Not My Sword: Links to Follow

Friday, December 11, 2009

Here are some interesting links I discovered today as I was surfing the Web:

Check out this great newspaper spread about Romeo and Juliet's death, done by the BBC

PHRASE / WORD OF THE DAY (as suggested by you and worth extra-credit points):

"Idle hands are the Devil's playground." -- EM
"The ball is in your court." = It's up to you; it's your decision to make. -- JA
a brown-noser = a toady trying to curry favor with the teacher -- PS
Arbitrator = cook who left Arby's and now works for McDonald's.--VA (Just kidding.)
Beat someone behind the woodshed like a red-headed stepchild. -- EM
bubulcitate = to cry like a cowboy -- SB
Busier than a one-legged man in a buns-kicking contest.--JS
cat hickies = When a kitten thinks you are its mother and it sucks on your clothing or skin. -- EM
eldritch = unearthly, weird, eerie -- RL
ferroeqinologist = person who studies (and loves) trains (i.e., railroad enthusiast). -- JL
flibberty-gibbet = flighty person -- JA
Flying by the seat of your pants-- EM
leighster = female liar -- SB
misodoctakleidist = someone who dislikes playing the piano -- JA
scaredy-cat = person who is easily frightened -- ZP
Taking the mickey out of someone--AB
to cotton on = to get used to an idea; to become comfortable with someone else's idea -- NB
Which is it? (a) Let's eat Grandpa. (b) Let's eat, Grandpa.* Use grammar. It saves lives. -- RS
Wigwam for a goose's bridle = useless contraption -- AM

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