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WORD FOR THE DAY: BALLYRAG
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Posted on 10/06/2015 9:35:28 PM PDT by Louis Foxwell
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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".
ballyrag [BAL ee rag]
hear it pronounced
verb
To tease or bully with crude practical jokes. As a noun denotes tormenting behavior. Ballyragging is reprehensible abusive horseplay and badgering.
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Media and politicians ballyrag Trump relentlessly. His popularity soars in response.
To: Louis Foxwell; xsmommy; secret garden; VRWCmember; Slip18; SoothingDave; Texan5; NicknamedBob; ...
Here is a uniquely appropriate word used to describe conservative tormentors. Have fun wordsmiths.
Awards will be given beginning 9:AM.
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posted on
10/06/2015 9:37:46 PM PDT
by
Louis Foxwell
(This is a wake up call. Join the Sultan Knish ping list.)
The Windshield needs cleaning, where did i put that BallyRag.
:)
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posted on
10/06/2015 9:50:04 PM PDT
by
moose07
(DMCS (Dit Me Cong San ) - Nah)
To: Louis Foxwell
We homeschool to avoid both indoctrination from godless teachers and ballyragging from peers. Or is it indoctrination from peers and ballyragging from godless teachers? I forget.
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posted on
10/06/2015 10:09:18 PM PDT
by
NorthstarMom
(God says debt is a curse and children are a blessing, yet we apply for loans and prevent pregnancy.)
To: Louis Foxwell
NOW I'll be repremanded .. along with lollygagging and skylarking ... with ballyragging too !
A guy just can't get no respect
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posted on
10/06/2015 10:32:01 PM PDT
by
knarf
(I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
To: Louis Foxwell
What are the chances that morbidly obese, aging Hillary Clinton will ever cease to ballrag Bill for lusting at slim, trim and busty women?
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posted on
10/06/2015 11:26:07 PM PDT
by
onyx
( PLEASE HELP COMPLETE THIS FReepathon THIS MONTH!)
To: Louis Foxwell
I’ve had a bellyful of the ballyragging of the Tea Party by bilious rags like the DC ComPost and the NY and LA Slimes.
To: Louis Foxwell
Ben Carson was a fool to go on that viper pit called The View yesterday, knowing he would get ballyragged by those nasty rag hags.
To: Louis Foxwell
She was ballyragging me so hard she had blood coming out of her... whatever.
To: SoothingDave
good one, albeit kind of gross ; )
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posted on
10/07/2015 4:39:32 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: Louis Foxwell
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posted on
10/07/2015 4:41:48 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: Louis Foxwell
I wanted to get a rally bag out of the procedure, but the Reverend Spooner only provided me with a ballyrag.
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posted on
10/07/2015 4:45:09 AM PDT
by
NicknamedBob
(... You POINT AT the mouse, ... and the cat sniffs your finger.)
To: SoothingDave; tioga
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posted on
10/07/2015 5:34:23 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: moose07
Ballyragwow?
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posted on
10/07/2015 5:44:42 AM PDT
by
MrB
(The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
To: Louis Foxwell
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posted on
10/07/2015 6:04:33 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: moose07
Need it to wipe the eggs off your windows? Here's your award:
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posted on
10/07/2015 6:07:31 AM PDT
by
Louis Foxwell
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To: Louis Foxwell
At the Yanks, teams continue to ballyrag
Yankee hitters strike out; they just lollygag
Yogi, above, could just hover
And exclaim, “NOW it’s over”
When Steinbrenner died, lost their moneybag
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posted on
10/07/2015 6:08:51 AM PDT
by
TruthShallSetYouFree
(Today's Civil Rights movement: Black Lives Matter--unless they are cops.)
To: NorthstarMom
Either way makes sense to me.
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posted on
10/07/2015 6:09:00 AM PDT
by
Louis Foxwell
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To: knarf
Can't get no respect when skylarking and ballyragging are your singular pastimes. Nice synonym.
First Place
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posted on
10/07/2015 6:13:45 AM PDT
by
Louis Foxwell
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To: Louis Foxwell
Awww ... I .... uhhhhh .... (sniff) ..... uhhhhhhhhhhhhh ......
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posted on
10/07/2015 6:15:35 AM PDT
by
knarf
(I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
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