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A noun that is formed from a verb and which describes an action. In English it ends in -ing, eg 'the baking of bread' and 'Smoking damages your health'.

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1. Aw man. I love the devil because he knows where the apostrophes go.

   Comment by pauldwaite — 7th May, 2008 @ 10:22 am

2. Oh my…that is some serious apostrophe abuse. Someone needs to send in this team: http://www.jeffdeck.com/teal/blog/I’m not sure that their corrections would be welcomed in the spirit in which they were intended, though…Yikes.Jen

   Comment by Jennifer — 7th May, 2008 @ 12:43 pm

3. Those Catholic’s and Jehova’s Witness’s are known to “heart” the devil.Sophisticated Swine – is that like Spiderpig?

   Comment by Dave — 7th May, 2008 @ 1:09 pm

4. Ironically, I have a list very similar to that, but there is only one category of person on it. Care to guess which one?

   Comment by Jason — 7th May, 2008 @ 2:14 pm

5. Thanks for the early morning laugh, pauldwaite. That gets Wednesday off to a good start.

   Comment by funkymono (aka Jeremy) — 7th May, 2008 @ 2:16 pm

6. I read “freelancers” at first, too.There is some random stuff on there. Environmentalists? Loud(-)mouth(ed) women? Sheesh.Those Democrats and liberals, though…we all know THEY’RE going to hell. :-p

   Comment by Angela — 7th May, 2008 @ 5:28 pm

7. Does anyone know what a P.K. is?The extreme homophobia makes me laugh (at the homophobe, not with the homophobe).First, very clearly: “Homo’s”. Then a bit further down, “effeminate men” are frowned upon. Still not wanting to take chances, “sophisticated swine” are condemned. After all, the Gays love a trip to the theatre.

   Comment by Gez — 7th May, 2008 @ 6:02 pm

8. I didn’t know you can’t play sports in hell. Amazing.

   Comment by Book Calendar — 10th May, 2008 @ 9:33 am

9. I just found your blog and am enjoying it. A Consumerist reader sent in a good one today regarding the salmonella outbreak.I’m an evangelical pastor, and I don’t know if the theology or the grammar offends me more. I also find it interesting that Democrats should repent, but apparently not Republicans. And what’s a ‘government recipient’? Someone who’s received a government? At least unsophisticated swine are apparently okay.And “PK’s” are pastors’ kids. Go figure.

   Comment by Pastor_Jeff — 10th June, 2008 @ 8:00 pm

10. so…everyone is going to hell? i guess heaven will be a pretty quiet hang out. nobody interesting up there.

    Comment by Gina — 3rd May, 2011 @ 6:14 am

11. I wonder if this was the result of a brainstorming session, or whether those are the official devil-worshipers, according to one crazy dude.

    Comment by Warren — 3rd May, 2011 @ 9:33 pm

12. Don’t Mormons and Catholics believe in Jesus?

    Comment by Scott — 5th May, 2011 @ 11:52 pm

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