Posted on 09/23/2002 6:40:44 AM PDT by Bella_Bru
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1.Colossal; of extraordinary height; gigantic. -- as a noun: a giant. [Often misspelt Brobdignagian.]
Etymology:From Brobdingnag, a country of giants in Swift's Gulliver's Travels.
Good Morning Class. Welcome to School!
I would like to mark my calendar so I can swim again after that date without men with ladders peering about...........
Uh we forgot already, what pool
....(said in my innocent voice.)
SeaDragon gets first pick of newbie Croqs. She must break them in for the Coquettes. The apple tree is a perfect place to do that. She is gentle, but firm with them. Her mink-lined handcuffs are legendary around here.
The janitor's closet was just that until the janitor ran off with Helga, the nurse. Now it's used for, err, uhhh, other things. There are still janitorial supplies in there, plus a single bed which the janitor used in the evenings.
The nurse's quarters were for Helga and her appointed ones. If I recall correctly, Ralph had dibs on the thermometer. No one else would use it.
Am I missing anything here?
"I know nothing" (in best German accent)
A first grade teacher collected well-known proverbs to come up with the remainder of the proverb.
It's hard to believe these were actually done by first graders, but there are some good ones nonetheless.
Their insight may surprise you.
Better to be safe than......................punch a 5th grader.
Strike while the............................bug is close.
It's always darkest before..................Daylight Savings Time.
Never underestimate the power of............termites.
You can lead a horse to water but...........how?
Don't bite the hand that....................looks dirty.
No news is..................................impossible.
[My version]:
No news is..................................FR's server is down.
A miss is as good as a......................Mr.
You can't teach an old dog new..............math.
If you lie down with dogs, you'll.........stink in the morning.
Love all, trust.............................me.
The pen is mightier than the................pigs.
An idle mind is.............................the best way to relax.
Where there's smoke there's.................pollution.
Happy the bride who.........................gets all the presents.
A penny saved is............................not much.
Two's company, three's......................the Musketeers.
Don't put off till tomorrow what............you put on to go to bed.
There are none so blind as..................Stevie Wonder.
Children should be seen and not.............spanked or grounded.
If at first you don't succeed...............get new batteries.
You get out of something only what you......see in the picture on the box.
When the blind leadeth the blind............get out of the way.
And my favorite....
Better late than..........................pregnant
While I did have the great pleasure of meeting Miss C in person, I distinctly did NOT get "broken in". And I'm as croq-y as you can get.
What a gyp.
Now, Cupcake, after 2 bottles of wine, I didn't think breaking in was necessary...........
Anyway, I don't remember us being exactly in the vicinity of a whole plethora of good breaking in places...
:^)
Can't say that I noticed any good places either.
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