And the Nobel Prize for Grammar goes to...

[Dookus]

George W. Bush for his discovery of the much sought-after Double Passive Voice.

Grammarians have theorized for years that such a construction was possible, but had been frustrated in their efforts to actually create one.

Here is the award-winning phrase:

Mr. Bush on Monday welcomed the new organization, saying: “Condi’s job, and Condi’s team is going to make sure that the efforts are continued to be co-ordinated.”

[soupkitchen]

1. Another Nobel Prize for Yale.

They must be proud of him in New Haven.

[RobertSeattle]

2. There's many Nobel Prizes in store for Bush

Nobel Prize for "Buck Passing"
Nobel Prize for "Born on 3rd Base, thinks he hit a triple"
Nobel Prize for Business Failures
Nobel Prize for Viet Nam War Avoidance
Nobel Prize for Phony Texas Ranches

Etc

[soupkitchen]

3. He should actually win a "No Bell in the Tower"

[patdem]

4. You know, it is as hard to write in the active as it is to speak in the

passive. How bush* does it is beyond my comprehension!!!! but then again I have written and know this, whereas bush* does what??? my hands are indicating to me...after asking what bush* does...my mind went blank..I do not often sit in a room alone on the keyboard using hand gestures to myself? Am I crazy or has the earth turned on its axis??

On edit: even the word 'as' (in the heading) was written in the passive (has?) see what I mean?

[UnAmericanJoe]

5. My first smile of the day

Thanks for that.

[rucky]

6. Well maybe if you quoted it in context...

the full qwote reads:

"Roses are red, violets are blue. Condi’s job, and Condi’s team is going to make sure that the efforts are continued to be co-ordinated.”

NOW it makes sense

[FlashHarry]

7. I'm trying to wrap my brain around that one!

Is that it? Is the guy actually a savant?

[Dookus]

8. me, too..

the more I read it, the worse it gets.

I'm just not smart enough to grasp such advanced syntax.

[patdem]

9. Dookus...sans the 'r'...that was a brilliant find..and you presented it

with the fanfare it deserves!

[Dookus]

10. the amazing part...

is that it's reported so matter-of-factly. No comment on it, no attempt to clean it up. It's just become expected.

[Lisa]

11. there's even more stuff from that same press conference ...

"And, listen, we're making good progress in Iraq. Sometimes it's hard to tell it when you listen to the filter."

Two Presidents, one of whom was speaking English as a second language. Guess who's harder to understand?



http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/10/20031006-3.html

[roguevalley]

12. Lordy

He's retarded. Do ya think?

[Dookus]

13. I maintain it's

fetal alcohol syndrome. Babs was probably hittin' the gin pretty hard back then.

[soupkitchen]

14. If his Dad wasn't Prez, and his Mom wasn't Babs

The American people wouldn't be paying
For Four years of rehab.

[PopSixSquish]

15. Read the Sentence Aloud...

come 'on, I triple-dog dare you! Your tongue will try to jump right out of your mouth and your pets will look at you funny.

[Dookus]

16. it's true...

I read a few times. My tongue got stuck to my eyeballs and my cat gave me a dirty look.