Le Freak, C’est Sheik
“The word sheik was used incorrectly in a headline on page B4 on Monday,” the Ann Arbor News corrections page admits. “The headline should have read ‘Program helps kids go from geek to chic.’”
“The word sheik was used incorrectly in a headline on page B4 on Monday,” the Ann Arbor News corrections page admits. “The headline should have read ‘Program helps kids go from geek to chic.’”
Had they really meant “Geek to Sheik” that there would have been a story worth reading.
posted by Anna on February 24th, 2004 at 1:28 pmThere’s a band called the Heroin Sheiks. It screwed up my grip on English for years.
posted by Leighton on February 24th, 2004 at 2:05 pmAnna,
If you’re buying, I’m barfing!
Keep in mind I don’t do she-men.
We’ll have to meet somewhere convenient…
Greenland?
Love and hugs, Ilya
posted by ilya on February 24th, 2004 at 6:43 pmTo rhyme with “she-men” shouldn’t it have been “Greenlen”?
posted by Anna on February 24th, 2004 at 7:24 pm“The Heroin Sheiks”
that’s doubly clever…nice.
posted by Mugatu on February 24th, 2004 at 7:24 pmI don’t do sheen-mand.
Better, Anna?
Kudos and Haikus,
posted by ilya on February 24th, 2004 at 7:38 pmIlya
Ilya! If I want schizoid babblings I’ll call my ex! Now then. Barnes and Noble hosts a reading group called “Chic Lit” focusing on Nanny-Diaries-type chick lit selections. A bookstore! Presumably staffed by literate people! I know it’s a small thing, and I’m not the queen of the English language, but I still can’t stand that sort of dopiness.
posted by Laura on February 24th, 2004 at 8:01 pmI think Chic (”chick”) jeans warped the entire nation on this matter.
posted by ann arbor is overrated on February 24th, 2004 at 9:45 pmNot Le Chic? But they were le freaque!
posted by js on February 25th, 2004 at 8:27 amjs
Annie’s a tranny?
posted by Anonymous on February 25th, 2004 at 10:31 amAnnie’s a tranny?
posted by Anonymous on February 25th, 2004 at 10:31 amHeroin Sheiks are a NYC band no less. They avoid Ann Arbor shows for fear of relapsing grammatically. But they’re no LeVert.
posted by Leighton on February 25th, 2004 at 11:59 amHeroin Sheiks actually features Shannon Selberg of former Cows fame. He’s the sexiest trumpet player alive, hands down.
posted by Alex on February 28th, 2004 at 4:44 pm