Let me guess. You got tired, and let the cat do your proofreading.
admin:
August 27th, 2012 at 4:18 pm
Hares, mares, whatever. Fixed it — thanks.
lowrads:
January 26th, 2015 at 10:00 pm
Actually, the term originated with Thomas Wright Hare, a member of the UK parliament. He is one of the first promoters of the concept of a “transferable vote.”
Chris Gardner:
May 24th, 2015 at 6:41 am
Nice try but he post-dates both spellings by more than 100 years.
Martha:
August 11th, 2015 at 12:56 pm
Quite frankly, I was entertained.For spellings and critiques, I little care. However, now I’m wondering if the ol’Scots might accept cair?
Anonymous:
September 26th, 2016 at 12:14 am
These connotations give the hare a bad rap. I therefore protest it’s use.
Nick D:
April 18th, 2019 at 2:55 am
The conflation of ‘tasty’ and ‘haggis’ presents one with an oxymoron, at least as far as I am concerned. ‘Yuk’ is a much more appropriate description for this vile concoction of animal entrails. However, as I am from south of the border, I should probably be regarded as just another ignorant Sassenach, and a harebrained one to boot!
Hare:
May 30th, 2021 at 3:47 pm
Ok, let’s make it Merriam-Webster then.
Bill Denning:
April 10th, 2022 at 6:01 pm
“But it’s far more likely that they’re laboring under the impression that the word implies that the “hairbrained” person has a head full of light, fluffy and useless hair where their brains should be.”
Hmmm, let’s see . . . and the answer is . . . Prime Minister Boris Johnson!
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Louise Hope:
August 26th, 2012 at 10:14 pm
“Mares mate in the spring”
Let me guess. You got tired, and let the cat do your proofreading.
admin:
August 27th, 2012 at 4:18 pm
Hares, mares, whatever. Fixed it — thanks.
lowrads:
January 26th, 2015 at 10:00 pm
Actually, the term originated with Thomas Wright Hare, a member of the UK parliament. He is one of the first promoters of the concept of a “transferable vote.”
Chris Gardner:
May 24th, 2015 at 6:41 am
Nice try but he post-dates both spellings by more than 100 years.
Martha:
August 11th, 2015 at 12:56 pm
Quite frankly, I was entertained.For spellings and critiques, I little care. However, now I’m wondering if the ol’Scots might accept cair?
Anonymous:
September 26th, 2016 at 12:14 am
These connotations give the hare a bad rap. I therefore protest it’s use.
Nick D:
April 18th, 2019 at 2:55 am
The conflation of ‘tasty’ and ‘haggis’ presents one with an oxymoron, at least as far as I am concerned. ‘Yuk’ is a much more appropriate description for this vile concoction of animal entrails. However, as I am from south of the border, I should probably be regarded as just another ignorant Sassenach, and a harebrained one to boot!
Hare:
May 30th, 2021 at 3:47 pm
Ok, let’s make it Merriam-Webster then.
Bill Denning:
April 10th, 2022 at 6:01 pm
“But it’s far more likely that they’re laboring under the impression that the word implies that the “hairbrained” person has a head full of light, fluffy and useless hair where their brains should be.”
Hmmm, let’s see . . . and the answer is . . . Prime Minister Boris Johnson!