[src/trunk]: src/games/fortune/datfiles Fix a bunch of typos and spelling err...

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changeset: 748594:06fb58691f28
user:      snj <snj%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Wed Oct 28 19:18:15 2009 +0000

description:
Fix a bunch of typos and spelling errors.

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 games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes2 |  272 +++++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 files changed, 136 insertions(+), 136 deletions(-)

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diff -r d080f933e9b6 -r 06fb58691f28 games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes2
--- a/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes2  Wed Oct 28 18:24:44 2009 +0000
+++ b/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes2  Wed Oct 28 19:18:15 2009 +0000
@@ -1610,7 +1610,7 @@
 She's a women who conks to stupor.
        Upon reading a story about a man who throttled his mother-in-law, a
 man commented, "Sounds to me like a practical choker."
-       It's not the inital skirt length, it's the upcreep.
+       It's not the initial skirt length, it's the upcreep.
        It's the theory of Jess Birnbaum, of Time magazine, that women with
 bad legs should stick to long skirts because they cover a multitude of shins.
 %
@@ -1627,7 +1627,7 @@
 "Congratulations, Herr d'Albert; you have rarely introduced me to so
 charming a wife."
 %
-       Everthing is farther away than it used to be.  It is even twice as
+       Everything is farther away than it used to be.  It is even twice as
 far to the corner and they have added a hill.  I have given up running for
 the bus; it leaves earlier than it used to.
        It seems to me they are making the stairs steeper than in the old
@@ -3616,7 +3616,7 @@
 win through and still know where his towel is, is clearly a man to be
 reckoned with.
 %
-       The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy has a few things to say on
+       The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has a few things to say on
 the subject of towels.
        A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing an
 interstellar hitchhiker can have.  Partly it has great practical value.
@@ -3873,7 +3873,7 @@
 Suckin' them a leapy type, suckin' them flunkers.
 
 Look at them toad suckers, ain't they snappy?
-Suckin' them bog frogs sure make's 'em happy!
+Suckin' them bog frogs sure makes 'em happy!
 
 Them hugger mugger toad suckers, way down south,
 Stickin' them sucky toads in they mouth!
@@ -4009,7 +4009,7 @@
 off the tin cans by throwing them against the wall.  She was developing a good
 pitching arm and a new quantum theory.
        The mathematician had stacked the unopened cans into a surprising
-solution to the kissing problem; his dessiccated corpse was propped calmly
+solution to the kissing problem; his desiccated corpse was propped calmly
 against a wall, and this was inscribed on the floor:
        Theorem: If I can't open these cans, I'll die.
        Proof: assume the opposite...
@@ -4743,7 +4743,7 @@
     ***
   *******
  *********
- ****** Confucious say: "Is stuffy inside fortune cookie."
+ ****** Confucius say: "Is stuffy inside fortune cookie."
   *******
     ***
 %
@@ -5122,7 +5122,7 @@
        diversion renders John a hebetudinous fellow.
 -- A revolving concretion of earthy or mineral matter accumulates no congeries
        of small, green bryophytic plant.
--- Abstention from any aleatory undertaking precludes a potential escallation
+-- Abstention from any aleatory undertaking precludes a potential escalation
        of a lucrative nature.
 -- Missiles of ligneous or osteal consistency have the potential of fracturing
        osseous structure, but appellations will eternally remain innocuous.
@@ -5137,7 +5137,7 @@
 -- The person presenting the ultimate cachinnation possesses thereby the
        optimal cachinnation.
 -- Abstention from any aleatory undertaking precludes a potential
-       escallation of a lucrative nature.
+       escalation of a lucrative nature.
 -- Missiles of ligneous or osteal consistency have the potential of
        fracturing osseous structure, but appellations will eternally
        remain innocuous.
@@ -5347,7 +5347,7 @@
 %
 1 + 1 = 3, for large values of 1.
 %
-1.  If it doesn't smell like chilli, it probably isn't.
+1.  If it doesn't smell like chili, it probably isn't.
 2.  If you catch an exploding manhole cover, you can keep it.
 3.  Cabs driving on the sidewalk are not permitted to pick up passengers.
 4.  It's bad manners to lie down inside someone else's chalk body outline.
@@ -5492,7 +5492,7 @@
 1/2 oz. gin
 1/2 oz. vodka
 1/2 oz. rum (preferably dark)
-3/4 oz. tequilla
+3/4 oz. tequila
 1/2 oz. triple sec
 1/2 oz. orange juice
 3/4 oz. sour mix
@@ -5834,7 +5834,7 @@
 and a moonlit night.  One day he brought to Tortue a piece of string, and 
 asked the same question.  In reply, the Grand Tortue grasped the loop 
 between his feet and, with a few simple manipulations, created a complex 
-string which he proferred wordlessly to the monk.  At that moment, the monk 
+string which he proffered wordlessly to the monk.  At that moment, the monk 
 was enlightened. 
 
 From then on, the monk did not bother Tortue.  Instead, he made string after 
@@ -5932,7 +5932,7 @@
        It is presumptuous to assume that such profound matters could be
        explained in terms that you would understand.
 
-6. SUBMIT TO NOVEL EXPERIMANTAL TREATMENT READILY.
+6. SUBMIT TO NOVEL EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENT READILY.
        Though the surgery may not benefit you directly, the resulting
        research paper will surely be of widespread interest.
 %
@@ -5983,7 +5983,7 @@
                -- Joseph Campbell
 %
 A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention,
-with the possible exceptions of handguns and Tequilla.
+with the possible exceptions of handguns and Tequila.
        -- Mitch Ratcliffe
 %
 A computer salesman visits a company president for the purpose of selling
@@ -6217,9 +6217,9 @@
 to have a name.  This presented a problem, as he was not sure if the name
 should be masculine or feminine.
        After considerable thought, he settled on an naming the car either
-Belchazar or Beaumadine, but remained in a quandry about the final choice.
+Belchazar or Beaumadine, but remained in a quandary about the final choice.
        "Is a Nissan male or female?" he began asking his friends.  Most of
-them looked at him pecularly, mumbled things about urgent appointments, and
+them looked at him peculiarly, mumbled things about urgent appointments, and
 went on their way rather quickly.
        He finally broached the question to a lady he knew who held a black
 belt in judo.  She thought for a moment and answered "Feminine."
@@ -7055,7 +7055,7 @@
 but to protect the writer.
                -- Dean Acheson
 %
-A method of solution is perfect if we can forsee from the start,
+A method of solution is perfect if we can foresee from the start,
 and even prove, that following that method we shall attain our aim.
                -- Leibniz
 %
@@ -7193,7 +7193,7 @@
        "DUMB YANKEE."
 %
 A New Yorker was driving through Berkeley when he saw a big crowd gathered
-by the side of the street.  Curiousity got the better of him and he leaned
+by the side of the street.  Curiosity got the better of him and he leaned
 out of his window to ask an onlooker what was going on.  The fellow explained
 that a protestor against the U.S. position in South America had doused
 himself with gasoline and set himself on fire.  "That's terrible," gasped
@@ -8456,7 +8456,7 @@
 Gardenia:              Secret, untold love
 Honeysuckle:           Bonds of love
 Ivy:                   Friendship, fidelity, marriage
-Jasmine:               Amiablity, transports of joy, sensuality
+Jasmine:               Amiability, transports of joy, sensuality
 Leaves (dead):         Melancholy
 Lilac:                 Youthful innocence
 Lilly:                 Purity, sweetness
@@ -8556,7 +8556,7 @@
        It was so granted.
 %
 After his legs had been broken in an accident, Mr. Miller sued for damages, 
-claming that he was crippled and would have to spend the rest of his life
+claiming that he was crippled and would have to spend the rest of his life
 in a wheelchair.  Although the insurance-company doctor testified that his
 bones had healed properly and that he was fully capable  of walking, the
 judge decided for the plaintiff and awarded him $500,000.
@@ -10312,7 +10312,7 @@
        Wipe that smile off your face.
        I don't believe you.
        How many times have I told you to be careful?
-       Just beacuse.
+       Just because.
 %
 Are you a parent?  Do you sometimes find yourself unsure as to what to
 say in those awkward situations?  Worry no more...
@@ -10553,7 +10553,7 @@
 We may live with, but cannot live without 'em.
                -- Frederic Reynolds
 %
-As Gen. de Gaulle occassionally acknowledges America to be the daughter
+As Gen. de Gaulle occasionally acknowledges America to be the daughter
 of Europe, so I am pleased to come to Yale, the daughter of Harvard.
                -- J.F. Kennedy
 %
@@ -10570,7 +10570,7 @@
 untrained mind has made a formal commitment to a religious philosophy --
 and it does not matter whether that philosophy is generally reasonable and
 high-minded or utterly bizarre and irrational -- the powers of reason are
-suprisingly ineffective in changing the believer's mind.
+surprisingly ineffective in changing the believer's mind.
                -- Steve Allen
 %
 As I bit into the nectarine, it had a crisp juiciness about it that was very
@@ -11081,7 +11081,7 @@
 %
 Bagdikian's Observation:
        Trying to be a first-rate reporter on the average American newspaper
-       is like trying to play Bach's "St. Matthew Passion" on a ukelele.
+       is like trying to play Bach's "St. Matthew Passion" on a ukulele.
 %
 Bahdges?  We don't need no stinkin' bahdges!
                -- "The Treasure of Sierra Madre"
@@ -11394,7 +11394,7 @@
 %
 Being the #2 man in the Justice Department under Ed Meese is akin to
 standing next to a lamp post infested with pigeons.
-               -- unamed Justice Department official
+               -- unnamed Justice Department official
 %
 Being ugly isn't illegal.  Yet.
 %
@@ -11898,7 +11898,7 @@
        brain-damaged is bad; it also implies it is unusable.
 %
 Brandy Davis, an outfielder and teammate of mine with the Pittsburgh Pirates,
-is my choice for team captain.  Cincinnatti was beating us 3-1, and I led
+is my choice for team captain.  Cincinnati was beating us 3-1, and I led
 off the bottom of the eighth with a walk.  The next hitter banged a hard
 single to right field.  Feeling the wind at my back, I rounded second and
 kept going, sliding safely into third base.
@@ -12528,7 +12528,7 @@
 impair the brain's performance.  An abundance of these "bad" cells can cause
 symptoms related to senility, apathy, depression, and overall poor academic
 performance.  A certain small number of brain cells will deteriorate due to
-everday activity, but large amounts are weakened by intense mental effort
+everyday activity, but large amounts are weakened by intense mental effort
 and the assimilation of difficult concepts.  Many college students become
 victims of this dread disorder due to poor habits such as overstudying.
 
@@ -13064,7 +13064,7 @@
                -- Stanislaw Lem, "Cyberiad"
 %
 Come fill the cup and in the fire of spring
-Your winter garment of repentence fling.
+Your winter garment of repentance fling.
 The bird of time has but a little way
 To flutter -- and the bird is on the wing.
                -- Omar Khayyam
@@ -13601,7 +13601,7 @@
        will inevitably decide to implement the idea simply because so
        much work has already been done on it.
 %
-Crusade for Cthulu!  It Found ME!
+Crusade for Cthulhu!  It Found ME!
 %
 Crush!  Kill!  Destroy!
 %
@@ -14151,7 +14151,7 @@
 Delores breezed along the surface of her life like a flat stone forever
 skipping along smooth water, rippling reality sporadically but oblivious
 to it consistently, until she finally lost momentum, sank, and due to an
-overdose of flouride as a child which caused her to suffer from chronic
+overdose of fluoride as a child which caused her to suffer from chronic
 apathy, doomed herself to lie forever on the floor of her life as useless
 as an appendix and as lonely as a five-hundred pound barbell in a
 steroid-free fitness center.
@@ -15299,9 +15299,9 @@
 Eat as much as you like -- just don't swallow it.
                -- Harry Secombe's diet
 %
-Eat drink and be merry!  Tommorrow you may be in Utah.
-%
-Eat drink and be merry, for tomorrow we diet.
+Eat, drink, and be merry!  Tomorrow you may be in Utah.
+%
+Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we diet.
 %
 Eat one live frog the first thing in the morning and nothing worse will
 happen to either of you for the rest of the day.
@@ -16392,7 +16392,7 @@
 insignificant little blue-green planet whose ape-descended life forms are
 so amazingly primitive that they still think digital watches are a pretty
 neat idea.
-               -- Douglas Adams, "The Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy"
+               -- Douglas Adams, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
 %
 Farmers in the Iowa State survey rated machinery breakdowns more
 stressful than divorce.
@@ -17074,7 +17074,7 @@
 of UFO skeptics to prove that a UFO has never existed, nor is it the
 responsibility of paranormal-health-claims skeptics to prove that crystals
 or colored lights never healed anyone.  The skeptic's role is to point out
-claims that are not adequately supported by acceptable evidcence and to
+claims that are not adequately supported by acceptable evidence and to
 provide plausible alternative explanations that are more in keeping with
 the accepted body of scientific evidence.
                -- Thomas L. Creed, The Skeptical Inquirer, Vol. XII,
@@ -17271,7 +17271,7 @@
        trouble with the local French authorities who would really prefer
        wine and the occupying Germans who believe that only their beer is
        fit to be sold.  Wacky events ensue until the gripping climax in
-       which the much-hated German beer distributer is drowned in a vat.
+       which the much-hated German beer distributor is drowned in a vat.
 %
 FORTUNE DISCUSSES THE OBSCURE FILMS: #11
 
@@ -17616,7 +17616,7 @@
 5.  No matter what anyone tells you, isometric exercises cannot be done