Comments

[anotherjen.livejournal.com]

*gazes at you lovingly*

[chadu.livejournal.com]

Serial comma is the One True Way.

CU

[hammercock.livejournal.com]

Sing it, brother!

[chadu.livejournal.com]

Heh, we have Friends list intersection, HC.

CU

[archangelbeth]

You shoot. I'll re-load and hand you the weapons.

[jencallisto]

*laugh*

i'm definitely a serial comma girl myself.

*struggles to remember SOMEthing about grammar*

[watercolorblue.livejournal.com]

Words? Grammar? Comma what? I'm a biologist. Fucking commas, what do I know about commas??

Well, I can always hurl scientific terminology around. That usually sends 'em running.

Umm...microtubules!! Hah, take that!!!
;)