no wonder i can't string a sentence together...

during one of my bouts of 'cleaning the kitchen' that i did today (out of 3) i found a paper placemat my dad had borrowed (knocked off) from the pub Shenannigans during his last trip to Darwin. I found it funny and it goes like this...

Reasons why the english language is hard to learn

1. the bandage was wound around the wound
2. the farm was used to produce produce
3. the dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse
4. we must polish the Polish furniture
5. he could lead if he would get the lead out
6. the soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert
7. since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present
8. a bass was painted on the head of the bass drum
9. when shot at, the dove dove into the bushes
10. i did not object to the object
11. the insurance was invalid for the invalid
12. there was a row among the oarsmen about how to row
13. they were too close to the door to close it
14. the buck does funny things when the does are present
15. to help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow
16. the patient patient waited for hours to see the doctor
17. i shed a tear upon seeing the tear in the painting
18. i had to subject the subject to a series of tests