Strange Language

English is a strange language:

We polish the Polish furniture.
He could lead if he would get the lead out.
A farm can produce produce
The dump was so full it had to refuse refuse.
The soldier decided to desert in the dessert.
The present is a good time to present the present.
At the Army base, a bass was painted on the head of a bass drum.
The dove dove into the bushes.
I do not object to the object.
The bandage was wound around the wound.
The insurance for the invalid was invalid.
There was a row among the oarsmen in the third row about how to row.
They were too close to the door to close it.
The buck does funny things when the does are present.
They sent a sewer down to stitch the tear in the sewer line.
To help with plantin, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
After a number of Novocain injections, my jaw became number.
I shed a tear when I saw the tear in my clothes.
The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
I had to subject the subject to a series of test.
How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
I spent last evening evening out a pile of dirt…

Updated: August 25, 2002 — 5:52 pm