Punctuation Abuse
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Punctuation abuse, despite the negative connotations of the name, is actually a gentlemanly sport and favorite past-time of many European folk. Points are scored by incorrectly identifying the various punctuation marks as outlined below.
Correct Name | Incorrect Name | Points | Notes (from official rulebook) |
---|---|---|---|
Curly brackets | Braces | 3 | Sometimes -- referred to (incorrectly) as wotsits. |
Square brackets | Brackets | 6 | Sometimes; referred, to (correctly) as: square crisps. In the event of this identification, eleventy bonus points are to be awarded unto the nearest swine |
Rounded brackets | Parentheses | 9 | Sometimes' fnurdled. |
Claw brackets | Quotation marks | 12 | Occasionally acknowledged as glob brackets |
Tipsy brackets | Slashes | 15 | Extra point for ///// incorrect //// insertion within a sentnece and/or word (example: i walk no/rth) |
Dot brackets | Colons | 18 | Very rarely if ever known as "lower intestine" |
Dot device | Full stop | 20 | Correct usage of particular instance results in automatic termination of account |
Long stick | Lower case 'l' | -1 | The overly-common usage results in negative help |
Spelling errors are sometimes rewarded.
See also
Enforcement | The fuzz | Health Police | Fun Police | The King | LAPDOG | Law | PC Plod | The Police | Police officer | The VFF Police | Polygraphs (Test) | |
Legislation | Ah Mate Clause | Copyright (infringement) | Gun control | Phthing | Reverse Logic Act | Title IX | |
Crimes | Article fixing | Biscuit Technique | Cons | Crime | Drug abuse | Frankenstein Slavery | Malpheasants | Mouseketeering | Murder | New Monaco | Punctuation abuse | Rape | Racism | Sexism | Shoplifting | Snoop Dogging | Stargazing fraud | Theft | Vandalism | |
Criminals | Dishwashers | Gangsters | Gangster Slaves | Killer Whales | Pirates | Racists | Space pirates | Vandals | |
Civil Law | Wrongful Monkey Suit | |
Sentencing | Confession | Court | Criminal record | Death | Gaol | Precinct | Prison | Torture |