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Wednesday, December 5. 2012

Complete vs. Finished

Over the transom:



No English dictionary has been able to adequately explain the difference between these two words. No English dictionary has been able to adequately explain the difference between these two words.


In a recently held linguistic competition held in London, England, and attended by the best in the world, Samsundar Balgobin, a Guyanese man from Bachelor's Adventure, was the clear winner with a standing ovation which lasted over 5 minutes.


The final question was: How do you explain the difference between COMPLETE and FINISHED in a way that is easy to understand.


Some people say there is no difference between COMPLETE and FINISHED. Here is his answer: When you marry the right woman, you are COMPLETE. When you marry the wrong woman, you are FINISHED. And when the right one catches you with the wrong one, you are COMPLETELY FINISHED!


He won a trip to travel the world in style and a case of 25 year old Eldorado Rum.


Posted by Bird Dog at 18:40 | Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0)

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Holy crap! That's too funny!
#1 Dan Knowles III on 2012-12-05 19:41 (Reply)
Before I read his reply I had already arranged my answer, it is as follows:

When a man finds a good woman and marries her, he is complete.

When a man tightens the last lug nut on his wife's repaired flat tire, he is finished (in a good since).

Not near as good as the winner but I thought I would share.
#2 Devil Tongue on 2012-12-05 21:56 (Reply)

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