Word for the Day, Thursday, March 16, 2017 - Canard

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[tioga]

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In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

Canard

Noun, (kuh-nahrd; French ka-nar)

A false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.

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Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.

[tioga]

You know the drill.

[tioga]

Still recuperating from surgery, so may or may not grade your homework promptly. Staples come out today, too. Yuck.

[equaviator]

Used in a sentence: "Nice set of canards!"

[xsmommy]

welcome back to the land of living! wishing you a pain-free recuperation, at least so much as is possible.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Glad to have you back. Hope the recovery period goes well.

[Robert A Cook PE]

True, true. (I canardly wait until it flies overhead, because I always have to duck lest I get hit by its small front wing.)

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Running the country is hard
When you’re pummeled with every canard
“The Russians are hackers”
Cry democrat slackers
As they’re pulling their usual race card

[equaviator]

I can ‘ardly disagree!

[tioga]

Ha! A++

[tioga]

Thanks. Getting better every day.

[tioga]

Thanks. I keep smiling, but it’s been rough. Feels like I turned a corner though.

[tioga]

(((Groan))) A++

[tioga]

Good one! A++++

[thingumbob]

Rachel MADcow is living in a House of Canards.

[Silentgypsy]

Prayers up for your speedy recovery.

[SFConservative]

Word for the day haiku:

This tax tale gets tired.
Maddow's bull is a canard.
She ought to be fired.

If Hillary were reading this in Alabama, it would actually rhyme all the way!

[Phlap]

As we all know and as I’ve said mant times, the word of the day is legs. Spread the word.

[left that other site]

Old Rachel shoulda checked what the facts is
Before she exposed The Donald’s Taxes
Instead she exposed the left’s canard
And ended up lokkin’ like a big REEtard.

((((CAUTION! Contains the “R” word in Boston Dialect)))

[T-Bone Texan]

A reply haiku:

You’re way too kind, FRiend
I vote for hemp rope and tree
Hey, what’s a canard?

[T-Bone Texan]

In poor taste haiku:

Racked brain and thought
“Hey, wasn’t it a canard
That killed John Denver?”