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A proper name can often become a new generic word itself, such as ' "Kleenex" for facial tissue, "Aspirin" for a pain reliever, and "Croesus" for a wealthy man.
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They may fold us, spindle us, and mutilate us,
But they will never crease us!
2 posted on
03/18/2018 6:20:00 PM PDT by
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(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
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The ancient scribe Davidus Broccus thought very highly of this particular ruler; he often admired the “Croesus in his pants”
3 posted on
03/18/2018 6:25:04 PM PDT by
mikrofon
(Weekend BUMP)
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"Our young, handsome hero is an international man of mystery, fresh off the boat from London with no introduction but a note for a thousand pounds sterling, a fortune worthy of Croesus and enough to break a trading house." Karen Heller, The Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2017Someone wrote that sentence in 2017? And, I'm not that impressed with Croesus if he thinks 1,000 pounds a fortune.
5 posted on
03/18/2018 6:42:56 PM PDT by
NutsOnYew
(If the world was perfect, it wouldn't be.)
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When I was a kid, in backwoods West Virginia, my dad and uncles would always refer to people as “rich as Croesus”. I wondered then but never asked, “Who’s Croesus?” I didn’t learn who Croesus was until I was a teenager.
10 posted on
03/18/2018 7:36:33 PM PDT by
backwoods-engineer
(Enjoy the decline of the American empire.)
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Increase-us so that we win them all next time.
11 posted on
03/18/2018 7:47:16 PM PDT by
Songcraft
("Pray without ceasing." 1 Thessalonians 5:17)
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12 posted on
03/18/2018 11:59:08 PM PDT by
MoochPooch
(I'm a compassionate cynic.)
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The Clintons forgot about Jesus
In their quest to be richer than Croesus
More than one accusation
‘bout their phony foundation
Might make all their assets cry: “Seize us”
13 posted on
03/19/2018 6:04:42 AM PDT by
TruthShallSetYouFree
(Be careful, Kimmy. Our President is Trump, not Obama!)
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