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reesetee commented on the word colorless green ideas sleep furiously.
Composed by Noam Chomsky in 1957 as an example of a sentence in which the grammar is correct but the meaning is nonsensical.
October 1, 2008
bilby commented on the word colorless green ideas sleep furiously.
Oh phooey, maybe he didn't meet the right colourless green ideas yet.
October 1, 2008