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Word for the Day, Tuesday September 25, 2012

Posted on 09/25/2012 4:11:53 AM PDT by SoothingDave

Word For The Day, September 25, 2012



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".

kvetch [kvech]

-vi

to complain, especially chronically.

[1960–65, Americanism ; < Yiddish kvetshn literally, to squeeze, pinch; compare Middle High German, German quetschen]


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To: secret garden

so Madonna announces at her concert that we have a “black Muslim in the White House” while sporting OBAMA tattooed on her back. Lovely.


61 posted on 09/25/2012 10:58:31 AM PDT by tioga
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To: tioga

a republican saying that would be derided til the cows come home!


62 posted on 09/25/2012 11:10:43 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: tioga

I can’t believe that no-talent hag is still finding people who will pay to watch her.


63 posted on 09/25/2012 11:12:39 AM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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To: SoothingDave

LOLOL. The Chrysler was worse for that!


64 posted on 09/25/2012 11:15:58 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic (Joe Biden is reported to be seeking asylum in a foreign country so he does not have to debate Ryan.)
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To: SoothingDave; Robert A. Cook, PE
Dang, i had not heard that provinces were seceding from spain! robt, do you still go over there for work? what is your assessment of the situation? xsteen has a friend from college teaching english there for the second year, and a work friend has a son doing the same, also his second year.
65 posted on 09/25/2012 11:16:06 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Actually the very worst thing is when you have to scrape frost off of the INSIDE of your windshield.


66 posted on 09/25/2012 11:49:05 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave

nah, when a mild rain comes down and it’s raining on you with the door shut and the window closed.


67 posted on 09/25/2012 11:51:13 AM PDT by tioga
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To: SoothingDave
No, the worst thing is that whenever you open the car door, snow falls onto the driver’s seat.

That's only a problem 3 months of the year. ;)

68 posted on 09/25/2012 11:56:20 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic (Joe Biden is reported to be seeking asylum in a foreign country so he does not have to debate Ryan.)
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To: tioga

You have a convertible?


69 posted on 09/25/2012 11:58:26 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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No, my car door was hit. They managed to force it back to close, but it’s not keeping the rain out. I was getting wet.


70 posted on 09/25/2012 12:06:46 PM PDT by tioga
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