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Saturday, June 19, 2004STUFF YOU COULD STAND NOT KNOWINGOn average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year. Aside:… So for all of you pen nibblers out there…you can’t say you weren’t warned! The record number of male (human) orgasms in an hour is 16. Aside:… He was obviously going for a record. On average, 12 newborns will be given to... Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 10:56 AM Comments (2) (link) Friday, June 18, 2004SEVEN OF EVERTHINGASIDE:…… A day full of sevens…Is that good or bad luck? SEVEN DEADLY SINS: Pride, Avarice, Wrath, Envy, Gluttony, Sloth and Lust. SEVEN DWARVES: Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy and Sneezy. SEVEN SEAS: Indian, North Pacific, South Pacific, Antarctic, Arctic, North Atlantic and South... Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 4:34 AM Comments (4) (link) Thursday, June 17, 2004MORE WORD GAMESWhen two words are combined to form a single word (e.g., motor + hotel = motel, breakfast + lunch = brunch) the new word is called a "portmanteau."...And of course, a portmanteau is an oblong case for clothes, which opens in two halves, so you get the idea. Lucifer is latin for "Light Bringer". It... Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 4:23 AM Comments (0) (link) Wednesday, June 16, 2004The term "Mayday" is used for signaling for help after (SOS), it comes from the French term "M'aidez" which is pronounced "MayDay" and means, "Help Me" The term "devil's advocate"comes from the Roman Catholic church. When deciding if someone should become a saint, a devil's advocate is always... Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 8:37 AM Comments (5) (link) Tuesday, June 15, 2004WORDS & MORE WORDS"Underground" is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters "und." "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt". "Bookkeeper" and "bookkeeping" are the only words in the English language with three consecutive double letters. "Freelance" comes from... Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 9:22 AM Comments (2) (link) |
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