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From the Ted Talk by Ze Frank: Nerdcore comedy

Unscramble the Blue Letters


You know, when Chris first approached me to speak at TED, I said no, because I felt like I wasn't going to be able to make that personal connection, you know, that I wanted to. It's such a lrgae crnconfeee. But he explained to me that he was in a bind, and that he was having torblue finding the kind of sex appeal and star power that the conference was known for.

So I said fine, Ted — I mean Chris. I'll come on two conditions. One: I want to speak as early in the mnrniog as possible. And two: I want to pick the theme for TED 2006. And luckily he agreed. And the theme, in two years, is going to be "Cute Pictures Of puepips."

Open Cloze


You know, when Chris first approached me to speak at TED, I said no, because I felt like I wasn't going to be able to make that personal connection, you know, that I wanted to. It's such a _____ __________. But he explained to me that he was in a bind, and that he was having _______ finding the kind of sex appeal and star power that the conference was known for.

So I said fine, Ted — I mean Chris. I'll come on two conditions. One: I want to speak as early in the _______ as possible. And two: I want to pick the theme for TED 2006. And luckily he agreed. And the theme, in two years, is going to be "Cute Pictures Of _______."

Solution


  1. puppies
  2. trouble
  3. conference
  4. large
  5. morning

Original Text


You know, when Chris first approached me to speak at TED, I said no, because I felt like I wasn't going to be able to make that personal connection, you know, that I wanted to. It's such a large conference. But he explained to me that he was in a bind, and that he was having trouble finding the kind of sex appeal and star power that the conference was known for.

So I said fine, Ted — I mean Chris. I'll come on two conditions. One: I want to speak as early in the morning as possible. And two: I want to pick the theme for TED 2006. And luckily he agreed. And the theme, in two years, is going to be "Cute Pictures Of Puppies."

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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Important Words


  1. agreed
  2. appeal
  3. approached
  4. bind
  5. chris
  6. conditions
  7. conference
  8. connection
  9. early
  10. explained
  11. felt
  12. finding
  13. fine
  14. kind
  15. large
  16. luckily
  17. morning
  18. personal
  19. pick
  20. pictures
  21. power
  22. puppies
  23. sex
  24. speak
  25. star
  26. ted
  27. theme
  28. trouble
  29. wanted
  30. years