Word for the Day, Monday, April 20, 2015-- minion

4/20/15 | xs

[xsmommy]

Word For The Day, Monday, 4/20/15

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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".

minion; noun/adj

1. a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.

2. a favored or highly regarded person.

3. a minor official.

4. Printing. a 7-point type. adjective 5. dainty; elegant; trim; pretty.

Etymology: 1490-1500; < Middle French mignon, for Old French mignot dainty <

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.

Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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[xsmommy]

Good Morning Class. Welcome to School!

Here is my example with WFTD.

Great article about minions by Kevin Williamson.

No pushing at the door please!

[xsmommy]

good morning!

[Pollster1]

Obama and his minions pose a clear and present danger to America.

[Diogenesis]

Sen. Corker, Minion of First Moslem Obama the Undocumented,
Wants to Appoint Obama as Dictator

[xsmommy]

A+++ and an extra + for the minions!

[xsmommy]

A+++ do not get Corker, not at all.

[xsmommy]

My daughter and niece are doing their parts to outbreed the leftist minions. xsgrandson and xsgrandniece/nephew due this summer and fall.

[verga]

As a high school teacher, I can say it is good to have minions.

[xsmommy]

do they bring you apples? ; ) A+++

[verga]

No but at least they don’t throw Tomatoes!

[MrB]

I see you’re a fan as well!

I think my favorite aspect wrt the minions was the subtle humor of Gru calling them each by name and asking them something specific about their families.

[Cowman]

Minion: A small Vietnamese onion

[xsmommy]

A+++

[camle]

you know what jimmy durante used to say “ I got a minion of ‘em”

[xsmommy]

good one! A+++

[Paine in the Neck]

Hillary's minions in the press await their orders.

[Cowman]

how about a new rack and minion for the truck

[Soaring Feather]

Good Morning!

Obama will appoint himself President for life- no one *need* do it for him. IMHO

[NeoCaveman]

My daughter and niece are doing their parts to outbreed the leftist minions. xsgrandson and xsgrandniece/nephew due this summer and fall.

Congrats!

Speaking of adding to the good column, the wife and I will be adding one in the end of summer ourselves.

[NeoCaveman]

Williamson is the best writer going right now.

I loved his line about some men needing to be servile to someone who if circumstances had been just slightly different would be running a Chipotle as opposed to doing a photo op at one.