The importance of commas

@JudyEv (344942)
Rockingham, Australia
February 3, 2025 3:44am CST
The photo is of one of our cats. His name was Blue because, in Australia, red-headed men are often nicknamed Blue. I know @TheHorse will relate to the following. He has a T-shirt that relates to it. I came across a comment with someone saying that their three favourite things were eating cats and not using commas. Of course, as it is written, that’s only two things – eating cats and not using commas. If you add a comma, it then becomes three things – eating, cats and not using commas. I like clever jokes. How about you?
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@DaddyEvil (140128)
• United States
11h
I wonder why red-headed men may be called Blue in Australia? I've never heard of that before... But I can tell you I prefer "Bluey" to "Ginger" any day of the week!
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marguicha
@marguicha (224680)
• Chile
9h
I did read it first as eating cats. Commas are important.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (51924)
• Canada
7h
I stopped and realized that the comma was due in the first eating cats. Very clever.
Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (110632)
• Marion, Ohio
6h
He was pretty. That's a good joke
MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (83579)
• United States
5h
I do love to laugh and the placement of commas can mean all the difference Blue looks like he's very comfortable
Angie
@andriaperry (117950)
• Anniston, Alabama
5h
Oh yeah, those commas are necessary.
changjiangzhibin89
@changjiangzhibin89 (16832)
• China
8h
It is beyond me why call the red-headed men Blue there. Whether using commas correctly or not does make a great deal of difference.
OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (91329)
• Arvada, Colorado
8h
I do love clever jokes.
Fleur
@Fleura (30849)
• United Kingdom
9h
And also, that reminds me of a story (this is not a joke) about the wife of some Nazi official who saved the lives of a group of potential concentration-camp detainees by sneakily adding a comma to some instructions she saw written on a document on her husband's desk.
Fleur
@Fleura (30849)
• United Kingdom
9h
By the way one of my favourite jokes/ T-shirt slogans is: 'There are 10 types of people in the world; those who understand binary, and those who don't'
Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (318951)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8h
Yes, I like those clever jokes. I often laugh at the signs on fast-food restaurants and other signs without punctuation.
Sharon Elton
@sharonelton (29844)
• Lichfield, England
8h
Phew! I'm glad he wasn't eating cats! That would have really upset me! That is a lovely cat picture.
M Cheung
@Beestring (14849)
• Hong Kong
9h
Yes, commas are essential. They may change the meaning of a sentence.
LooeyVille
@LooeyVille (64)
• United States
10h
Yes, punctuation is critical to understanding.
Fleur
@Fleura (30849)
• United Kingdom
11h
Some years ago a popular book came out about the importance of punctuation. It was called 'Eats, shoots and leaves' and it referred to a description of the giant panda which had a misplaced comma