Posted on 04/12/2010 5:07:24 AM PDT by xsmommy
Word For The Day, Monday, 4/12/10
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".
bowdlerize; verb
1 : to expurgate (as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar 2 : to modify by abridging, simplifying, or distorting in style or content
Etymology:
1830–40; after Thomas Bowdler (1754–1825), English editor of an expurgated edition of Shakespeare
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Practice makes perfect.....post on....
beggars can’t be choosers. scrape it off if you must.
On last night’s IFC rerun of “Arrested Development” they bowdlerized the non-feline references to a certain “P” word (in the sense of a wimp).
Even the narrator mentioned how strange it was to have to bleep it out.
No, order it without. And what’s with that anyway? Were they thinking that the sandwich might be too dry?
A+++ what is IFC, was it on a diff channel where the censoring was req’d?
FWIW.......when in NYC nobody speaks to you or is helpful. while traveling on the metro into DC people offered their assistance. they even walked me to the next train platform and left me exactly where I needed to be, telling me what exit to get off on to get where I was going. DC was like another world. I was seated next to ladies in fur coats and they were so nice. I was traveling with my daughter who was a toddler then and they would help with my stroller. it was an amazing experience.
people, normal people that is, like some flavor. not just wet from grease.
we b nice : )
pittsburghers b nice 2.
IFC is the Independent Film Channel. Their new motto is “Always on...Slightly off”
They run some good flicks here and there; along with some quirky and just plain bizarre series.
The censorship was from the original run of the series on Fox.
Meat is a flavor. Plus there are eleven secret herbs and spices to contend with. And pepper cheese and bacon.
Yes, we’ll point out all of the gyrations of the road and give you helpful landmarks that used to be there.
i am not averse to most sauces. what is your prob with sauce?
besides it probably had not quite reached the target caloric content that they were going for, so they added the sauce ; )
try a book by Sarah Addison Allen......she has written three and they are shorter....her latest one that I just read is The Girl Who Chased the Moon and she wrote two others: Garden Spells and The Sugar Queen. they are quirky, unusual books and I enjoyed them.
Not a thing!
that painting is central to the book, amazingly enough.
I'd explain it to you but it'd be wasted on you, MR F.
Just Kidding
me want one.
More cloudy and misty weather-
The ‘rats’ attempts to bowdlerize
The rule of law and Bill of Rights
Has been underground for years
Keeping them awake many nights
Mapping out all the secret ways
To take away our rights and money-
Now they try to re-bottle the genie
And watching is just too funny
Revealed by ‘rats and RINOs too-
Provocateurs like Graham and McCain
Whose actions ignite such a pushback
That will destroy their every gain
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