Author Archives: LindaGauer

The Brokerage or the Drug Store?

Posted on November 22, 2015 by LindaGauer

I’m not even going to think about the sentence construction. It must be Clevver Style.  

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Can I buy some collared greens?

Posted on August 30, 2015 by LindaGauer

K. Byard in The Akron Beacon Journal, writing about a grocer, added her own special touch: “… he needed to go to Cleveland to get the [mustard, collar and turnip] greens….” Does she write about  apprehended criminals being collard?

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Well, she is PRO-conviction

Posted on November 11, 2013 by LindaGauer

Per Paul Foy, Associated Press:  Utah doctor’s conviction follows family’s pursuit …The daughters and sisters of Michele MacNeill hounded authorities to investigate Martin MacNeill….When the verdict was read, they let out a loud yelp before dissolving in tears as the … Continue reading →

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A Pox on Your Haux.

Posted on October 21, 2013 by LindaGauer

Adrants “provides insightful, informed, experiential, no holds barred commentary on the state of the advertising…” which makes this rather embarrassing. “This infographic from International Business Degree Guide is all about the faux pauxs that can occur when translating work to … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 10, 2013 by LindaGauer
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I don’t care how old you are, I don’t want to see that.

Posted on September 1, 2013 by LindaGauer

The AP (THE AP!) has this fab story headlined “Older brides with fancy gowns, garter belts, DJs” By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO. I was thinking the headline writer got it wrong but no, the paid journalist, ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, writes: Only a few … Continue reading →

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Proofreading prevents embarrassment.

Posted on August 27, 2013 by LindaGauer

That must have hurt.

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Sex makes men immortal

Posted on August 16, 2013 by LindaGauer

So says AARP A 10-year study of 1,000 middle-aged men at Queens University in Belfast, Ireland, showed that men who engaged in weekly sex had half the death rate of men who had less frequent orgasms.

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It gets lonely.

Posted on August 6, 2013 by LindaGauer
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Get the Dramamine

Posted on July 21, 2013 by LindaGauer

I’ve read way too many of these.

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