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Word for the Day, FRiday December 14, 2012 - Nystagmus
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Posted on 12/14/2012 6:13:42 AM PST by tioga


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”.

nystagmus

Noun

    A rapid, involuntary, oscillatory motion of the eyeball.


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....

Review Threads:

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


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To: Texan5

sounds great!


41 posted on 12/14/2012 9:36:24 AM PST by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (The DNC loves abortion so much they will now be called the D&C)
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To: SoothingDave

Excellent point but..... they still have to eat something and we don’t have any cats. ;^)


42 posted on 12/14/2012 9:37:34 AM PST by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (The DNC loves abortion so much they will now be called the D&C)
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To: SoothingDave

The roller derby queen song reminds me of another nonsense song about skating from my missspent youth-

“I rode my bicycle past your window last night
I roller skated to your door at daylight
It almost seems like you’re avoiding me
I’m okay alone, but you got something I need

Well, I got a brand new pair of roller skates
You got a brand new key
I think that we should get together and try them out you see
I been looking around awhile
You got something for me
Oh! I got a brand new pair of roller skates
You got a brand new key”...


43 posted on 12/14/2012 9:38:19 AM PST by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: tioga
Nystagmus

     
   
     

That's what I thought they called the creature that washed up a few weeks ago?

44 posted on 12/14/2012 9:44:42 AM PST by mikrofon (Musty Snag)
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To: Texan5

We had some skates when I was little. Metal contraptions that fit onto the outside of whatever shoes you happened to be wearing.


45 posted on 12/14/2012 9:44:45 AM PST by SoothingDave
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA

No World Market around here, but I need one of those things-I’m guessing I can find it on the net.

I made dog biscuits for Husky girl several times-the most recent was last week, from yet another healthy recipe-she would not have anything to do with them so I gave them to my neighbor who has a Mastiff and a Poodle-Poodle ate them, Mastiff took one sniff and turned away-apparently, the Poodle has a taste for healthy treats while my Husky and the Mastiff prefer nice, fat filled, processed store bought treats...


46 posted on 12/14/2012 9:49:07 AM PST by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: SoothingDave; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA

I have a bone shaped cookie cutter and dog cookie recipes but no time this year!


47 posted on 12/14/2012 9:49:18 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: tioga

So do I! (love Jim Croce)

When he died in a plane crash, they announced it over the loud speaker at my daughter’s Jr. High in Stafford, TX, and everyone had a big, group cry.


48 posted on 12/14/2012 9:50:59 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA

Just had a nice conversation with a lady waiting for coffee at Starbucks. I’m at the mall as xsbaby is getting her hair cut. I’m
Wearing a Christmas sweater and she asked where I got it. I said I’ve had it for years that I got it at Nordstrom probably 15 yrs ago. She said you can’t find them anywhere any more. I have several from all the years of being a room mom but it is true you don’t see them any more. We talked about the secularization of society etc. don’t know if she was conservative but she agreed with everything I said and we wished each other merry Christmas before leaving.


49 posted on 12/14/2012 9:55:41 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: SoothingDave

I’ve used those, but after much begging, my parents bought me some shoe skates, and I was at the rink every Saturday from the age of 12, learning to dance on them to my favorite rock tunes. That fad lasted a couple of years, but when my 1st husband and I went skating with our daughter, I fell on my ass so many times I lost count...


50 posted on 12/14/2012 9:55:47 AM PST by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: xsmommy

I got one of the recipes from you-they smelled damn good to me, but not to the dog.


51 posted on 12/14/2012 9:58:32 AM PST by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: Texan5

I went roller skating with my daughter a year or so ago. It comes back to you. I don’t try dancing on them. And I don’t end up with blisters like when we ice skate.


52 posted on 12/14/2012 9:59:07 AM PST by SoothingDave
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To: afraidfortherepublic; xsmommy

I’m sure everyone loves Jim Croce, except for xs. I have one of his LPs at home.


53 posted on 12/14/2012 10:01:04 AM PST by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave

I’ve only been ice skating a couple of times, when living up north, but that was years ago. There isn’t a skating rink within 45 miles of here, roller or ice.


54 posted on 12/14/2012 10:08:19 AM PST by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: SoothingDave

I have most of his work on CD. But my son in law (raised in Philly) has a recording of everything he ever wrote. The early stuff is not so good. But, once he developed his particular sound, everything he wrote was catchy and memorable. I think that he was one of the best lyricists and tune and rythm meisters in the business. I often wonder where he’d be if he had lived longer. One of my favorites:

http://www.lyrics.com/workin-at-the-car-wash-blues-lyrics-jim-croce.html


55 posted on 12/14/2012 10:26:11 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
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To: xsmommy; SoothingDave

What in God’s name is going on-people killing children in
CT? Have we indeed become barbarians?


56 posted on 12/14/2012 10:38:36 AM PST by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: NeoCaveman

Nikki rocks. Too funny. A+++


57 posted on 12/14/2012 11:56:40 AM PST by tioga
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To: Resolute Conservative

then you KNOW what the crazies are like!


58 posted on 12/14/2012 11:57:48 AM PST by tioga
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To: Texan5

A+++ talk about boytoys....Obama’s at the top.


59 posted on 12/14/2012 11:59:41 AM PST by tioga
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To: doubled

I am eating a Fuji Apple Salad from Panera Bread....not the most appetizing article to read right now. A+++


60 posted on 12/14/2012 12:03:59 PM PST by tioga
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