Posted on 09/03/2009 4:53:08 AM PDT by secret garden
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".
doppelganger \ˈdä-pəl-ˌgaŋ-ər, -ˌgeŋ-, ˌdä-pəl-ˈ\ • noun
1 : a ghostly counterpart of a living person
2 a : double b : alter ego c : a person who has the same name as another
Example sentence:
If anyone watches Monk, they know Randy was fixated on the doppelganger phenomena when he saw a picture of Frankie DePalma.
Etymology:
German Doppelgänger, from doppel- double + -gänger goer
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....
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!
And you thought they were just dozing in your garden when they weren’t booking cruises?
Thank you! I’m so delighted to see the Fox coverage on the parental outrage over his “speech” to the kids, and all the opting out by the parents who don’t want their kids to become Hitler Youth clones-”Hey, teachers-leave those kids alone”! (And yes, that is my favorite Pink Floyd song).
The communist green czar shouldn’t be calling other people a**holes-he’s the biggest one around right now-and I don’t believe for one minute that he regrets his bad manners no matter what he says...
You should see the corresponding “lesson plan” for grades 7-12. Instead of asking how they intend to reach their goals of continuing and finishing their education, they want to know what 3 words from zero’s speech made the biggest impression on them. So they want to use our children as an unpaid focus group. I have to ask again. WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE???
hard to say since i had my fingers in my ears, ma'am.
Steyn suggested they say “That’s all folks”. I haven’t contacted my school yet to see what they plan to do.
Simpsons did it!
So that’s where this administration is getting their ideas!
Yup. Poked him in the eyeballs with his pointy hat.
Can we call the one on the right "Wussolini"?
ROFL!
You know what, that doesn’t even reach my top ten list of Van Jones objections.
And look over here, Meg Whitman just flushed her career http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSn37TMXZO8 big fan of Van Jones
I’m not surprised-they never pay for anything unless they have to-they expect everyone else to.
My neighbor who has three kids at home, ages 11, 15 and 16 told me that she had called the school district out here and was told that the district was probably not going to participate in the little show-she was promised a call no later than tomorrow, so that if the indoctrination speech was to be shown, she could keep the two oldest kids home (her 11 year old is still in private school). More than 50% of the kids out here, especially those under 15 or so are either in private schools, cottage schools or home schooled.
We used private schools in SA. The publics were not safe. That should be primary.
Absolutely!
THE SPECTRUM (SIRIUS channel 18 and XM channel 45) The Spectrum's Labor Day Weekend with the Secretary of Labor Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis will play music about work and will honor the American workforce with songs by Bruce Springsteen, John Lennon, The Clash, They Might Be Giants and others. She even finds a song to pay tribute to her boss, President Obama. Friday, September 4 at 3:00 pm through Monday, September 7 at 11:59 pm ET
“Excuse me I just have to go and vomit.” /Hermione
I would swear this guy is Hitler’s doppelganger:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2330790/posts
The rest suck, but if they start playing the Clash...Drink and be Happy.
Could be...A+ for you.
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