Word For The Day, Wednesday, September 17, 2003: Kibitzer

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary | 09/17/2003 | The Janitor

[VRWCmember]

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".

kibitzer \kuh-BIT-ser, or KI-but-ser\ noun
one who looks on and often offers unwanted advice or comment, especially at a card game;
broadly: one who offers opinions

kibitz \kuh-BITS, or KI-buts\ verb
to act as a kibitzer; to offer unsolicited and unwanted advice or comment, expecially at a card game

Example sentence: Fletcher had a reputation at the lunchtime card table as a kibitzer, always letting the players know how they should have played the previous hand.

Etymology: Yiddish kibetsn

Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.

The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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[xsmommy]

did you get shoes? are you ready? just a few days away as SG pointed out....

[VRWCmember]

Damn! the website went away. Now I'll have to find another one to replace it.

[xsmommy]

have fun, whyis!

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Thanks.....I just hope I don't cry......they have all been so wonderful......

[xsmommy]

oh you will. but it will be fine, and the food will be good and it will be fun.

[Conspiracy Guy]

How do I look in yellow?

[secret garden]

While Dick Morris is the classic kibitzer, Jay Nordlinger decides to talk about the guys who matter and why we love them.

[hobbes1]

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[Texan5]

Here!

What a kibitzer Clinton can be
Without even asking a fee
He counsels Grayout
To snivel and pout
About the right wing conspiracy.

Not so hot, but I'm not all that good at using limmerick rhyme form.

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody !

New York: makin' tha world safe from killer guns ...

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Hillary has become a kibitzer
This role (like her dress) barely fits her
She’s a critic of Bush
Big fat mouth, big fat tush
Close the door as you leave (hope it hits her)

[xsmommy]

Rather unexpectedly, Mr. Rumsfeld became a kind of sex symbol as the weeks and months after 9/11 unfolded. Women of all sorts were open about their attraction to him. On CNN, Larry King was moved to ask him about his new status as a heartthrob. "Oh, come on," said Mr. Rumsfeld. "For the AARP, perhaps. I'm pushing 70 years old." But that was beside the point--or maybe it was the point itself. Mr. Rumsfeld is, in fact, a throwback: to a time of crewcuts, stiff upper lips and moral clarity. He seems a character out of a World War II flick. Bill Clinton, by contrast, was more a Richard Gere kind of leader. Where Mr. Clinton feels pain, Mr. Rumsfeld is more likely to inflict it--on the country's enemies.

Rummy, don't sell yourself short, i am not in the AARP crowd yet and you appeal to me in a huge way!

[VRWCmember]

I wonder if convention business in LA will decline after the LA City Council listened to the kibitzing of strip club opponents. It's almost enough to make you want to vote for Mary Carey.

Los Angeles Council Approves Ban on Lap Dancing

[Conspiracy Guy]

Remember, always read the instructions.

[Gabz]

yeah, yeah, yeah - I know I'm late - but it sure ain't because of any kibitzing on my part - hubby is home this morning because of schedule shift that has him working into this evening - so he's had my sorry butt doing stupid stuff like putting tape on windows.

[secret garden]

Bravo! Nothing like calling a spade a spade to start the day off well.

[Slip18]

29?

[CholeraJoe]

Good morning, Vast and students. How's everyone doing this snowy morning? It got cold and rainy here last night and this morning there was snow on the mountains. There were a few flakes falling in town. Time to winterize, I guess.

[MeekOneGOP]

Rut Roh ...

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[xsmommy]

i'll swap ya flakes for a hurrican!