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Where an utterly useless word is submitted on a regular basis– and now we've thrown in a pun and a joke.
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And what a word this is:
ostrobogulous
As always virtual beer to the first correct definition and word used in a sentence.
(Hitch, how many...
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What's the meaning of SERENGETI?
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Here's a question that should push you all to the limit.
What words comes after primary, secondary, tertiary?
Good luck!
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I've taken this word of the day from www.dictionary.com and what a word it is!
valetudinarian
definition, and used in a sentence - good luck!
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I think this is a fantastic word, I've got a feeling a few of you will know this without having to check a dictionary! Winner is the first person to define...
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Virtual beer going out to the first post defining the word (and using it in a sentence)
nugatory
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A woman has identical twin boys, and gives them up for adoption.
One of them goes to a family in Egypt and is named Amal.
The other goes to a family...
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At Heathrow Airport today an individual, later discovered to be a public school teacher, was arrested trying to board a flight while in possession of a...
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So this guy walks into a quiet bar..
He's feeling bad about things and he sits down by himself. He yells over to the barman at the other end and asks...
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This is a tricky one....
antwacky (hint - british slang)
A virtual beer for the first correct answer
chris
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Two vultures board an airplane, each carrying two dead raccoons. The stewardess looks at them and says, "I'm sorry, gentlemen, only one carrion allowed...
By Pia
by Pia
6 yr 181 days ago
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prestidigitation
any suggestions ?
By Pia
by Pia
6 yr 181 days ago
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Again, I apologise, they just seem to get worse!
Bill was short of money and was out looking for a job. Pastor Nelson offered Bill Lm500 to buy paint...
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It's a shocker!
There was this guy who had a girlfriend called Lorraine who was very pretty and he liked her a lot.
One day he went to work to...
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An elephant was drinking out of a river one day, when he spotted a turtle asleep on a log. So, he ambled on over and kicked it clear across the river...
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Beltane \BEL-tayn\ noun
By Pia
by Pia
6 yr 191 days ago
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Surely you've heard of Mahatma Ghandi. He's known for being a mystical, peacefully suberb being. Due to his beliefs he has never worn shoes. And also due...
By Pia
by Pia
6 yr 193 days ago
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Hitchhiker - you'll love this one!
Mary Poppins was travelling home, but due to worsening weather, she decided to stop at a hotel for the night. She...
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Probably the oldest pun in the book!
There was a man who entered a local paper's pun contest. He sent in ten different puns, in the hope that at least...
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Useful New Words
AQUADEXTROUS (ak wa deks' trus) adj.
Possessing the ability to turn the bathtub faucet on and off with your toes.
CARPERPETUATION...
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I had to look this up when a student found it in a news articles about SARS.... I think it sounds good.
Epizootic
Answers on a postcard....
By tam
by tam
6 yr 207 days ago
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A director is screen testing Sylvestor Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger for a new film about classic composers. Not having figured out who to give which...
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I like this one... it's actually the name of a band
evanescence
\Ev`a*nes"cence\, n. The act or state of vanishing away; disappearance; as, the...
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Found these, courtesy of Norman: lol
Damitol
Take 2 and the rest of the world can go to hell for up to 8 hours.
St. Mom's Wort
Plant extract...
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