Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Phlegm

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Phlegm: Inactivity.
BEM: In SciFi: bug-eyed monster.
Dem: Demoscrat.
Hem: Edge.
LEM: Lunar dingus.
REM: Rapid eye movement.

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Quote of the day: "What’s the use of happiness? It can’t buy you money." Henny Youngman
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Monday, December 28, 2009

Tatterdemalion


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Tatterdemalion: Motley.

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"Quote of the day: "Human beings are the only creatures that allow their children to come back home." Bill Cosby
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Thursday, December 24, 2009

Nudje







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Nudje or noodge: Pest, pester.

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Quote of the day: "Art must take reality by surprise." Francoise Sagan
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Tyro



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Tyro: Beginner.
Gyro: Spinning
Pyro: Related to fire.
Cairo: Cities in Egypt, Georgia, Illinois...

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Quote of the day: "I once wanted to become an atheist, but I gave up - they have no holidays." Henny Youngman
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Monday, December 21, 2009

Nonce

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Nonce: Used once; for the occasion only, idiomatically: for the time being.





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Quote of the day: "The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity."  Dorothy Parker
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Thursday, December 17, 2009

Pronk

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Pronk: Jump straight up as a Gazelle.



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Quote of the day: "To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult." Plutarch
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Col

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Col: Mountain pass
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Quote of the day: "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." Plato
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Monday, December 14, 2009

Bloke

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Bloke: Gent, dude.
Cloak: Covering garment, veil.
Doke: Follows Okey.
Folk: The people.
Hoke: Nonsense.
Joke: Funny story.
Coke: Recreational ingestible.
Poke: Rude touch.
Soak: Get very wet.
Toke: Puff.
Woke: Stopped sleeping.
Yolk: Egg yellow.

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Quote of the day: "Neither blame nor praise yourself."  Plutarch
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Friday, December 11, 2009

Midden

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Middens: Heaps of the remains of ancient cooking sites.




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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Caltrop

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Caltrop: Jack, spiked ball for disabling cavalry or barefoot troops, nanojack, acupressure jacknobber.





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Monday, December 7, 2009

Tocsin

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Tocsin: Alarm bell, nuclear attack simulation in Canada, painting by Lautrec
Toxin: Poison
Talk sin: Pornophony
Tock's in: After tick leaves
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Friday, December 4, 2009

Gelada

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Gelada: Unusual Ethiopian monkey.




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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Toaster

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Toaster: One who salutes important people at formal dinners.
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