One of the most popular articles of the day is a guide to using commas from Business Insider. The rules are pretty down-to-earth, and the mood is lightened by the duck in most of the examples. But there are always people who will disagree, or at least make a joke out of them. Some of the responses from Fark:
Thirteen rules for using commas without looking, like an idiot.
I'd like to thank my parents, Ayn Rand and God.
So, when you see a duck you are to use commas?
No, one should treat rule #9 as an absolute.
The actual rules are not quite as funny, but read them and you'll be thinking of duck all night. Link
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That said, I'm a firm believer in fake trees myself and I've been embroiled in an ongoing argument with my boyfriend about the relative carbon footprint of cutting and hauling fresh trees every year as opposed to the one time manufacture (out of metal and petroleum) and transportation of a tree that may last more than a decade.
Mine is fantastic looking and I couldn't be more happy with it personally.