Comments on: GTW Game XVI Answer

By: CHESS MARCOS

CHESS MARCOS — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:32:02 +0000

Excelent as always dear teacher :mrgreen:

By: michael r

michael r — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:36:44 +0000

lol i like the yiddish word for it lol nuchslep

By: tneumann91006

tneumann91006 — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 06:36:00 +0000

I never have been a chaperone. In grade school, there were dances that were chaperoned. I do not remember there being chaperones with hoods. I have noticed that there have been people with hoods on their sweaters and they have been wearing them even when unseasonably warm. Strange behavior. Wait a minute, when I was a vicar in Illinois and then Minnesota I helped coordinate youth events. I suppose you could call me a chaperone for these events.

By: maddog

maddog — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:53:30 +0000

Don’t cover that beautiful face with your hair! ;)

Where did [catfight] originate when referring to 2 women fighting?

When I did some work in Mainland China in the early 1980′s, I had a chaperon when I was invited to the Friday social gatherings in Harbin. These were like dances but the protocol for dancing with a young lady was quite involved so I did not take the chance of treading on any local taboos. Still, It was quite interesting to watch how a meeting was set-up between single people.

By: Evan Owen

Evan Owen — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:47:00 +0000

renepayback, here’s a good joke for you:

Polyglot: someone who speaks several languages
Diglot: someone who speaks two languages
Monoglot: an American. :lol:

By: 101kasi

101kasi — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:31:29 +0000

I have not been one but my mom was one for my school dance :neutral:

By: hs4mm

hs4mm — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:13:19 +0000

Marina,

What’s the origin of the [adjective form of bosom, as in "bosom pals" -- meaning close or intimate]? Also [soul mates].

What I find really strange is that the woman being interviewed at http://wordsmith.org/chat/dare.html mentions a “Choctaw phrase, itibapishily, which means ‘my brother, with whom I was suckled.’” as being the root of the word “bobbasheely … a noun, meaning a good friend, or … a verb, meaning to associate with someone in a friendly fashion.” — but she is totally silent about any connection between bobbasheely and the regular English expression bosom pals!

I find it more likely that bobbasheely may have come about when somebody tried to teach a Choctaw Indian the regular English expression bosom pals!

–hs4Mm
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By: hs4mm

hs4mm — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:27:35 +0000

Marina, how about us be bobbasheely?

By: nevrdai

nevrdai — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:19:19 +0000

I would like to request [battle].

By: John

John — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:05:46 +0000

ironmaidenman requests [meteorologist]