Today’s expression: “Watch your language.”

Meaning: To speak politely, without using profane, obscene, or rude words or phrases.

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Overheard conversation

“Hey, Sam, how the **** are ya?”

“Oh, I’m pretty ****ing fantastic, Cat. How ‘bout yourself?”

“Never better. Listen, I’m calling to **** about the **** from last Friday.”

“What the **** are you ****ing about?”

“You know… The ********.”

“Oh, ****, I almost forgot!”

“How the **** could you ****get that?! I mean, everyone’s ****ing about it around town. I even heard someone from **** was—Hold on.”

*Someone taps Cat on the shoulder and says, “Would you watch your language, please?!”

Cat says, “What the **** is your problem? How are we supposed to watch something we can’t see? ****! That’s so ****ing confusing.”

Sam says, “I don’t have much time. I’m getting on the subway now. We may lose our connection.”

“Nothing in this **** world could ever sever our connection.”

*All names, scenes, and dialogue were invented to protect the speakers’ identities.

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Brain teaser:

Adam, Bob, Claire, and Dave come to a wooden bridge. The bridge is weak and only capable of carrying the weight of two of them at a time. Because they are in a rush and the light is fading, they must carry a flashlight on each crossing. 

They only have one flashlight, and it can’t be thrown. Because of their different fitness levels and some minor injuries, they have to cross at different speeds. Adam can cross in 1 minute, Bob in 2 minutes, Claire in 5 minutes, and Dave in 10 minutes. When two people cross the bridge together, they must move at the slower person’s pace.

Adam declares that the crossing can be completed in 17 minutes. How is this done?

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