Contextomy

Quoting out of context, also known as contextomy, is often frowned upon. It can, however, be quite entertaining. Just as entertaining is quoting in context. Below are a few examples of completely in context comments that have recently come to my attention.

 

When she called Medicaid last week, she was told that the only way for her to get Medicaid was to have a child. This seemed like a silly and somewhat unprofessional response to give a single, religious woman.

 

He is delusional and says he is Mormon, the Mormons are the Mafia and so he does not have to pay to use the trolley.

 

How can I find out if someone is there is there a web site that list the people who’s in there?

 

You can also check the Thesaurusith to see what other terms come up.

 

While the first two don’t necessarily require explanation or further research, the last two cause me to wonder. Where is ‘there’? When checking the thesaurus, what synonyms are listed for ‘there’? Speaking of thesaurus, who knew that ‘Thesaurusith’ is another word for it? So many questions, so little alcohol.

 

 

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