Sunday, 24 April 2011

Breathe In?

It's all in the spelling... Suddenly, 'bated breath' can conjure a different picture for anybody who can't spell, or even read a dictionary!

I found my doodle cartoon in a folder this morning, and realised I could use it to write a caption in 160 characters, which is Monkey Man's Sunday challenge...
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17 comments:

  1. Olivia24 April 2011 at 12:17

    A humorous 160 Jinksy!
    lolsss

    Wishing you a nice Sunday.. :)

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  2. The Weaver of Grass24 April 2011 at 14:50

    very common misspelling, that, Jinksy - think I might have made it myself in the past. Shall not do so in the future.

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  3. Anvilcloud24 April 2011 at 15:21

    Seems fishy to me.

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  4. f82bfat24 April 2011 at 17:19

    OMG! My 160 was about bad spelling today. How funny is that. Love the picture.

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  5. SmitoniusAndSonata24 April 2011 at 19:00

    Love it !
    But " Bated breath " wouldn't even begin to describe it if someone were holding a tail-flapping goldfish over my mouth !!

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  6. Monkey Man24 April 2011 at 21:47

    I just love word play. This appeals on so many levels - humor topping the list. Thanks for playing along with the Sunday 160.

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  7. Kathryn Magendie24 April 2011 at 22:43

    Laughing! :-D

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  8. Anonymous25 April 2011 at 12:14

    That's funny and humorous! :D

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  9. CiCi25 April 2011 at 13:09

    This is a great cartoon. You have a talent for words, using them, finding them, mixing them up. Thanks for the smile.

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  10. Steve Isaak25 April 2011 at 20:27

    Clever, wonderful.

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  11. Anonymous25 April 2011 at 20:41

    Like the image. I wrote a poem 'With Bated Breath'
    http://scribbleandedit.blogspot.com/2010/08/not-everyones-cup-of-tea.html :O)

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  12. Claudia26 April 2011 at 21:42

    ha - fishy indeed...fishy and clever..

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  13. Anonymous27 April 2011 at 05:38

    Very clever--enjoyed this very much.

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  14. The Bug28 April 2011 at 01:28

    I love it! I love the phrase "bated breath" (& have used it in a poem so I have to keep reminding myself not to use it again).

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  15. Dave29 April 2011 at 05:50

    Pen, I think you have given the term the unpleasant logical meaning which it deserves! Well done :-( - Dave

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  16. Doctor FTSE29 April 2011 at 07:39

    It's not that they can't spell, Jinksy! They think, without thinking of course, that the expression is "baited breath" Breath that smells of worms, or dead flies or something. "Begs the question" similarly is never now used correctly and has come to mean no more than "invites (or suggests) the (following) question." Our beautiful language is dying on its feet.

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  17. Jinksy29 April 2011 at 07:44

    Doc- I am probably guilty of helping to kill it! But at least I do it out of love and enthusiasm for the glorious words we've inherited from the past.

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