Muffins or War

[peter danielsen]

Right Paula

As Bob Dylan sings: "You talk about a life of brotherly love, show me someone who knows how to live it...." and "we live by the golden rule, whoever got the gold rules"

Peter

[paula_hansen]

Right Paula

As Bob Dylan sings: "You talk about a life of brotherly love, show me someone who knows how to live it...." and "we live by the golden rule, whoever got the gold rules"

Peter

well, that is a sick call to Greed and Riches. what good availeth a man if he secures the whole world and yet loseth his soul?

[Diane]

Byron said:

A List Of Common English Words. Which One is the Odd One Out?

admiral, alchemy, alcohol, algebra, algorithm, alkali, almanac, amalgam, aniline, apricot, arsenal, arsenic, artichoke, assassin, aubergine, azure, borax, cable, calibre, camphor, candy, cannabis, carafe, caraway, checkmate, cipher, coffee, cotton, crimson, crocus, cumin, damask, elixir, gauze, gazelle, ghoul, giraffe, guitar, hashish, hazard, jar, jasmine, lacquer, lemon, lilac, lime, lute, magazine, marzipan, massage, mattress, muslin, myrrh, nadir, orange, safari, saffron, samizdat, sash, sequin, serif, sesame, shackle, sherbet, shrub, talc, tamarind, tambourine, tariff, tarragon, zenith, zero.

The answer of course is samizdat, an untranslatable Russian word meaning, "underground dissident writing". The rest are all Arabic words....................

makes you think, don't it?

It does make you think.

Not trying to make any kind of point, other than I am a bit of a fan of things Irish, I will use this as an excuse to sneak in a short list of English words/phrases of Irish origin:

Galore, banshee, bog , smithereens, boycott, quiz, gob, brash, shenanigans (just love that word), highfalutin', to nick, to peg out, to get a rise out of someone.

And, of course, whiskey (from uisce beatha, 'water of life'). Can anyone tell me how to pronounce that correctly, it is important for me to know.

That's it. I'm happy now.

Diane

[lizzytysh]

Those are some mighty sparky words there, Diane ~ two of the phrases I'm unfamiliar with, but the rest I've always really liked. Very descriptive, strong, letter groupings .

~ Lizzy

[peter danielsen]

Yes Paula,
some persons become aware of their own greed. Some claim that they don't desire power. I think the latter causes the most damage.

Peter

[Diane]

Hi Lizzy, yes, aren't they?

Here are the phrase definitions as I'm not sure which you're unfamiliar with:

to nick means to steal, to peg out means to collapse in exhaustion, or, sometimes, to die. Highfalutin means pompous or pretentious (I think the origin of this word is not actually certain, but it may be of Irish origin.)

The last definiton I shall copy from the dictionary, as the attempt at it is not uncommon here on this very forum :

Idiom: to get a rise out of someone:
colloq
To make them angry or upset, especially by teasing or provoking them.
Thesaurus: anger, tease, provoke, bait, annoy.

Diane

[lizzytysh]

Hi Diane ~

Thanks for the definitions of the phrases. The two I was referring to were "to nick, to peg out" ~ however, once I read your definition of "to nick," I realized I had heard it before in that context. Either here in the U.S., or via Paula [not_H ], even though through Paula makes much more sense ~ but I can't figure what might have been being said . Anyway, "to peg out" is completely new to me. Thanks .

Aren't words wonderful? I wish I knew more of them personally .

~ Lizzy

[Diane]

Hi Lizzy, yes words are great fun. I love it when I hear a new word and have to look it up. I have a list somewhere of the world's most innately amusing words. If I come across it I shall post it here.

Diane

[lizzytysh]

most innately amusing words

~ Lizzy

[paula_hansen]

Yes Paula,
some persons become aware of their own greed. Some claim that they don't desire power. I think the latter causes the most damage.

Peter

Peter, I do believe that you are one of the few truly pure Gentlemen here. Your words speak with grace and softness, you walk righteously and always avoid the gutter. Of this I am sure. I wish you Godspeed on your way to the station every morning.

[Byron]

'Babysitter,' someone who sits on young children

[Byron]

'Vacuum cleaner,' intergalactic bucket and mop.

[Diane]

Hi Byron, good to see you back! Never can resist this kind of thing:

AMNESIA: condition that enables a woman who has gone through labor to have sex again.

DERANGE: Where de buffalo roam.

DIVORCE: Future tense of marriage.

FANCY RESTAURANT: One that serves cold soup on purpose.

GOSSIP: A person who will never tell a lie if the truth will do more damage.

OPPORTUNIST: A person who starts taking bath if he accidentally falls into a river.

POLYGON: A dead parrot.

RELIEF : What trees do in the spring.

SMILE: A curve that can set a lot of things straight.

TOMORROW: One of the greatest labor saving devices of today.

YAWN: An honest opinion openly expressed.

VUJA DE: The Feeling You've Never Been Here.

Diane

[lizzytysh]

Hi Byron ~

Seeing your name is good news .

I love those that both you and Diane have posted.

~ Lizzy

[Byron]

'Porridge oats,' crops developed thousands of years ago by ancient scottish folk in preparation for the day when modern scientists would discover that it would help to fight cholestorol. Ancient scottish folk used to die of claymores and haggis poisoning, far too early for them to develop cholestorol.


I need to up me dose...........again......