Posted on 06/15/2009 5:30:00 AM PDT by xsmommy
Word For The Day, Monday,6/15/09
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".
gobemouche; noun
Gobe`mouche"\, n. [F.] Literally, a fly swallower; hence, once who keeps his mouth open; a boor; a silly and credulous person; A highly credulous naif, a very gullible person who believes everything he or she hears no matter how absurd.
Etymology: [Word History/Etymology]
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....
city o jagoffs pararding for the pens today?
Letterman was confused about which of Sarah Palin's daughters A-Rod would attack. He thought he had a 50% chance of being wrong, but Conservative outrage has doubled that number.
You got it. Same route as the Super Bowl parade. The union guys are getting good at putting up the stage.
Got to run out to Youngstown.
whatchoo doon in yungstahn?
has he opened his yap again on that or has he decided to zip it?
thunderbolts and lightning, very very frightening.
galileo
I saw that.........there’s no fool like an old fool. I got a good laugh.
we are all really 60+ yo hairy miamians on the internet ; )
‘Tis Monday!
indeed.
why didn’t we have more NOTICE???? ; ) HAPPY BDAY ti!!!
I checked all my dictionaries and can't find it, but that doesn't mean there isn't one. I know I have some sunglasses, too.
Tener buenas tragaderas, To have "good gullets" is to be gullible. That begs the question of the relationship between "gullet" and "gullible" but that hunt was fruitless also. Oh, well.
Congrats to them!!!!
Apparently around here "where" you live plays more of a roll in who makes the all-star team for my daughter's division than does ability to play --- at least that is the way it comes across. Every single girl that made the all star team attends the elementary school on Chincoteague. Not a single girl that attends the elementary school where my daughter attends made the all-star team, including the absolute best pitcher, by far, in the league. And those are the only 2 elementary schools in our league.
Happy birthday to the one who tips us off to everyone elses birthday! I hope it’s a great one for you!
Ugh, political crap invading softball. That stinks.
Thanks for the congrats. They will now play at a level i can no longer coach, it’s too cmplex. I got out of baseball at this stage for lacrosse.
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