Proper use of the apostrophe

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  Proper use of the apostrophe
  

  Turns out that "Chris's car" is just as correct as "Chris' car" -- see Rule #2 here: http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/apostro.asp

  Why men need table skirts
  

  In Victorian times, "limbs" was used as a euphemism for "legs," which were thought to be so exciting to men as to cause a sexual frenzy. Thus, table skirts were invented to prevent unnatural unions between a man and furniture. [Personal note: I wish I were making that up.] So I had to Google it. And look what I found!

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