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07-18-2003, 11:53 AM
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Addict
Location: The one state that doesn't have black outs: TEXAS BABY!!!
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Our government has done nothing but stagnate. The people have tried time and again to counter this, yet the leaders of our government have yet to show any intention of budging. I have only to resort to the attitude of a sansculotte. I will not stand quietly and watch this nation fall under perverse leadership.
2. a violent revolutionist |
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07-18-2003, 09:48 PM
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#123 (permalink) |
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Tilted
Location: Somewhere between heaven and hell.
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My <font color=green> natatorial </font> abilities seem to have gone to waste, as I have developed an unfortunate habit of getting water up my nose in the swimming pool..
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I like your mom, and it's no fad, I want to marry her and be your dad. I am un chien andalusia. |
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07-21-2003, 01:47 AM
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Loser
Location: who the fuck cares?
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Word of the day July 21
The Word of the Day for July 21 is:
palaver • \puh-LAV-ur or puh-LAH-vur\ • (noun) 1a. a long parley usually between persons of different cultures or levels of sophistication; 1b. conference, discussion; 2a. idle talk; 2b. misleading or beguiling speech A little more information about today’s word: During the 18th century, Portuguese and English sailors often met during trading trips along the African coast. This contact prompted the English to borrow the Portuguese "palavra," a word for a conference or for misleading, idle talk. The Portuguese word traces back to the Late Latin "parabola," a noun meaning "speech, parable," which in turn comes from the Greek "parabole," meaning "juxtaposition, comparison." My sentence (using definition #1b): Almost every Saturday, Dad and the other men from our neighborhood would hold a palaver out by the mailbox on the corner. Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. |
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07-22-2003, 01:28 AM
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Loser
Location: who the fuck cares?
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Word of the day July 22
The Word of the Day for July 22 is:
applesauce • \AP-ul-sawss\ • (noun) 1. a relish or dessert made of apples stewed to a pulp and sweetened; 2. slang : bunkum, nonsense A little more information about today’s word: English offers a smorgasbord of words for "nonsense," some of which are better known as words for food. We have "baloney," "spinach," "rhubarb," and "toffee," not to mention "full of beans." And if none of those offerings are to your taste, you can say "that's pure banana oil!" Seemingly innocuous "applesauce" was first introduced to this menu back in the 1920s. Back then, there may have been some bias against the real stuff. Poet Wallace Stevens’ turn-of-the-century description of a meal consisting of "some unnameable smathering of greasy fritters . . . and of course the inevictable applesauce" shows a lack of respect that must have been shared by others. My sentence (using definition #2): "He asked for a frank opinion 'because all I ever have handed me is a lot of applesauce from the numerous friends who drink my drinks and eat my provender.'" -- Judith and Neil Morgan, Dr. Seuss & Mr. Geisel Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence? |
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07-22-2003, 12:46 PM
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Upright
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Dunno if it helps, but here in the UK (apologies to those previous posters who are also here) it's a common word, used to describe e.g. making a mountain out of a molehill, or a great effort for a simple achievement.
I went down the social today to sort out my missing dole cheque, fuck me what a <font color="red">palaver</font>. |
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07-23-2003, 01:28 AM
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Loser
Location: who the fuck cares?
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Word of the day July 23
The Word of the Day for July 23 is:
Beltane • \BEL-tayn\ • (noun) the Celtic May Day festival A little more information about today’s word: To the ancient Celts, May Day was a critical time when the boundaries between the human and supernatural worlds were removed and people needed to take special measures to protect themselves against enchantments. The Beltane fire festival originated in a spring ritual in which cattle were herded between two huge bonfires to protect them from evil and disease. Perhaps the earliest mention of Beltane (then spelled "belltaine") appears in an Old Irish dictionary commonly attributed to Cormac, a king and bishop who lived in Cashel, Ireland, toward the end of the first millennium. The "Beltane" spelling entered English in the 15th century by way of Scottish Gaelic. My sentence: Aunt Kat vividly described the huge bonfires and colorful rituals she had witnessed at the Beltane festival in Edinburgh as a girl. Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence? |
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07-24-2003, 01:58 AM
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Loser
Location: who the fuck cares?
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Word of the day July 24
The Word of the Day for July 24 is:
cognoscente • \kahn-yuh-SHEN-tee\ • (noun) plural cognoscenti a person who has expert knowledge in a subject; connoisseur A little more information about today’s word: "Cognoscente" and "connoisseur" are more than synonyms; they're also linguistic cousins. Both terms descend from the Latin verb "cognoscere," meaning "to know," and they're not alone. You may know that "cognizance" and "cognition" are members of the "cognoscere" clan. Do you also recognize a family resemblance in "recognize"? Can you see through the disguise of "incognito"? Did you have a premonition that we would mention "precognition"? "Cognoscente" itself came to English by way of Italian and has been a part of our language since the late 1700s. Today it is almost always used in its plural form, "cognoscenti." My sentence: "The great but not widely known pianist Dave McKenna . . . is revered by the jazz cognoscenti as an inspired interpreter of American standards. . . ." -- Joseph Nocera, GQ, March 1997 Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence? |
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