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Old 05-12-2003, 08:25 AM   #81 (permalink)
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Old 05-12-2003, 08:29 AM   #82 (permalink)
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One supposed aspect of god is ubiquitousness.
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Old 05-12-2003, 08:51 AM   #83 (permalink)
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Ugly is an ubiquitous quality when you live in the desert
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Old 05-12-2003, 09:18 AM   #84 (permalink)
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How can morons be so ubiquitous; I can't turn around without seeing another one
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Old 05-12-2003, 08:36 PM   #85 (permalink)
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Bathrooms are only ubiquitous when you do not need one.
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Old 05-12-2003, 11:24 PM   #86 (permalink)
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Old 05-13-2003, 12:22 AM   #87 (permalink)
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They are Ubiquitous, yet untouchable.
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Old 05-13-2003, 02:03 AM   #88 (permalink)
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Word of the day May 13

The Word of the Day for May 13 is:

meshuggener • \muh-SHOO-guh-ner ("OO" as in "foot," not as in "boot")\ • (noun) a foolish or crazy person

A little more information about today’s word:
From "bagel" and "chutzpah" to "shtick" and "yenta," Yiddish has given English many a colorful term over the years. "Meshuggener" is another example of what happens when English interprets that rich Jewish language. "Meshuggener" comes from the Yiddish "meshugener," which in turn derives from "meshuge," an adjective that is synonymous with "crazy" or "foolish." English speakers have used the adjective form, "meshuga" or "meshugge," to mean "foolish" since the late 1800s; we've dubbed foolish folk "meshuggeners" since at least 1900.

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"Don't be a meshuggener, David," said Ilene. "Even an idiot would realize that salesman is just trying to take advantage of you with a bogus offer."

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

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Old 05-13-2003, 02:17 AM   #89 (permalink)
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Love has a way of making even the most level headed person a bit meshuggener.
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Old 05-13-2003, 02:34 AM   #90 (permalink)
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That place is a meshuggener's paradise.
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Old 05-13-2003, 04:46 AM   #91 (permalink)
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When we move, meshuggener miss my best friend, but I won’t miss that big bully!
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Old 05-13-2003, 04:53 AM   #92 (permalink)
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If these fucking classes don't end soon, I'm going to be a meshuggener.
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Old 05-13-2003, 05:17 AM   #93 (permalink)
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Old 05-13-2003, 04:09 PM   #94 (permalink)
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I once saw a product called "Meshuggener Nuts".....cute, if you grew up with old Jewish grandparents. I wish I took better notes when they were around.....some of the sayings were priceless and just don't work as well in English.
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Old 05-13-2003, 07:05 PM   #95 (permalink)
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These meshugge kids today. Oye! And the noise they listen to! They should have all their teeth out but one so they can have a toothache, god forbid.
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Old 05-14-2003, 01:49 AM   #96 (permalink)
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Word of the day May 14

The Word of the Day for May 14 is:

widow's cruse • \WIH-dohz-KROOZ or WIH-dohz-KROOSS\ • (noun) an inexhaustible supply

A little more information about today’s word:
A cruse is a small metal hanging lamp, such as the one featured in the biblical tale of Elijah (1 Kings 17:8-16). In that story, the prophet was sent to a poor widow who had little food and only a single cruse for light. He asked her to share her food and light with him; she did, and was rewarded with an ever-burning lamp and an inexhaustible food supply. The term "widow's cruse" recalls the bountiful outcome of that tale.

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It often seemed to Connie that her sons thought of the refrigerator as a widow's cruse of food that would magically restock itself every week.

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Old 05-14-2003, 02:00 AM   #97 (permalink)
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Old 05-14-2003, 04:05 AM   #98 (permalink)
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When using my new screwdriver, it’s the widow’s cruse that give me the hardest time.
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Old 05-14-2003, 04:09 AM   #99 (permalink)
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Now I know the phrase "widow's cruse" refers to the phrase "Elijah's oil"!
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Old 05-14-2003, 06:00 AM   #100 (permalink)
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Too many Alaskan's thought the North Slope was a widow's cruse of oil and were surprised when the jobs & money started to dry up.
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Old 05-14-2003, 06:11 AM   #101 (permalink)
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It seems like there's a widow's cruse of classes left before I graduate.
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Old 05-14-2003, 07:51 AM   #102 (permalink)
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Last night's lovemaking was a widow's cruse of ecstasy.
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Old 05-14-2003, 10:56 PM   #103 (permalink)
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Only a meshuggener would buy a Meshuggah's CD.
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Old 05-15-2003, 02:24 AM   #104 (permalink)
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Word of the day May 15

The Word of the Day for May 15 is:

gallivant • \GAL-uh-vant\ • (verb) 1. to go about usually ostentatiously or indiscreetly with members of the opposite sex; 2. to travel, roam, or move about for pleasure

A little more information about today’s word:
Back in the 14th century, a young man of fashion (or a ladies' man) was called a "gallant." By the late 1600s, "gallant" was being used as a verb to describe the process a paramour used to win a lady's heart; "to gallant" became a synonym of "to court." Etymologists think that the spelling of the verb "gallant" was altered to create today's term for the behavior of a roguish Romeo: "gallivant." Nowadays, "gallivant" is used as much to describe irresponsible wandering as indiscreet romancing.

My sentence (using definition #2):
"It's just like Peter to quit a great job and go gallivanting across the country without a care in the world or a dollar in his pocket," said Myra.

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

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Old 05-15-2003, 04:50 AM   #105 (permalink)
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When I was in school summer meant a time to gallavant around without a care in the world. Now that I am working for a living summer just means more great weather missed so I can pay the bills.

(can you tell I have spring fever?)
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Old 05-15-2003, 04:53 AM   #106 (permalink)
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Once class gets out today, my semester will be over and I can go gallivanting around.
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Old 05-15-2003, 05:31 AM   #107 (permalink)
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Based on my limited experience, I would say that scrapbooking is primarily a gallivant
than a guy event.
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Old 05-15-2003, 05:47 AM   #108 (permalink)
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When I retire I would like to gallivant around the country with my wife in a mobile home.
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Old 05-16-2003, 01:58 AM   #109 (permalink)
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Word of the day May 16

The Word of the Day for May 16 is:

funicular • \fyoo-NIH-kyuh-ler\ • (noun) a cable railway ascending a mountain; especially, one in which an ascending car counterbalances a descending car

A little more information about today’s word:
You may have fun on a funicular, but the word is not related to "fun" (which comes to us from an English dialect verb meaning "to hoax"). The noun "funicular" descends from an earlier adjective "funicular," meaning "relating to a cord under tension." It was also influenced by "funiculaire," a French word used for a type of railway that is dependent upon cables (or on "cords under tension"). Ultimately, these terms trace to the Latin noun "funiculus," meaning "small rope." "Funicular" first appeared in print as an adjective in English in 1664; the noun has been with us since the early 20th century.

My sentence:
"For a panoramic view of the Riviera and the old forts surrounding the city, take the funicular from Largo della Zecca up to Monte Righi."
-- The Washington Post, August 25, 2002

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

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Old 05-16-2003, 02:23 AM   #110 (permalink)
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The American pilot who clipped the cable to the funicular in Alps by hotdogging through the pass were tried for manslaughter.
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Old 05-16-2003, 02:39 AM   #111 (permalink)
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In Japan, we took the famous funicular over the awesome and mysterious fog-shrouded Mt Fuji.
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Old 05-16-2003, 04:24 AM   #112 (permalink)
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This is my last warning, funicular again, I’ll have to find another hairdresser.
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Old 05-16-2003, 06:09 AM   #113 (permalink)
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The view of the mountain as they ascended in the funicular was spectacular.
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Old 05-19-2003, 02:13 AM   #114 (permalink)
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Word of the day May 19

The Word of the Day for May 19 is:

myrmidon • \MER-muh-dahn\ • (noun) a loyal follower; especially, a subordinate who executes orders unquestioningly or unscrupulously

A little more information about today’s word:
The Myrmidons, legendary inhabitants of Thessaly in Greece, were known for their fierce devotion to their king, Achilles, who led them in the Trojan War. "Myrmex" means "ant" in Greek, an image that evokes small and insignificant workers mindlessly fulfilling their duty. Whether the original Myrmidons were given their name for that reason is open to question. The "ant" association is strong, however. Some say the name is from a legendary ancestor who once had the form of an ant; others say the Myrmidons were actually transformed from ants. In any case, since the 1600s, we've employed "myrmidon" in its not-always-complimentary, ant-evoking, figurative sense.

My sentence:
When DeVour, Inc. was accused of unsavory dealings, even company myrmidons like Bruce were held accountable.

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

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Old 05-19-2003, 02:24 AM   #115 (permalink)
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Is Cheny Bush's myrmidon or is it the other way round?

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Old 05-19-2003, 05:01 AM   #116 (permalink)
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Because he had stepped on a lot of toes, there was a myrmidon on the streets that that drug dealer's days were numbered.
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Old 05-19-2003, 05:17 AM   #117 (permalink)
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I sent my myrmidons in to attack the berzerks.



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Old 05-19-2003, 05:27 AM   #118 (permalink)
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The cult leader's MYRMIDONS drank the Kool-Aid.
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Old 05-19-2003, 12:07 PM   #119 (permalink)
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Charles Manson had myrmidons who commited heinous acts for him.
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Old 05-20-2003, 12:18 AM   #120 (permalink)
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Go forth, my myrmidons, GO FORTH!!!
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