Tag: reaching 3000
group name: nogrouppy
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July 09, 2008 01:14 AM EDT --
Imagine a huge disaster or you are being sent on a lifelong space mission. You can only choose 3 albums to take with you, and you could hear no other music. You can't take any box . . .
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July 10, 2008 09:39 AM EDT --
Hit the monster dictionary again. Here's today's word ( I was fond of the last usage of it):
fomentation n.
1. treatment of bodily pain or . . .
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July 05, 2008 11:25 PM EDT --
I'm feeling thirsty. How many beverages can you name?
One per post please.
I'll start with:
Water
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July 04, 2008 08:55 PM EDT --
I have a massive unabridged dictionary on my desk and will be picking a word a day. Many of you may already be familiar with a particular word... but who knows maybe the next day's word . . .
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July 09, 2008 09:58 AM EDT --
This huge dictionary is great. It takes awhile to find a word that might be new to a good portion of people, but I am having fun. If you already know a word....well, you can feel . . .
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July 13, 2008 01:31 PM EDT --
After a short hiatus, Daily Vocabulary Expansion is back.
Today's word July 13th, 2008
retrorse a.
bent or turned downward or backward
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July 14, 2008 02:03 PM EDT --
Today's word is a shorty.
July 14, 2008
gub n.
1. a tooth or projection on a wheel; especially on a sprocket wheel.
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July 15, 2008 09:56 AM EDT --
Today's word was suggested by our friend Chana. Thanks for the great word, Chana.
July 15, 2008
restive a.
1. refusing to go . . .
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July 16, 2008 09:38 AM EDT --
Today, I decided to give you a two for one. I have included a bonus word, since I have the feeling several of you will know the main word (perhaps even knowing one personally...lol).
July 16, . . .
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July 17, 2008 09:04 AM EDT --
Here's one more out of the giant dictionary.
July 17, 2008
guerdon n.
a reward; a requital; a recompense.
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July 06, 2008 10:17 AM EDT --
Here's our word for today:
July 6,2008
rodomontade (rod-o-mon-tade) n.
vain boasting or bragging, arrogant boasting, or blusterous ranting talk.
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July 09, 2008 04:11 PM EDT --
Today is the birthday of one of America's most beloved actors Thomas Jeffrey Hanks.
How many words can you make from his name?
One word per post please.
I'll start us off with: . . .
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July 02, 2008 09:22 AM EDT --
Today's famous birthday is the first African-American Supreme Court Justice.... Thurgood Marshall.
How many words can you make from his name?
One word per post please.
I'll start us . . .
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July 08, 2008 03:35 PM EDT --
Today's famous birthday is business man and philanthropist John Davidson Rockefeller, Sr.
He was the driving force behind one of America's first big trusts, Standard Oil. Loved and . . .
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July 04, 2008 09:17 AM EDT --
One of the famous people born on the 4th of July was Nathaniel Hawthorne. He is best known for writing the "Scarlet Letter".
How many words can you make from the famous . . .
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July 05, 2008 10:49 AM EDT --
Yesterday's word went over pretty well, so I will make this a regular feature.
The word for July 5, 2008
facient (fa-shent) n.
1. a doer; one who does anything
2. in . . .
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July 03, 2008 10:46 AM EDT --
A new version of my famous birthday word game... the INFAMOUS BIRTHDAY WORD GAME.
Today we have the infamous Haitan dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, better known as "Baby Doc". Who . . .
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July 06, 2008 01:06 PM EDT --
Today's famous birthday is Mervyn Edward Griffin Junior, better known known as Merv Griffin. This media tycoon started out as a band singer, before lauching into a television career. He . . .
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July 04, 2008 11:32 AM EDT --
This is a special 4th of July sports edition of my Famous Birthday Word Game. I guess some would say, this should be an infamous birthday game....lol. Love him or hate him it's his . . .
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July 05, 2008 09:37 AM EDT --
"The Great American Showman", P.T. Barnum is to day's famous birthday. He is best known as the founder of Barnum & Bailey Cirus.
While the quote "there's a sucker . . .
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