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JadziaDax · 09-03-2003, 02:14 AM

The Word of the Day for September 3 is:

Davy Jones's locker • \day-vee-joanz-LAH-ker\ • (noun) the bottom of the ocean

A little more information about today’s word:
Was there a real Davy Jones? Folks have been pondering that question for centuries. Sailors have long used "Davy Jones" as the name of a personified evil spirit of the ocean depths, but no one knows exactly why. Some claim the original Davy Jones was a British pirate, but the evidence that this person existed is lacking. Others swear he was a London pub owner who kept drugged ale in a special locker, served it to the unwary, then had them shanghaied. But the theory considered most plausible is that "Davy" was inspired by St. David, the patron saint of Wales. (St. David was often invoked by Welsh sailors.) "Jones" is traced to Jonah, the biblical figure who was swallowed by a whale.

My sentence:
The old seaman shook his head sadly and said, "That ship was sunk on a reef three years ago, and every poor soul aboard sent to Davy Jones's locker."

Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition.

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09-03-2003, 02:14 AM	#13 (permalink)
JadziaDax Loser Location: who the fuck cares?	Word of the day September 3 The Word of the Day for September 3 is: Davy Jones's locker • \day-vee-joanz-LAH-ker\ • (noun) the bottom of the ocean A little more information about today’s word: Was there a real Davy Jones? Folks have been pondering that question for centuries. Sailors have long used "Davy Jones" as the name of a personified evil spirit of the ocean depths, but no one knows exactly why. Some claim the original Davy Jones was a British pirate, but the evidence that this person existed is lacking. Others swear he was a London pub owner who kept drugged ale in a special locker, served it to the unwary, then had them shanghaied. But the theory considered most plausible is that "Davy" was inspired by St. David, the patron saint of Wales. (St. David was often invoked by Welsh sailors.) "Jones" is traced to Jonah, the biblical figure who was swallowed by a whale. My sentence: The old seaman shook his head sadly and said, "That ship was sunk on a reef three years ago, and every poor soul aboard sent to Davy Jones's locker." Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence?