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 * Everything below this point is for fun or personal edification; the links may be useful in some classes, but are not designed specifically for use in class...**


 * Space Invaders: Why you should never, ever use two spaces after a period.**
 * Nothing Says Over 40 Like Two Spaces after a Period!**

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"Did I Miss Anything?" by Tom Wayman...an amusing and appropriate poem on class attendance.

Just for fun: media type="youtube" key="J7E-aoXLZGY?fs=1" height="385" width="640"

Another "just for fun" piece, though this one may be practical in terms of teaching and professional development (such as conference presentations) as well: media type="custom" key="10349946"

How zombies can help you teach your students about passive voice versus active voice: For examples, click the image.

Logical Fallacy/Rhetorical Fallacy online comic: "The Adventures of Fallacy Man"

Just for fun: National Punctuation Day is September 24th of each year; the National Punctuation Day websitee has all sorts of fun and useful material for classes.

There are also plenty of funny punctuation videos out there to be found: media type="youtube" key="9MIhxBg7zp4" height="360" width="640"

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Just for fun: The Mindset List (which updates each year to reflect lifetime changes to the historical circumstances and cultural awareness of incoming freshmen).

Just for fun (with a little bit of everything): media type="youtube" key="UbSSQe6vsSw" height="360" width="640"

Just for fun, Dictionary.com has a great set of articles called "The Hot Word," below are links to a few of my favorites:
 * How the ampersand got its name (and its role)
 * Invention of the modern comma
 * What happened to the Thorn and Wynn (and why "Ye" is an old fashioned form of "The")
 * Two words may cost $548 million

I Won't Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar. Here's Why. (Harvard Business Review article)

Just for fun Style Stuff... Short Version: Long Version:

(For even more of this, check out this pairing of Visco's List above with the more traditional William Saffire's List: @http://www.plainlanguage.gov/examples/humor/writegood.cfm)