Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Avocado

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Avocado: Testicle shaped lawyer. [Word Origin: 1763, from Sp. avocado, altered (by folk etymology influence of earlier Sp. avocado "lawyer," from same L. source as advocate) from earlier aguacate, from Nahuatl ahuakatl "testicle."]
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Quote of the day: "There is a country in Europe where multiple-choice tests are illegal." Sigfried Hulzer
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Monday, April 26, 2010

Arbitrage

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Arbitrage: What Enron did to us, a bit like the operation in the movie, The Sting. A dress shirt brand.
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Quote of the day: "Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none."  Benjamin Franklin
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Friday, April 23, 2010

Periwinkle

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Periwinkle: Red flower, blue flower, sea snail.
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Quote of the day: "It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important." Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Alforja

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Alforja: Saddlebags.
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Quote of the day: "The highest result of education is tolerance." Helen Keller
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Monday, April 19, 2010

Tumulus

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Tumulus: Mound.
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Quote of the day: "The Roots of Violence: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice, Politics without principles" Mohandas K. Gandhi:
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Saturday, April 17, 2010

Apology

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Apology: Expression, often verbal, indicating that one regrets having hurt another, and that one considers oneself a skunk unworthy of the company of humans or dogs. Best when accompanied by a declaration that it will not happen again.
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Quote of the day: "If God exists, I hope he has a good excuse." Woody Allen
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Cloud Gate

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Cloud Gate: Reflective sculpture in Millenium Park, Chicago.
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Quote of the day: "When I do good, I feel good; when I do bad, I feel bad, and that is my religion." Abraham Lincoln
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Monday, April 12, 2010

Tawdry

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Tawdry: Lace, shortening of St. Audry, cheap.
Audry: Seymour's girlfriend and carnivorous plant.
Awdry: Click for nothing to see.
Bawdry: Lewdness.
Caudry: French commune.
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Quote of the day: "Ignorance never settled a question." Benjamin Disraeli
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Friday, April 9, 2010

Hoofer

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Hoofer: Dancer.
Heifer: Female bovine.
Loofa: Scrubber.
Coffer: Chest.
Cougher: Chest problems.
Boffo: Hoo-ha!
Doofus: Dipstick.
Roofer: One who installs and repairs roofs.
Twofer: Two for the price of one.
Woofer: Bass speaker, some dogs.
Gopher: One who goes for coffee.
Goofer: More goof.
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Quote of the day: "Black holes are where God divided by zero." Steven Wright
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Gussy

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Gussy: With up; trick out.
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Quote of the day: "Tread softly because you tread on my dreams." William Butler Yeats
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Sunday, April 4, 2010

Boffins

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Boffins: Research scientist, family in Dickens' last novel: Our Mutual Friend

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Quote of the day: "This book fills a much-needed gap." Moses Hadas
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Friday, April 2, 2010

Toad

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Toad: Broad, tailless amphibian. Frog. Rock band.
Towed: Pulled behind.
Abode: Dwelling.
Bode: Foretell.
Code: Indirect communication.
Goad: Spur.
Joad: Okie family per Steinbeck.
Load: Quantity.
Lode: Mass of material.
Node: Point.
Road: Path.
Rode: Went by conveyance.
Sewed: Stitched.
Told: Snitched.
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Quote of the day: "I don't need equal time, I am equal time!"  Rush Limbaugh
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