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Word For The Day, Wednesday, May 15, 2013-- poltroon
Posted on 05/15/2013 5:07:19 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree
Word For The Day, Wednesday, May 15, 2013-- poltroon
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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".
poltroon [pol-troon]
hear it pronounced
noun
1. an abject or contemptible coward
Origin: [C16: from Old French poultron, from Old Italian poltrone lazy good-for-nothing, apparently from poltrīre to lie indolently in bed, from poltro bed]
Related forms
poltroonery, noun
poltroonish, adjective
poltroonishly, adverb
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To: NicknamedBob
A+++
The poets are out in force today.
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posted on
05/15/2013 6:04:52 AM PDT
by
TruthShallSetYouFree
(July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence. Nov 6, 2012: Declaration of Dependence. R.I.P. America.)
To: SoothingDave
More incidents of Holder’s non-crimes (Black on White) are being reported every day.
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posted on
05/15/2013 6:06:35 AM PDT
by
TruthShallSetYouFree
(July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence. Nov 6, 2012: Declaration of Dependence. R.I.P. America.)
To: TruthShallSetYouFree
Yes. But that still doesnt mean you can shoot people in the back.
To: NeoCaveman
Two/too/to oh well at least I didnt confuse your and youre.With you, it's a typo. On Twitter, it's a way of life. A remarkably high percentage of tweeters don't know the correct usage of to/too/two, it's/its, there/their/they're, or your/you're.
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posted on
05/15/2013 6:09:23 AM PDT
by
TruthShallSetYouFree
(July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence. Nov 6, 2012: Declaration of Dependence. R.I.P. America.)
To: secret garden
This is most def a Foghorn Leghorn kind of word.A southern accent would be appropriate for the word.
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posted on
05/15/2013 6:10:29 AM PDT
by
TruthShallSetYouFree
(July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence. Nov 6, 2012: Declaration of Dependence. R.I.P. America.)
To: TruthShallSetYouFree
Our president is a poltroon
who cannot be gone too soon.
A scandal a day,
the American way
makes him worse than a buffoon.
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posted on
05/15/2013 6:11:56 AM PDT
by
tioga
To: TruthShallSetYouFree
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posted on
05/15/2013 6:13:15 AM PDT
by
secret garden
(Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
To: tioga
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posted on
05/15/2013 6:18:20 AM PDT
by
TruthShallSetYouFree
(July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence. Nov 6, 2012: Declaration of Dependence. R.I.P. America.)
To: secret garden
A++
Big John Nader and the Poltroons? I don’t think that word means what he thinks it means.
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posted on
05/15/2013 6:20:50 AM PDT
by
TruthShallSetYouFree
(July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence. Nov 6, 2012: Declaration of Dependence. R.I.P. America.)
To: TruthShallSetYouFree
Poltroon and buffoon are two words that not only rhyme, but also describe Obozo perfectly.
30
posted on
05/15/2013 6:31:35 AM PDT
by
verga
(A nation divided by Zero!)
To: verga
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posted on
05/15/2013 6:33:50 AM PDT
by
TruthShallSetYouFree
(July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence. Nov 6, 2012: Declaration of Dependence. R.I.P. America.)
To: TruthShallSetYouFree
I’ll be away from my desk for a bit. Will grade homework when I return.
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posted on
05/15/2013 6:34:53 AM PDT
by
TruthShallSetYouFree
(July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence. Nov 6, 2012: Declaration of Dependence. R.I.P. America.)
To: mikrofon; TruthShallSetYouFree
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posted on
05/15/2013 7:56:06 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: xsmommy
A+++
Don’t want to shuffle off to Buffalo?
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posted on
05/15/2013 8:06:29 AM PDT
by
TruthShallSetYouFree
(July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence. Nov 6, 2012: Declaration of Dependence. R.I.P. America.)
To: TruthShallSetYouFree; tioga; secret garden; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; SoothingDave
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posted on
05/15/2013 8:19:28 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: xsmommy
At least they’re not advocating shooting them in the back.
To: SoothingDave
ok, i am not advocating shooting criminals in the back but this is far more egregious, in that these are innocent women, not fleeing criminals!
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posted on
05/15/2013 8:26:39 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: xsmommy
oh, yeah....Obama called them up and asked them to take the heat off and they bared their boobybiz to halt the scandal.
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posted on
05/15/2013 8:30:46 AM PDT
by
tioga
To: tioga
i always roll my eyes at those that say FR isn’t what it used to be, but that thread strains credulity.
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posted on
05/15/2013 8:31:40 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: xsmommy
I do miss the viking kitties and zot threads. those were the days.
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posted on
05/15/2013 8:34:04 AM PDT
by
tioga
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