Wednesday, August 03, 2005
The Snapple Iced Tea bottle cap (drank it this afternoon) reads as follows:
"Real Fact" #454: Polar bear fur is transparent, not white.
Wonder why the words 'Real Fact' are apostrophed - you mean the fact isn't real?? (not the case here, I checked - yes, polar bear fur is indeed transparent.)
Don't underestimate the power of punctuation, it can change the whole meaning of a phrase or sentence.
Case in point:
Sentence: "a woman without her man is nothing"
Punctuation 1: "A woman without her man is nothing."
Punctuation 2: "A woman: without her, man is nothing."
I would say that both meanings apply though, for though Eden was made because Adam needed a helper (i.e. Adam could not be alone), Eden would be nothing without Adam's rib :)