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Word for the Day, Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Posted on 09/01/2015 4:12:08 AM PDT by SoothingDave

Word For The Day, Tuesday September 1, 2015



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".

flumadiddle [fluhm-uh-did-l, fluhm-uh-did-l]

-n
1. utter nonsense.
2. worthless frills.

[1840-50, Americanism; apparently flum(mery) + -a- unstressed linking vowel + diddle2]


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1 posted on 09/01/2015 4:12:08 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: Fierce Allegiance; Jack Deth; K4Harty; miskie; Dutchgirl; cardinal4; MoochPooch; NeoCaveman; ...

Come and get it.


2 posted on 09/01/2015 4:12:46 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave
Oh .... I thought the word WAS .....

Tuesday.

more coffee ... brb

3 posted on 09/01/2015 4:13:27 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
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To: SoothingDave

Morning.


4 posted on 09/01/2015 5:29:15 AM PDT by tioga
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To: SoothingDave

While attempting to learn drums, I did 100 flumadiddles in a row...I guess it’s not my instrument.


5 posted on 09/01/2015 5:53:38 AM PDT by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: SoothingDave

While attempting to learn drums, I did 100 flumadiddles in a row...I guess it’s not my instrument.


6 posted on 09/01/2015 5:53:54 AM PDT by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: SoothingDave
Hillary like the Joker can make up a riddle
About servers that keep the MSM all a twiddle
As she explains
She took great pains
But her IT security was nothing but flumadiddle.
7 posted on 09/01/2015 6:02:09 AM PDT by dblshot (I am John Galt.)
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To: SoothingDave

I dropped my violin down the stairs ... dlumafiddle won’t play any more.


8 posted on 09/01/2015 6:46:15 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: SoothingDave; tioga; NeoCaveman

Grandbaby and I just heard the latest flumadiddle from pope Frank. How is this news/different? Priests since the time of Christ have been empowered to forgive ANY sin, no matter how heinous, if there is true repentance. How is he conferring anything they weren’t already able to do?


9 posted on 09/01/2015 6:51:11 AM PDT by xsmommy
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It isn’t.

That said, I commented to some people on Twitter taking great offense to this. Believe it or not, repentance and forgiveness is our thing.


10 posted on 09/01/2015 7:07:09 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave

Hard to know if it’s Frank making it a thing or the media looking to make it seem the church is ameliorating its abortion stance.


11 posted on 09/01/2015 7:21:20 AM PDT by xsmommy
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Who knows? I didn’t see anything in his statements that bothered me. Or that was new.


12 posted on 09/01/2015 7:29:15 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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Seething pot of frothy spittle,
She who spouts all flumadiddle,
A granny aged witch,
With campaign in the ditch,
Whilst she carelessly huma-diddles.


13 posted on 09/01/2015 7:34:29 AM PDT by MortMan (All those in favor of gun control raise both hands!)
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To: xsmommy

Just had that same discussion after mass with another Catholic. The Pope is a foolish lightweight and so are all the reporters reporting on this. His visit will drive me nuts, I fear.


14 posted on 09/01/2015 9:50:31 AM PDT by tioga
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He’s going to be on 20/20?? I have since read that he’s doing away with the requirement of getting a bishop to approve the absolution. I wasn’t aware of that requirement but it seems unnecessary to me. Priests should be able to ascertain sincere repentance and give absolution regardless of the sin, IMO.


15 posted on 09/01/2015 10:38:36 AM PDT by xsmommy
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Bishops could always delegate, or set up programs like Project Rachel for this purpose.

I do see a difference between consumers of abortion (often young, ignorant, scared, coerced) and providers. The latter should have more scrutiny, but again it’s not unforgivable if repentance is there.


16 posted on 09/01/2015 10:59:23 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: xsmommy

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3331743/posts

Check out the wag on post 7.


17 posted on 09/01/2015 11:08:41 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave

Jag off!!


18 posted on 09/01/2015 11:33:11 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy

You’re just jealous that you ain’t as clever as me. ;-)


19 posted on 09/01/2015 12:05:35 PM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: xsmommy

There is a thread somewhere with info. Sounds like they left out info.


20 posted on 09/01/2015 1:37:23 PM PDT by tioga
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