Mood:
mischieviousNow Playing: The Glove-Mr. Alphabet Says
Topic: Apple Oaths of Honor
Watch your blog hand!
So, Saturday has
been and gone. And with what? Nothing. What have you accomplished
this weekend?
No blog entries? Nothing to report? Are you still poking around
at your brain trying to figure out what to
respond with? What about the definition for fuck all?
That was bloody brilliant, I must say!
Why We Say It
You know those
coined phrases we hear & say all the time, but never really
knew where it may have come
from? Like phrases, or words, such as "ride shotgun" or
"tuxedo," well, here you go. Let's cover a couple and
maybe we'll take on one more each day:
- Ride
Shotgun: Should you ever be asked to ride
shotgun on a fund-raising campaign or other enterprise,
you would be expected to keep your eyes peeled for trouble. That is precisely what the shotgun- toting
guard did in the Old West. Usually assigned a seat beside the driver, the fellow who rode shotgun paid
little or no attention to passengers or horses. He stayed busy looking for signs of outlaws and was ready
just in case. The shotgun rider continues to be a vital member of a team which may face problems
on the way to a goal. - Tuxedo:
Among some native Americans, the concept of a round foot
such as that of the wolf was ex-
pressed by sounds that whites (ha ha, whites) rendered as "tuxedo." That, in turn, named a lake not
far from New York City. When the family of tobacco magnate Pierre Lorillard acquired the region near
the lake, it became an exclusive residential area. At a famous Tuxedo Lake Party, mens wore a new-
fangled dress outfit. Almost inevitably, it took the name of the resort that bore the name of a wolf's foot.
I want to see
some of those vocabulary words from yesterday in your response!
So, don't forget to use your brain!
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Sunday, 26 September 2004 - 9:43 AM CDT
Name: Christonaspike
Home Page: http://groups.msn.com/TheNeedleInMyEye
E-Mail: Torirocks@msn.com
dude, i have never heard the saying tuxedo o_O , what have i to say........
ok, all I have to say about that is nonono! and Sir!
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Sunday, September 26, 2004 1:37 PM CDT
Name: Taquito
E-Mail: taquito3217@sbcglobal.net
well ur blog thing was interesting and i had to fasole myself since i thought of myself as a monodigital typist.
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Monday, 27 September 2004 - 7:54 AM CDT
Name: jfkhaos
E-Mail: theghostofjfkhaos@hotmail.com
How many times have our children wanted to "ride shotgun" and really played like the part without knowing the monodigital definition provided by their mum?
