kith
-noun
1. acquaintances, friends, neighbors, or the like; persons living in the same general locality and forming a more or less cohesive group.
2. kindred.
3. a group of people living in the same area and forming a culture with a common language, customs, economy, etc., usually endogamous.
Word of the Day
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PKMKII
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"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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Re: Word of the Day
kith
verb
to touch or preth with the lipth thlightly purthed, and then often to part them and to emit a thmacking thound, in an exprethion of affection, love, greeting, reverenth, etc.
verb
to touch or preth with the lipth thlightly purthed, and then often to part them and to emit a thmacking thound, in an exprethion of affection, love, greeting, reverenth, etc.
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Re: Word of the Day
Rev. Rowan Redbeard wrote:kith
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to touch or preth with the lipth thlightly purthed, and then often to part them and to emit a thmacking thound, in an ekthprethion of affection, love, greeting, reverenth, etth.
Fixed that for you.
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Alright who's got the ugliest Santa?
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pschent
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the double crown worn by ancient Egyptian kings, symbolic of dominion over Upper and Lower Egypt, which had previously been separate kingdoms.
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the double crown worn by ancient Egyptian kings, symbolic of dominion over Upper and Lower Egypt, which had previously been separate kingdoms.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
Re: Word of the Day
pschent [a]
to make increasingly boastful claims as to the superiority of someone or something.
eg: Pschhh... call that a knife... THIS is a knife!
Pschhh... yeah? Well my father can whip your father with his little finger!
to make increasingly boastful claims as to the superiority of someone or something.
eg: Pschhh... call that a knife... THIS is a knife!
Pschhh... yeah? Well my father can whip your father with his little finger!
Send lawyers, guns and money...
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Autumn Statement noun
1. Statement of Doom and Gloom, Abandon all Hope ye who live in Britain, Ebenezer Scrooge's Christmas Cheer...etc etc
1. Statement of Doom and Gloom, Abandon all Hope ye who live in Britain, Ebenezer Scrooge's Christmas Cheer...etc etc
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black bart wrote:Alright who's got the ugliest Santa?
Me, now. I liked yours better, though.
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autumn statement
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an admission of failure, a concession that you are not numerate at an adult level, a cry for help in understanding your gas bill, let alone the economy of the country.
nepotism
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the act of giving someone a job or position because they went to the same school as you, they are a member of your Gentlemen's Club, or their daddy is particularly rich and is a prominent party donor. Often leads to screamingly incompetent people being in positions of power and responsibility.
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an admission of failure, a concession that you are not numerate at an adult level, a cry for help in understanding your gas bill, let alone the economy of the country.
nepotism
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the act of giving someone a job or position because they went to the same school as you, they are a member of your Gentlemen's Club, or their daddy is particularly rich and is a prominent party donor. Often leads to screamingly incompetent people being in positions of power and responsibility.
"I don't mean to sound bitter, cynical or cruel; but I am, so that's how it comes out." ~ Bill Hicks.
"To argue with a person who has renounced reason is like administering medicine to the dead." ~ Thomas Paine.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." ~ Abraham Lincoln.
"I linked the number of MPs to the number of votes. If you'd done a real Science degree you'd understand sticking to the point." ~ daftbeaker.
"To argue with a person who has renounced reason is like administering medicine to the dead." ~ Thomas Paine.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." ~ Abraham Lincoln.
"I linked the number of MPs to the number of votes. If you'd done a real Science degree you'd understand sticking to the point." ~ daftbeaker.
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black bart
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Roy Hunter wrote:autumn statement
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an admission of failure, a concession that you are not numerate at an adult level, a cry for help in understanding your gas bill, let alone the economy of the country.
nepotism
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the act of giving someone a job or position because they went to the same school as you, they are a member of your Gentlemen's Club, or their daddy is particularly rich and is a prominent party donor. Often leads to screamingly incompetent people being in positions of power and responsibility.
Why does the b*****d still look so smug? I am really tempted to wait outside Downing Street with at least a rotten egg or two...it would be worth getting arrested for.
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strabismus
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a disorder of vision due to a deviation from normal orientation of one or both eyes so that both cannot be directed at the same object at the same time; squint; crossed eyes.
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a disorder of vision due to a deviation from normal orientation of one or both eyes so that both cannot be directed at the same object at the same time; squint; crossed eyes.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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Dr. Strabismus (whom God preserve) of Utrecht
One of Beachcomber's characters, much quoted by Spike Milligan
One of Beachcomber's characters, much quoted by Spike Milligan
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prosy
-adjective
1. of the nature of or resembling prose.
2. prosaic; dull, tedious, wearisome, or commonplace.
-adjective
1. of the nature of or resembling prose.
2. prosaic; dull, tedious, wearisome, or commonplace.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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