Word For The Day, Thursday, April 26, 2012 - riposte

dictionaries ad nauseam | 26 April 2012 | Thursday's sub

[Explorer89]

Hey, it is a perfect storm....Pittsburgh Dad reviews The Hunger Games! New video!

[hobbes1]

Ummm Pollack, is an artist, pollack, is a fish, polock, is a Pole. ;)

[SoothingDave]

Well, we know for a fact that they have a pair of goaltenders, each of whom is capable of being rung up for 5 goals apiece in the same game.

[xsmommy]

My kids and my SIL swear that is my brother, and i think they may be right.

[xsmommy]

limit of one pedant per classroom, and Soother’s seat has been engraved with that title since the get-go, but thanks anyway.

[ConorMacNessa]

With the Newtster exiting the campaign, who can we now look to for the witty rejoinder, the telling riposte, the bon mot?



Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[xsmommy]

LOVE your homework! great synonyms!

[NeoCaveman]

I saw that movie last weekend. I want to see the sequel already.

[xsmommy]

Unfrackingbelievable. except with this administration it's par for the course unforch.

[xsmommy]

You should read the books, it fills in the story somewhat and they are a fast but excellent read.

[martin_fierro]

[GGpaX4DumpedTea]

In dealing with the evil gov’t terrorists we know as TSA, a reposte will get you trouble.

[GGpaX4DumpedTea]

reposte = riposte

[secret garden]

I don’t know, but I would love Newt as a Sec of State. A for you!

[secret garden]

A+ for you!

[secret garden]

A for you and welcome to WFTD!

[TheOldLady]

Boop the Bank Robber’s Nose!

Don’t Let Him Get Away With It!

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[hobbes1]

Greatest cereal EVER!!!!!!!!

[Texan5]

Warm and partly cloudy-I wish it would rain...

Whenever Biden goes on campaign
The ‘rat party’s relevance is lost-
It’s hard with a foot in the mouth
To come up with a clever riposte

We all know that he thinks Obama
Is really a “big f***in’ deal”
And that he is willing to spin
To keep us from seeing what is real

Unfortunately, whenever he speaks
He almost always gets stung-
He’s seeing that his boss gets fired
By tripping all over his tongue

[Texan5]

That was the worst cereal ever crammed into a box-I ground my teeth and let the cub have it once, cringing all the way to the checkout over the sugar content-but I need not have worried-one bowl had her saying this stuff is icky, mom. The rest of the box got put out for the squirrels and birds...