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Word for the Day, Tuesday October 18, 2011

Posted on 10/18/2011 5:03:24 AM PDT by SoothingDave

Word For The Day, Tuesday, October 18, 2011



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".

puissant [pyoo-uh-suhnt, pyoo-is-uhnt, pwis-uhnt]

-adj

Literary powerful; mighty; potent.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French < Vulgar Latin *possent- (stem of *possēns ), for Latin potent- (stem of potēns ), present participle of posse to be able, have power; see potent, -ant ]

puissantly, adverb
overpuissant, adjective
overpuissantly, adverb


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To: SoothingDave
Let's just see how puissant Barry is without his telepromter
21 posted on 10/18/2011 6:44:08 AM PDT by NeoCaveman (Free TOTUS)
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To: NeoCaveman

has an amber alert been issued for TOTUS?


22 posted on 10/18/2011 6:53:32 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy

Something tells me Mitt Romney took it

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/280391/romney-i-will-force-spiders-and-badgers-enemy-jonah-goldberg

See he’s reading from it there.


23 posted on 10/18/2011 7:02:39 AM PDT by NeoCaveman (Free TOTUS)
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To: NeoCaveman

LMAO perhaps TOTUS just went AWOL?


24 posted on 10/18/2011 7:04:58 AM PDT by tioga
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To: NeoCaveman

RORing!!


25 posted on 10/18/2011 7:09:58 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy

You gotta lay off the Jack Daniels/MNF darling.


26 posted on 10/18/2011 7:15:02 AM PDT by hobbes1 (Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "St.Sarah, the1Tru Conservative that REFUSES to unite us and Save America")
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To: hobbes1

RME, yeah, that’s me right there.


27 posted on 10/18/2011 7:24:09 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: NeoCaveman

Stuff the ice chest!


28 posted on 10/18/2011 7:24:23 AM PDT by tioga
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To: xsmommy

the dialing isn’t as funny as the elevator music. OMG...LMAO


29 posted on 10/18/2011 7:25:16 AM PDT by tioga
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To: tioga

seriously, we were both looking up at the ceiling!


30 posted on 10/18/2011 7:26:59 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: pissant; SoothingDave

Ping.


31 posted on 10/18/2011 7:45:19 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: tioga

Forcing spiders and badgers on the enemy?

Finally, a Mitt Romney I could tolerate....


32 posted on 10/18/2011 8:00:14 AM PDT by NeoCaveman (Free TOTUS)
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To: xsmommy

Have you recently changed medicines?


33 posted on 10/18/2011 8:09:38 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree

I’m sure you would be right, but I don’t think the radio works. I’ll knock off $100 from the price.

(I am serious that the car is for sale. Anybody interested send me a message. Western PA.)


34 posted on 10/18/2011 8:12:32 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave

no, i’m still taking Motrin....


35 posted on 10/18/2011 8:26:14 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: SoothingDave

check your gmail i just sent you something/././.


36 posted on 10/18/2011 9:31:24 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy

Cute.


37 posted on 10/18/2011 10:08:34 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: xsmommy

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/regional/fayette/s_762367.html

Meanwhile, in Fayette county, police break up a brawl between 2 wedding parties.
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“One of our bridesmaids got punched in the stomach by one of their guys,” Kelley said. “One of the girls punched my 14-year-old sister.”


38 posted on 10/18/2011 10:21:55 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave

them’s some high class jagoffs right there....


39 posted on 10/18/2011 10:25:59 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: tioga; xsmommy; NeoCaveman
Perhaps we can learn about TOTUS here
40 posted on 10/18/2011 10:50:29 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
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