Quote and Word of the Day 4/3/11
13 years, 8 months & 24 days ago
3rd Apr 2011 08:09 "Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all???the apathy of human beings."
- Helen Keller
Plat
noun, verb, plat??ted, plat??ting.
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1. a plot of ground.
2. a plan or map, as of land.
???verb (used with object)
3. to make a plat of; plot.
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Origin:
1400???50; late Middle English; variant of plot, reinforced by Middle English plat flat of a sword < Old French: something flat ( see plate1 )
Silly things said in newspapers
13 years, 8 months & 25 days ago
2nd Apr 2011 09:51 all are real
1. get 50% off or half price, whichever is less
2. fish need water, feds say
3. alton attorney accidentally sues himself
4. county to pay $250,000 to advertise lack of funds
5. utah poison control reminds everyone not to take poison
6. police were called to market square for a report about a "suspicious coin." investagating officer reported it was a quarter.
Word of the day 4/2/11
13 years, 8 months & 25 days ago
2nd Apr 2011 09:07 tine
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a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
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Also, especially British , tyne.
Origin:
before 900; late Middle English tyne, Middle English tind, Old English; cognate with Old High German zint, Old Norse tindr
???Related forms
tined, adjective
Word of the Day 4/1/11
13 years, 8 months & 26 days ago
1st Apr 2011 18:51 Kidult
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1. an adult who is interested in forms of entertainment such as computer games, television programmes, etc that are intended for children
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2. aimed at or suitable for kidults, or both children and adults
Word of the day 3/29/11
13 years, 8 months & 29 days ago
29th Mar 2011 15:48 Aa
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basaltic lava having a rough surface.