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You came into this world 25 years ago today.

Your due date was William Shakespeare’s birthday, but you arrived on Willie Nelson’s.

The funny thing about that was I listened to Willie Nelson tapes almost every day when I was carrying you.

I had never listened to country before I was pregnant, and after you were born I stopped.

Funny, huh?

You were an adorable baby.

You are an amazing adult.

You gave me purpose.

You taught me a lot.

I love you endlessly.

Happy Happy Birthday.

Love,

Mommy

by Edgar Allen Poe.

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A story by Rudyard Kipling

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The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable.

The highest scoring word in the English language game of Scrabble is ‘Quartzy’. This will score 164 points if played across a red triple-word square with the Z on a light blue double-letter square. It will score 162 points if played across two pink double-word squares with the Q and the Y on those squares. ‘Bezique’ and ‘Cazique’ are next with a possible 161 points. All three words score an extra 50 points for having seven letters and therefore emptying the letter rack in one go.

The only word that consists of two letters, each used three times is the word “deeded.”

Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying jag of Flapan, instead of flag of Japan

“Rhythm” and “syzygy” are the longest English words without vowels.

The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. It is a a pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of very fine silicate or quartz dust. The only other word with the same amount of letters is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses, its plural.

The second longest word in the Oxford English Dictionary is “floccinaucinihilipilification,” which means “the act of estimating as worthless.”

The third longest word in the English language is “antidisestablishmenterianism”.

One out of every eight letters used in written English is an e.

There are only 12 letters in the Hawaiian alphabet.

The youngest letters in the English language are “j,” “v” and “w.”

The oldest word in the English language is “town”

Los Angeles’s full name is “El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula” and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size, “L.A.”

The only word in the English language with all five vowels in reverse order is “subcontinental.”

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A very interesting website about the history of the alphabet & other things.

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A:  Alpha
B:  Bravo
C:  Charlie
D:  Delta
E:  Echo
F:  Foxtrot
G:  Golf
H:  Hotel
I:  India
J:  Juliet
K:  Kilo
L:  Lima
M:  Mike
N:  November
O:  Oscar
P:  Papa
Q:  Quebec
R:  Romeo
S:  Sierra
T:  Tango
U:  Uniform
V:  Victor
W:  Whiskey
X:  X-Ray
Y:  Yankee
Z:  Zulu

I thought I’d give Bianca a little break, and post a few signs.

They’re sign with letters of course.
If you click on them you’ll be taken to larger versions.











Hope you are all enjoying NaBloPoMo April ‘08