Posted on 03/03/2014 4:30:57 AM PST by xsmommy
Word For The Day, Monday, March 3, 2014 – salvo
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".
salvo; noun •
Etymology:
1. a. a simultaneous discharge of two or more guns in military action or as a salute b : the release all at one time of a rack of bombs or rockets (as from an airplane) c : a series of shots by an artillery battery with each gun firing one round in turn after a prescribed interval d : the bombs or projectiles released in a salvo 2 : something suggestive of a salvo: as a : a sudden burst b : a spirited attack •
1635–45; < Latin salvō, ablative of salvus safe, found in legal phrases 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....
PACZKI!!!!! Where I live now it’s all italians. Where i grew up was all portagees and pole-locks. I miss some of those old flavors of home.
We got a dusting Sun morning then nothing. Happy, happy, happy.
Today is Buffy’s birthday. Poor thing gets to celebrate by going to the groomers today, tomorrow she gets spayed.
but he won the Nobel Peace Prize for crying out loud, they DARE betray him?
Mr. Putin’s opening salvo
Could make Ukraine the new Sarajevo
But with Barry and Kerry
It just seems so merry
They’ve all but stood up and yelled “Bravo!”
didn’t watch but that was great that he thanked God. he deserved the Oscar for Dallas Buyers club. he needs to gain some of that weight back even still! and the haters gonna hate, they will wise up eventually, but perhaps too late.
never made them, send me your recipe!
A+++
and “LET’S PARTY!” at the dnc happy hour. A++++
imagine the Obam torso juxtapositioned with that, and you see what our chances are!
I never made them either. My dad, however, used to go to town for hours with a vat of boiling oil, a wife-beater covered in powder sugar little paczki cooling on every square inch of counter space.
sounds sooooo good!
.....vs.....
Are those like Italian zepolles? I made a coffee cake last night, anticipating an ice day here and everyone is off, from schools to colleges and the spouse is calling a delayed opening which may extend to tomorrow. It’s good to be the boss.
.....LOL
Yes, we were all dreading a foot of snow according to forecasts last Thursday/Friday.
They’re like donuts, but made by Pollacks.
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