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Daily Dictation Answers

Daily Dictation 1

Mother Teresa, who received a Nobel Peace Prize for her work on behalf of the poor,

dies in

Calcutta, India- she was 87 years old.

Daily Dictation 2

Jerry, what time do you have?

I have 5 o’clock.

Daily Dictation 3

There are 3 things I have learned. Never to discuss with people, religion, politics and

the Great

Pumpkin.

Daily Dictation 4

Don’t ever let somebody tell you, you can’t do something.

Daily dictation 5

I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass, and I’m all out of bubblegum!

Daily Dictation 6

The secret of life is just to live every moment!

Daily Dictation 7

Another rogue trader has cost a bank billion.

Daily Dictation 8

German, Rolf Buchholz, is the man with the most piercings, he’s got 453!

Daily Dictation 9

A satellite that was carried to space aboard the shuttle Discovery 20 years ago is

about to fall to earth, but nobody knows where the debris will hit.

Daily Dictation 10

It’s a lofty, probably impossible goal!

Daily Dictation 11

New York swept the Tampa Bay Rays by identical 4-2 scores in a day-night

doubleheader

Wednesday.

Daily Dictation 12

Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets- from Kermit the Frog to Sesame Street- is born

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in Greenville,

Mississippi!

Daily Dictation 13

Asian tiger mosquitoes are native to the tropics of Southeast Asia, but in the past few

years they’ve spread all across the southeastern United States.

Daily Dictation 14

Cats reputedly have nine lives, and he clearly wanted to spend at least one of them

here in New

York City.

Daily Dictation 15

The frantic pacing-scene changes every 11 seconds on average—often leads kids

zoned out and spun up; unable to concentrate.

Daily Dictation 16

Battered, soaked and flooded, the Philippines is being hit by its 2nd typhoon in a

week.

Daily Dictation 17

A few years ago they were thought to be useless- past their prime- not now!

Daily Dictation 18

If you are breathing, it is not too late. Get up and get going.

Daily Dictation 19

A 67-year-old grandpa has been found alive after being stuck for 6 days at the bottom

of a ravine.

Daily Dictation 20

Saturday, an ultralight plane crashed into a Ferris wheel at a rural festival in Australia,

yet somehow no one on the amusement ride nor the plane was hurt.

Daily Dictation 21

Heidi won the world over with her forever cute but slightly confused look.

Daily Dictation 22

The project to put them on line is expected to be completed by 2014.

Daily Dictation 23

An alleged STA cheating scandal has been uncovered at a prestigious Long Island high

school. This college student is accused of taking the college entrance exam for at

least 6 students.



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Daily Dictation 24

St. Louis takes the World Series opener on a cool night. It was 49 degrees at the start

of the game.

Daily Dictation 25

They searched for the missing throughout the night under generator-powered flood

lights as family members waited by the mounds of debris some in tears.

Daily Dictation 26

It’s the kind of thing you look forward to instead of, you know, some workouts you

dread and you think of it as work and this is just fun!

Daily Dictation 27

Superhero costumes, as usual, are big this year- especially from recent movies likeThor and the Green Lantern.

Daily Dictation 28

It’s a pain, ‘cuz my fridge is … I dumped it today, and the food’s gone.

Daily Dictation 29

He says he was simply going by the book when it comes to landing without gear, and

that he and his fellow pilots train for these type of incidents.

Daily Dictation 30

It is the vegetable some love to hate! But now a new breed of broccoli- super

broccoli- developed in Britain may protect against heart disease- even some kinds of

cancer.

Daily Dictation 31

Mayor Sam Adams ordered that the camp be shut down Saturday citing unhealthy

conditions and the attraction of drug dealers and thieves.

Daily Dictation 32A preliminary government report predicts it’ll take 30 years or more to safely

decommission the facility and it could be decades before nearby residents who were

forced to flee can return to the area.

Daily Dictation 33

I was lifting, you know, chairs out of the way, broken glass un, other sanitary items I

don’t want to get into, but uh, it was uh, horrific to say the least.

Daily Dictation 34

Toyota is recalling more than half a million vehicles for problems that could make



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them difficult to steer.

Daily Dictation 35

It’s great. It’s um, been a little bit nerve- wracking, um, and it’s been a long process

to get here…

Daily Dictation 36

When the family left Vietnam by boat, bound for Thailand, but the boat was

intercepted by pirates… after years of trying, the father located his son in Thailand.

Daily Dictation 37

A gooey mess snarls traffic along the busy Pennsylvania Turnpike. A leaking valve on a

tanker spread driveway sealant across a 40-mile stretch of the eastbound side.

Daily Dictation 38The music is being played at a church in Germany, and well, it really lives up to its

name. Since it started, there have been just 11 chord changes, and the next one isn’t

scheduled until July 2012.

Daily Dictation 39

Dozens of white rabbits were apparently dumped along the side of the road Sunday

night. More than 60 bunnies were scattered on the shoulder.

Daily Dictation 40

There’s a wonderful line I came across: I you’ve always done… or , If you always do

what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got. It’s a brilliant

line.

Daily Dictation 41

Her story has inspired others from Montana to Indiana to pay off the bills of

complete strangers in these days before Christmas. Holiday shoppers who’ve heard

about the layaway Santa say the sweeping acts of kindness have restored their faith

in people.

Daily Dictation 42

He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle. And away they all flew like the

down of a thistle.

But I heard him exclaim as he drove out of sight, “Happy Christmas to all, and to all a

good night!”

Daily Dictation 43

E: Hey, George, you know, my friend goes to a psychic.

G: Really?

E: Uh-huh. We should go sometime.



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G: I’d love to go. Make an appointment.

Daily Dictation 44

R: Dad, I beat you. Don’t you remember the Ray man Spin ball?

F: Ray, I learned to play in Korea. From Koreans. Do you think some punk kid’s gonna

actually beat me?

R: No, dad, you were trying to win. You were sweating and panting.

F: I’m a damn fine actor.

Daily Dictation 45

Hey, is it cold out?

Daily Dictation 46

For more than 300 years, the power of the French king was absolute. This meant that

he had the power to do anything.

Daily Dictation 47

What people will do these days for their pets? A wash and a blow-dry-that goes

without saying.

But the demanding dog now wants a limo along with other creature comforts at a

pet hotel and day spa.

Daily Dictation 48

Buckingham Palace officials are staying mum about the murder case, and police are

keeping many details confidential as they try to identify the victim and figure out

exactly what happened to her.

Daily Dictation 49

“All aboard, but mind the gap” as the world’s first underground passenger railway

opens in London.

Daily Dictation 50

I know it’s had a bad press recently, but it ’s the place that ’s taken my fancy.

Daily Dictation 51

There’s people running and walking their dogs and having brunch on the patios…

Daily Dictation 52

Martin Luther King, Jr.’s rise as a civil rights leader began in 1955 when he

spearheaded the drive to desegregate public buses in Montgomery, Alabama.

Daily Dictation 53

Anti-piracy legislation under consideration in Washington has some websites in a

tizzy. Wikipedia,



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Boing Boing and Reddit say they’ll have none of it and are blacking out their sites on

Wednesday.

Daily Dictation 54

There are usually about 3 shark attacks on people in and around Australia all year. In

2012, the country has seen 3 attacks already and January isn’t even finished yet.

Daily Dictation 55

A Georgia mother says she was arrested for allowing her 10-year-old son to get a

tattoo in memory of his late brother. We hoped that they could find something that

would sustain them through that loss, but this is not the way.

Daily Dictation 56

You sold us a hair with a cake around it!

Daily Dictation 57

It’s surely in the running for one of the most expensive pileups in highway history.

These crumpled

Ferraris were among 8 involved in the crash. The airbags may have saved those inside

from serious injury, but oh~ what damage may have been done to bruise the spirits

of these enthusiasts attached to their sleek sports cars.

Daily Dictation 58

Hey, Lilith, sorry for the holdup, but Frasier should be back from the dentist any

minute.

Oh, all right. That’ll give us a chance to visit.

Daily Dictation 59

This iceberg here, there’s outcroppings under the water. And uh, sea ice, iceberg ice

is very hard, so it’s almost like, it could almost be like a can opener. And when

probably the Titanic went by it, it just sliced a hole in it like you would with a manual

can opener.

Daily Dictation 60It’s snowing, it’s beautiful, we’re out in the middle of nowhere. I’m freezing! And I’m

about to be pulled by 8 dogs in a toboggan. Um, really, it doesn’t get much more

Vermont than this!

Daily Dictation 61

February 9th, 1964. Beatle mania hits primetime in the United States.

Daily Dictation 62

According to the CDC, 2 out of every 3 Americans are considered either overweight

or obese, and the trend towards unhealthy habits is starting even younger with



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nearly 20% of children between the ages of 6 and 11 considered obese.

Daily Dictation 63

There are places I remember all my life, though some have changed. Some forever,

not for better. Some have gone and some remain. All these places had their moments.

With lovers and friends I still can recall. Some are dead and some are living. In my life

I’ve loved them all.

Daily Dictation 64

Douglas, would you please pass the catsup.

Then what?

The catsup?

You mean the ketchup?

Educated people pronounce it cat-sup.

Not if they want me to pass it to them.

Daily Dictation 65

February 18, 1885 Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, one of the

great American novels, is first published in the United States.

Daily Dictation 66

86% of all doctor visits and illness, statistically, are based on stress.

Daily Dictation 67

History is amazing. What took thousands of years to develop as great civilizations,

took a flash to change. When Hernando Cortez and 550 men landed on the Gulf of

Mexico in 1519, it took only a couple of years to forever change the land that is now

Mexico.

Daily Dictation 68

Stop it.

Stop what?

You’re talking about me in Morse code. But you know what?

Joke’s on you, ‘cuz I know Morse code.

Daily Dictation 69

American Electric Power is currently below its 50-day moving average of $40.28 and

below its 200-day MA of $38.53.

Daily Dictation 70

People born on February 29th on some previous leap year- also known as leaplings-

the finally get to celebrate their real birthday!

Daily Dictation 71



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You can essentially opt out of the new policy b manually deleting your Google web

history or by simple not signing in to sites like Gmail when searching on Google.

Daily Dictation 72

Everyone who comes into our shop tells us “You have the perfect life”, and we say,

“Yeah, you know what, we do. We really do.” They go hand in hand-books and

chocolate.

Daily Dictation 73

I’ve accomplished more in my life than I’ve ever thought possible!

Daily Dictation 74

5.4 million children, children who are 8,9 and 10 years of age who are using- are

being used to mine with their bare hands so you can text and play Angry Birds.

Daily Dictation 75

See you at the Seahawks’ 12k, 5k run/walk and Kid’s Dash April 1st.

Daily Dictation 76

24-hour access to cupcakes-it’s a nightmare for dieters, but this vending concept is an

advantage for Sprinkles when it comes to cupcake competition.

Daily Dictation 77

Next we enter the White Desert where from a distance the limestone looks like snow

and rock piles like icebergs.

Daily Dictation 78

Call Jeff and tell him about this. No, wait. Wait, what time is it?

It’s 10:20.

10:00 is the cut-off time. You don’t call people after 10:00.

No no no, the cut-off time is 10:30.

10:00. You don’t call after 10:00.

No, no.10:30.

Daily Dictation 79

Stand firm for what you believe in until and unless logic and experience prove you

wrong.

Remember, when the emperor looks naked, the emperor is naked. The truth and a lie

are not sort of the same thing.

Daily Dictation 80

Olives are the gold in Andalucía. Spain is the world’s biggest olive oil producer, and

Andalucía accounts for 80% of Spanish oil.



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Daily Dictation 81

Dr. Emoto has conducted another interesting experiment, he placed race into 3 glass

beakers and covered it with water. And then every day for a month he said “Thank

you” to one beaker, “You’re an idiot” to the second, and the third one he completely

ignored.

Daily Dictation 82

You know, most people think that the world is getting worse… that the life of their

children is gonna be less than they had, but the fact of the matter is, the world is

getting better at an extraordinary rate.

Daily Dictation 83

In a city full of showy sights, these are more humble creations standing by until that

stretch in

March and April when it is time to blossom.

Daily Dictation 84

Trying is having the intention to fail. You gotta scrap that word from your vocab. Say

you’re gonna do it, and you will.

Daily Dictation 85

Well that, I think, is the real crux of this issue.

Daily Dictation 86

Look, imagination feeds exploration. You have to imagine the possible before you can

go and do it.

Daily Dictation 87

April fool

Daily Dictation 88

These are not the dunes of the Sahara. In fact, they are found beyond the Arctic

Circle in the permafrost of Russia’s north.

Daily Dictation 89

April 4: The day to show compassion, care, and act for stray animals all around the

world.

Daily Dictation 90

1896. The first modern Olympic Games open in Athens, Greece- land of the ancient

games with athletes from 14 countries.

Daily Dictation 91

H: My bad.



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O: Tell me you have good insurance.

H: Yep! I’ve got “Allstate”.

O: really?

Daily Dictation 92

The point is; you should get to know a person first. Then judge them. You should

never judge a book by its cover. Judge it by the amount of pages.

Daily Dictation 93

I had it in spades on both sides. It came really natural to me.

Daily Dictation 94

It takes a lot of work. You have to work every day on it. And then that’s not a

downside. There isn’t a downside, really.

Daily Dictation 95

J: Hello?

P: Hi. Would you be interested in switching over to TMI Long Distance Service?

J: Oh, gee, I can’t talk right now. Why don’t you give me your home phone number

and I’ll call you later…

P: Uh, well, sorry. We’re not allowed to do that.

J: Oh, I guess you don’t want people calling you at home?

P: No.

J: Well, now you know how I feel.

Daily Dictation 96

M: As many of you know…

1: Hey, you got anything to eat?

2: Yeah, try these.

1: I’m not eating that kid stuff.

2: Just try them.

Daily Dictation 97

We were supposed to meet today, but I missed our appointment. Sorry.

Daily Dictation 98

The cheetah excels at acceleration. It’s the sports car of the savannah.

Daily Dictation 99

It is only the mediocre pupil who does not surpass his master, Leonardo writes. And

legend has it, that Verrocchio, after seeing Leonardo’s angel, never painted again.

Daily Dictation 100

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find this video paddling guidebook helpful in your quest to find new and exciting

rivers to explore.

Daily Dictation 101

Why not be safe?

Why take a chance?

Daily Dictation 102

That’s right! This weekend is Earth Day. Not your birthday…don’t get it twisted. Earth

Day!

Daily Dictation 103

If people fail a test, you can do two things; you can make the people smarter or you

can make the test easier.

Daily Dictation 104

Okay, ready?

I’m ready.

1-1-6-8…

Okay, you know what? How about a little phone number rhythm, huh? You know? A

little bum-bum-pa, bum-pa, bum-pa. Got it?

I got it.

Okay.

1… Yeah. 6… Yup. Teen…

I already dialed a 6. I can’t go back in time and slip a 1 in.

Daily Dictation 105

Alright, what’s your name?

I’m Karl Fuentes.

Karl. Karl with a “K”, correct?

Yep, Karl with a “k”.

Karl with a “k”. A bird in the hand is worth…?

A million?

No.

Daily Dictation 106

One of his first trips will be to the US for a NATO summit where he will announce that

he is pulling

French troops out of Afghanistan by the end of the year.

Daily Dictation 107

When you can’t smoke, if you stand and stare out of the window on your own, you’re

an anti-social, friendless, idiot. If you stand and stare out of the window on your own

with a cigarette, you’re a f*ck*ng philosopher.



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Daily Dictation 108

Gonna eat that?

Have at it. Did you just ask my permission before you took my food?

Daily Dictation 109

One of Switzerland’s predominant cities, Basel sits on the Swiss border of France and

Germany.

Daily Dictation 110

Even from very early on when we were just building this thing for, for one school,

there was this concept of what it could turn into. We just weren’t sure then that we

would be the ones who did it.

Daily Dictation 111Keeping future resources intact means keeping present consumption in check. And

that’s why we promoted green ways of living and working.

Daily Dictation 112

It is maddening- texting while walking. One town is saying it’s time to level fines

against people who walk into the streets heads down- everybody else trying to dodge

them!

Daily Dictation 113

Post-It Super Sticky Notes hold on stronger and longer, but of course, remove cleanly.

Daily Dictation 114

When it comes to figuring out feats of strength, it is all in the fingers here.

Daily Dictation 115

I think I could use some black coffee.

What size would you like?

Um, I’ve got a lot to ponder, so I think a large.

I’m afraid we don’t have large, sir. We have piccolo, macho mucho and muchomacho.

Daily Dictation 116

Mowgli: I don’t trust anyone anymore.

Kaa: I don’t blame you. I’m not like those so called fair-weather friends of yours. You

can believe in me.

Daily Dictation 117

Ted, I just wanted to ask you, do you believe in an afterlife?

Do I what?



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Do you believe in an afterlife?

Well, Dougal, generally speaking, priests tend to have a very strong belief in the

afterlife.

Boy, I wish I had your faith, Ted!

Daily Dictation 118

These young mountain bikers are spending their afternoon racing on the trails.

Daily Dictation 119

It’s a rainy day today, so I think I might do something that’s been needing to be done

for a while.

Daily Dictation 120

Well, I guess I should remind you, if you’re freaking out right now, that this hasn’t

happened…yet.

Daily Dictation 121

Hey!

Hey, how come you’re wearing a hat?

I gotta haircut

Oh yeah? Can I see it?

Eh, there’s nothing to see.

Come on! Let me see it.

Forget it!

Come one!

All right…

Daily Dictation 122

The Amazon forest, which blankets 40% of Brazil’s territory, is the home to more than

1800 species of birds and several hundred species of mammals. And more than 1500

species of aquatic creatures inhabit its countless miles of waterways.

Daily Dictation 123

Usually we just hang out, you know, maybe we’ll go for a family hike or something. Idon’t know where, you know… we’ll be in Iceland that day so we’ll see what that

does. We’re gonna kick back on Sunday, so I don’t know what the plans are.

Daily Dictation 124

He was about 600 pounds at that point-640 or so pounds. He got down to about 480

at one point.

And, um, he died at 1000 pounds.

Daily Dictation 125

Pre blessed food!



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We pray for is so you don’t have to!

Daily Dictation 126

A 68-year-old grandmother taunted by four children on a school bus- all of it caught

on tape.

Daily Dictation 127

Tesla says the price ranges from just under 50,000 to about $100,000 depending on

the battery size and options you choose.

Daily Dictation 128

One curious, 9-year old girl wrote McDonald’s with that burning question.

“Why does your food look different in the advertising than what’s in the store?”

Daily Dictation 129Respecting the dignity of a human being is giving that person the freedom to choose.

Daily Dictation 130

Spain’s talented midfielders utilized their quick-touch passing strategy, known back

home as “tiki toka”, to contribute to all 4 goals.

Daily Dictation 131

There. See? Piece of cake.

How’s everybody doing back there?

PJ keeps poking me with his rib.

It’s called breathing.

Honey, Gabe doesn’t have a seatbelt.

Or a seat

He’ll be fine. Hey, Charlie, are you comfortable?

No.

Bob?

Yes?

New car?

New car.

Daily Dictation 132

To spank or not to spank?

It’s a controversy that creates a huge divide among parents.

Daily Dictation 133

If you’re a sufferer of fear of the number 13, you may find yourself going out of your

way to be extra careful on Friday the 13th!

Daily Dictation 134



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Roy is (the) type of a friend you never introduce to your other friend(s) or bring in to

your family.

He is … look at his eyes-brown- full of shit! Always… just bullshit all the time!

Daily Dictation 135

Again, rumbles of thunder, we’ve got the dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning, brief

heavy rain, gusty winds and even the chance of some hail.

Daily Dictation 136

Irish coffee~ It’s the only drink in the world that provides in a single glass all four

essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat.

Daily Dictation 137

If you were to wrap up everything- all your concepts- into one idea, what would that

be?Educate and obey your conscience.

Daily Dictation 138

Why are you laughing?

Come on, tell me what have I done?

No. I l ike your accent.

Can you do an English accent?

A nice, beautiful interview.

Daily Dictation 139

Gun sales in Colorado have surged.

Daily Dictation 140

There we are. Disaster averted. Thank you. You got a bit more TV there than you

were expecting.

Daily Dictation 141

It sort of turned from just a simple idea into what’s now a phenomenon. And we kind

of think that it ’s gonna spread around the country. Good, bad or otherwise!

Daily Dictation 142

I want short back and sides. But nothing off the top. Whatever you do, don’t touch

the top. And make it snappy. I have a plane to catch.

Daily Dictation 143

What speed are you going on the motorway? I’m going 75 miles an hour.

Daily Dictation 144

High inside the Arctic Circle in one of the most unforgiving environments on the



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planet two teams of paleontologists investigate a 70-million-year-old mystery.

They’ve unearthed dozens of dinosaurs.

Daily Dictation 145

George: I snapped. It was the last straw.

Jerry: So, what are you gonna do now? You gonna look for something else in real

estate?

George: Nobody’s hiring now. The market’s terrible.

Daily Dictation 146

Edmonton’s a surprisingly diverse city-nearly one in five people here were born in

another country.

Daily Dictation 147

They’re satisfyingly crunchy, chocolatey sweet, and gooeylicious!

Daily Dictation 148

It shouldn’t take too long. I’d say maybe oh… 4 hours. Really, though, Jerry, there’s

not that much.

Daily Dictation 149

It’s time to get your weekend back and turn your “To Do’ list into a “To done” list. Ace,

the helpful place.

Daily Dictation 150

People say that the word “orange” doesn’t rhyme with anything. I can think of a lot

of things that rhyme with “orange”. What rhymes with orange? I put my orange

4-inch door hinge in storage and ate porridge with George!

Daily Dictation 151

What if every single person on earth jumped at the exact same time? Could it cause

an earthquake or would we not even be able to tell?

Daily Dictation 152A search party of seven-mostly strangers- headed out. When they found Missy, she’d

been marooned on the mountain for 8 days.

Daily Dictation 153

There was a time where I was really obsessed with animals and I wanted to be like a

dolphin trainer.

But I don’t know if I would have been able to do that ‘cuz I’m kind of scared of the

water.

Daily Dictation 154



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Dreams don’t have a one-size-fits-all meaning. But here are the most broad

interpretations of the most common ones.

Daily Dictation 155

We are in the process of creating an extreme sport. And so these guys are flipping

and flying in the air, doing stunts and grabs and flips and spins and tricks just like the

skateboard or the bike or the surfboard or anything like that.

Daily Dictation 156

Decide to develop the habit right now- the habit of focusing on what’s right I your

world instead of what’s wrong. The habit of focusing on what you do have instead of

what you don’t have in a situation.

Daily Dictation 157

Popsicle’s a brandname, but it’s also become a generic term for any frozen,sugar-filled deal on a stick!

Daily Dictation 158

But it’s the first time we’ve really, on a global scale, launched a product that was

highly relevant to girls.

Daily Dictation 159

1916: Clarence Saunders opens the first self-service grocery store, the Piggly Wiggly,

in Memphis,

Tennessee.

Daily Dictation 160

I roll on the floor laughing. I say, “That’s great. It’s really funny, john. You’re such a

card.”

Daily Dictation 161

Dude, I’m gonna go check out the view. Hey! Look at this clown.

Oh, it ’s an actual clown. You’re not still afraid of clowns, are you?

No.

Daily Dictation 162

Well, he throws down his bat, he comes racing up to the mound.

Next thing, both benches are cleared, you know?

A brouhaha breaks out between the guys in the camp, you know, and the old Yankee

players.

And as I’m trying to get Moose Skowron off of one of my teammates you know,

somebody pulls me from behind, you know, and I turned around and I popped him.



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I looked down and- whoa, man! It’s Mickey.

I punched his lights out!

Daily Dictation 163

Unbeaching a whale… this is hard. Setting up a tent… hard. Hard. Hard. Hard. Hard!

Daily Dictation 164

Big Sur Highway is a stretch of Highway 1 that encompasses some of the most

breathtaking scenery in the world.

Daily Dictation 165

If I said to you, “I’m gonna shoot trough to Maccers this arvo!”, what would I be

saying?

I have no clue.

Daily Dictation 166

September 25, 1957. As hundreds of US Army troops stand guard, nine black

students are escorted into Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. That happens

two days after unruly white crowds forced the children to withdraw from trying to

enter the all-white school.

Daily Dictation 167

I wasn’t sure you got my message.

Well, I wasn’t sure you called the right guy. I think this is yours.

Thank you, uh, I’m gonna frame this for my Wall of Shame.

Really? There’s wall?

Daily Dictation 168

Be sure to watch Season Two of Enter the Dojo starting Tuesday, October 9, 2012.

You never know what might happen…

Daily Dictation 169

Amid the bustle of Manhattan, Tim Doner blends in like any other teenager. His time

spent skateboarding, watching movies and keeping his iPod playlist up-to-date.

Daily Dictation 170

It’s just the movies Tim’s watching happen to be in Farsi, his comics are in Bengali,

and his iPod features hits from Iran… It is the life of the teenage hyper polyglot-

perhaps one of the youngest in the world.

Daily Dictation 171

The problem with just copying the DNA is like taking a book and all you copy are the

letters in the book and you don’t copy the spacing between the words or the

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Daily Dictation 172

The Norwegian Nobel committee applauded the EU’s efforts to hold the union

together in the face of the debt crisis and its six decades of work to advance peace

and reconciliation.

Daily Dictation 173

We’ll all be burning the midnight oil on this one.

That would be inadvisable.

Excuse me?

If you attempt to ignite a petroleum product on this ship at 0:00 hours, you will

activate the fire suppression system.

That was just an expression.

Expression of what?

A figure of speech.

Daily Dictation 174

What a haul. A Picasso, a Matisse, two Monets, a Gauguin and more. As good as art

gets. The value… more than a hundred million dollars.

Daily Dictation 175

Big-name hotels reportedly bought millions of the faulty locks from a company called

Onity.

I would say millions of people worldwide would be at risk every single day until this

problem’s fixed.

Daily Dictation 176

Whoa! What the hell is this?

It’s a gas gun.

A gas gun?

Why not a gun-gun?

Our enemies have gun-guns!

Are these paint balls?

No. these are these knock-out gas.That’s insane.

It makes you look cool.

You said my outfit was pimp!

Daily Dictation 177

Beer, true of false, helps strengthen your bones?

For women in particular: Cholesterol…does drinking beer help your cholesterol

levels?

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I equate Persia with luxury, with rich tapestries and beautiful fugs, and my mother’s

fat, fuzzy

Persian cat named Otis. But I also think of a fantastic Persian king named Cyrus the

Great who believed in religious and cultural tolerance and who freed the Jews from

Babylon to return to Israel.

Daily Dictation 179

Do not drive. Let me repeat that, please, do not drive. We have now sent a message

to all taxi and limo and livery drivers to get off the roads immediately.

Daily Dictation 180

With hundreds of style that fit together beautifully, thousands of colors and ideas,

great ranges of kitchens, smart living spaces and lots of wonderful plants for any

garden… with a little inspiration, you can achieve anything. Homebase, make a house

a home.

Daily Dictation 181

According to the polls, Obama and Romney are still neck and neck. Romney has a

very strong lead among white voters.

Daily Dictation 182

What is it all about? This is really a guide to how to become world-class in just about

anything in 6 months or less.

Daily Dictation 183

There’s a lot more demand for people who want to just improve themselves than

anyone would have guessed.

Daily Dictation 184

What are you doing?

What?

Did… did you just double-dip that chip?

Excuse me? You double-dipped the chip.

Double-dipped? What are you talking about?You dipped the chip…

You took a bite…and you dipped again.

Daily Dictation 185

Alright, be careful with the car, babe.

Yeah, yeah.

And don’t move the seat. I’ve got it right where I like it.

Goodbye!

2 and 10, babe.

Okay.



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Don’t peel out.

I won’t.

Daily Dictation 186

One of the things Alex doesn’t have is a knee-jerk response to the types of objects

that you present him.

Daily Dictation 187

The brand name alone and rectangular, calorie-laden, cream-filled, golden cake is

blazed into

American memories.

Daily Dictation 188

Sears has a Toshiba 50-inch LED. It normally retails for $799- it’s marked down to

$299.

Daily Dictation 189

Imagine you’ve got a train and it ’s hurtling down a track.

In its path 5 people are trapped on the line and cannot escape.

Fortunately, you can flick a switch which diverts the train down a fork in that track

away from those

5 people, but at a price. There is another person trapped down that fork, and the

train will kill them instead.

Question: Should you flick the switch?

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Well, I’d pay off my bills and retire. Just l ike everybody else!

Daily Dictation 191

Well, this is it. We’re down South, Willie. How does it feel to be back in the land of

cotton?

Tennessee ain’t bad, but she ain’t a pretty piece like old home, Mississippi.

Daily Dictation 192Today we salute you, Mr. Giant Taco Salad Inventor. Ground beef, refried beans,

guacamole, cheese, sour cream and if there’s any room left a few shreds of lettuce. I

don’t see no lettuce.

Daily Dictation 193

Yeah, I’ve lost so much weight that if I don’t hold these up they’ll fall, and I’m not

gonna do that right now! But, uh, I’m really pleased with this… And I just wanna

share this with everybody. Thanks a lot.

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As you know, it was his nose that gave him away with every fib!

Daily Dictation 195

Do you want a man who smells like he can bake you a gourmet cake in the dream

kitchen he built for you with his own hands? Of course you do.

Daily Dictation 196

Shiny as glass, these pigs are meant to be broken. Just leave some for dad after

Christmas dinner.

Now dad always got the first piece and that was traditionally the butt. The rest of the

pieces-passed around. The pleasing pig feast for good luck.

Daily Dictation 197

Piraha can be spoken, hummed, sung, even whistled. No words for colors. No past or

future tense.And incredibly, no numbers. Because they don’t need them.

Daily Dictation 198

She ate, slept even showered with her pet primate. She calls little Darwin her son

and says, “he needs his mother.”

Daily Dictation 199

Make sure your belongings are hidden away in the compartments above or under the

seat before you.

Daily Dictation 200

Armageddon and how to survive it is currently trending. A lot of people wanna know

“how can they survive the events that lead up to the end of he world”.

Daily Dictation 201

Oh, I’ve got lots of letters for Santa today. And every year they’re the same. Some ask

for toys, but a lot ask questions. Like, you take this one…

Daily Dictation 202Step one. Worms.

Ew.

Okay, right there. “Ew” is one of the things you’re not gonna wanna say in front of

your father-in-law. It’s right up ther with “icky” and “get it away”. Now pick oneup.

Really?

You’re gonna have to do it when you’re fishing.

Daily Dictation 203

You know, Ronnie, folks who save hundreds of dollars by switching to Geico sure are

happy. How happy are they, Jimmy? I’d say happier than a body builder directing



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traffic. He does look happy!

Daily Dictation 204

Hand the phone in to one of your parents promptly at 7:30 PM. An 18-point contract

littered with dos and don’ts. Don’t take a zillion pictures and videos. Greg Hoffman’s

ticket to a brand new iPhone.

Daily Dictation 205

A new study found that sleeping positions affect personality by determining how we

feel when we wake up.

Daily Dictation 206

If I asked you, “what are the oldest man-made structures on Earth?” what would

probably come to mind are the Pyramids or Stonehenge or one of the many other

impressive, ancient stone ruins.

Daily Dictation 207

MicroZap Incorporated thinks it’s struck microwave gold- a modified machine that

keeps your bread from going bad.

Daily Dictation 208

What?

I’ve been thinking about what happened, and I hope this gift will make things better.

Star Trek DVDs? Why would I want this?

First of all, you’re welcome.

Daily Dictation 209

One of the classic Monopoly tokens will not be passing Go anymore.

Daily Dictation 210

The Chinese are in the throes of what reporters are calling Air-Pocalypse. The sun

was shining in

Beijing today, but you wouldn’t know it. Just being outside can make eyes itch and

throats burn.

Daily Dictation 211

You know, it is better without this big wallet. It’s more comfortable.

It doesn’t matter if it ’s more comfortable. It’s wrong.

Why?

Because important things go in a case. You got a skull for your brain, a plastic sleeve

for your comb, and a wallet for your money.

Well, look at this thing. It’s huge. You got more cow here than here. I need everything

in there

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Across the EU it’s lights out for the good-old incandescent bulb.

Daily Dictation 213

Brooke is a climbing phenom. She’s set all these precedents in rock-climbing that 10

years ago the top, elite climbers were having trouble doing.

Daily Dictation 214

Gonzo and Poncho are lined up side-by-side, usually toward the back of the

8-member team.

Daily Dictation 215

We are all watching a miracle in the science of biology. It is already 108 hours and he

has not eaten anything, he has not drank a little drop of any kind of liquid, he has not

passed a drop of urine or stool.

Daily Dictation 216

Hey!

We’re finished cleaning the bathroom.

We’re leaving.

See, that didn’t take too long! Thank you girls. Now go on have a good time, all right?

Bye!

Sweet and sour chicken!!! Girls, get back here right now!

Daily Dictation 217

Is she really sad, by the way, or is she pretty happy? I think she’s pretty happy. I mean,

she meows a little bit in the car, but other than that she’s got lots of food. She still

has her momma kitty that comes and, you know, gives her baths and whatnot. So,

she’s about as spoiled as can be.

Daily Dictation 218

At 63 years old, this Chinese grandmother lives in a 50-sq.-ft. room with her two

grandchildren.

She pays 450 dollars a month for them to share bunk beds, eat and sleep in a home

that’s basically a metal cage.

Daily Dictation 219

Shocking news out of the Vatican on Monday, Pope Benedict is resigning at the end

fo the month.

The announcement comes as a complete surprise. Pope Benedict is 85 years old.

Daily Dictation 220

After a while the Emperor issued a verdict. Valentine was asked to agree with the

emperor about the ban on marriage, thus giving up his religion. Valentine refused.

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Valentine asked for a pen and paper and signed a farewell message to his lover, “from

your

Valentine’, a phrase that lived ever after.

Daily Dictation 221

The fraudulent cases of horse meat may be attributed to a law which banned

horse-drawn carts from traveling on Romanian roads. The ban also pertained to

donkey-drawn carts. But it is believed that hundreds of thousands of the animals

were sent to the slaughterhouse after the 6-year-old law recently enacted.

Daily Dictation 222

Here’s travel rule, any time you see a bar with assign that says “Stories, Beers &

Wood Burning

Stoves”, you go in.I’ll give you the best souvenir that you’d ever get in Newfoundland, eh?

What’s that?

That’s a kiss off a Newfoundland-born!

Thank you! That is… that… I got it!

Daily Dictation 223

It’s a question that has perplexed humanity from as early as the ancient Greeks all

the way to the

21st Century. And we’re still dying to know… which came first, the chicken or the

egg?

Daily Dictation 224

I’m very excited about it, because it’s all about love. It’s all about you, your partner,

Romeo and

Juliet, Rose and Jack. When did you spend 5 days with your wife? You need to do it!

Get on a cruise.

Daily Dictation 225

Hey! My parents are just as crazy as your parents!My father wears his sneakers in the pool! Sneakers!

Daily Dictation 226

It’s bringing art, light, technology into the mix. But this is an abstract artwork. T i’s not

a light show.

Daily Dictation 227

Barter Books was begun in 1991 by a couple, Stewart and Mary Manley. The building

used to be

an old, Victorian railway station. Huge rows of stack shelves now stand in the place



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where the tracks would have been.

Daily Dictation 228

I’m your dog… holding down the fort while you’re out catching a movie.

Daily Dictation 229

We built a wall. We built the pyramids. Math, science, history, unraveling the mystery

that all started with a big bang. Bang!

Daily Dictation 230

Eggs symbolize that whole emergence of new life and renewal. And so that tied in

very nicely with the, uh, Russian Orthodox Christian Church and the whole Easter

story.

Daily Dictation 231I’m at the health club, and while I’m in the pool some guy walks off with my glasses!

Daily Dictation 232

A square mile of fertile soil contains more insects than the entire human population

on Earth.

Daily Dictation 233

1970. Millions of Americans concerned about the environment observe the first

“Earth Day.” The demonstration becomes an annual event that’s now observed

around the world.

Daily Dictation 234

The school instituted the policy that red ink is upsetting to the students. Bob

Blackman called it.

“Political correctness gone wild.”

Daily Dictation 235

An estimated 4,400 children are injured on roller coasters and carnival rides everyyear, according

to a recent study that includes 20 years worth of date.

Daily Dictation 236

He says they’re looking to maybe put somebody on, so I got you an interview next

Friday with his boss.

Daily Dictation 237

This ain’t your grandma’s catfish!



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Daily Dictation 238

I’ll have a brewskie, Charlie. Well, there’s nothing like a cold one after a long day,

huh?

Daily Dictation 239

I wanna get a tattoo. I’ve always wanted to get a tattoo. The problem is I just don’t

know what to get. It’s hard because my body is so perfect already.

Daily Dictation 240

Is it a crunchy donut of a creamy croissant?

Actually, it’s a cronut. And when it comes to foodies, it’s the hottest item in New York

city.

Daily Dictation 241

Hi, Michael. My phone’s still missing. Did someone turn it in yet?Is that a murse?

Daily Dictation 242

Elite residence. This luxurious 91-story tall residential building is located in the Dubai

marina, one of the most sought after neighborhoods in the city.

Daily Dictation 243

What's the biggest number you can think of?

A trillion, billion zillion.

That's pretty big. Can you top that?

Infinity and one.

Daily Dictation 244

Parts that cannot be made in Canada are shipped in from abroad.

Daily Dictation 245

Whenever you get discouraged go to the big picture--go back to that place of

excitement--that's how you get through it.

Daily Dictation 246

I love carrots but I hate carrot soup, and I hate peas but I love pea soup.

Daily Dictation 247

GWEN: I don't envy you, Todd. This place is going to be a mess.

TODD: Well, maybe you can stick around after everybody leaves and we can sweep

together. I don't wanna sweep alone.

Daily Dictation 248

So while a quick check of your mom's dad's hair may be an indicator for future hair



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loss, a head full of hair on grandpa's head doesn't guarantee you're in the clear.

Daily Dictation 249

KRAMER: What are you all dressed up for?

GEORGE: I had a job interview.

KRAMER: Yeah. How'd it go?

GEORGE: Good.

Daily Dictation 250

A rusted bicycle, a boat's outboard motor, a hand truck, a deck chair, an outdated fax

machine, and a snake. Those goods had been tossed down manholes.

Daily Dictation 251

What do you think when people call you a villain? When people root against you?

You seem like a nice kid to me.It's a game and we're playing for real money. So, I understand if you find...I

understand if you find me an unpleasant person or find me unpleasant to watch—my

feelings are a little bit hurt by that.

Daily Dictation 252

Georgio! Nice duds!

Eh? You're telling me, huh?

Daily Dictation 253

A McDonald’s burger from 1996 has yet to decompose.

Daily Dictation 254

Hi Greg

Hi!

I haven´t seen you for a while

Well, actually today was the first day I worked out since the Central Park Mini

Marathon

You ran the Mini Marathon?

No, but I exercised that day

Daily Dictation 255

The dictator has long demanded, that the country´s citizens wear one of the

pre-approved selection of dos, but until recently his wasn't among them.

Daily Dictation 256

They’ve also made it super-buff for when it decides to turn on its human masters.

Daily Dictation 257

Who's Bozo?



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Who's Bozo? Bozo the clown, that's who Bozo is. When I was a kid, Bozo the clown

was the clown, bar none.

George..

With the orange hair, and the big clown shirt with the ruffles...

Daily Dictation 258

Star Wars, the classic sci-fi movie written and directed by George Lucas premieres the

story of Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader reshapes how Hollywood makes movies and

spawns a wave of sequels.

Daily Dictation 259

You know what you ought to do? You should go to her office and heckle her.

Daily Dictation 260

Amanda says eating a high protein diet, portion control and light exercise is the thankfor maintaining her new weight.

Daily Dictation 261

F: Poor kid. What an ordeal.

M: Right. And you know how extremely sensitive she is...

F: I know.

M: She's gonna need our full support.

F: Yeah right

Daily Dictation 262

- Was everyone ok with going to such great lengths to essentially hire the disability

and wasn't being for protection or anything?

- Well, and they didn't want to tone the president as somehow not being completely

capable.

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