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Charles Cole made this for me!  He took some of my lesson thumbnails!  Thanks Charles!

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  1. bsomebody says: 12
    September 7, 2009 at 10:00 pm

    I like collage education! :grin:

    • leonard says: 12.1
      September 9, 2009 at 10:11 am

      He also had, as a former colleague puts it, “a photogenic memory”–a malapropism that captures his gift for the social side of life, his Clintonian ability to remember names of countless people he has met only briefly.
      – Eric Pooley and S.C. Gwynne, “How George Got His Groove”, Time, June 21, 1999
      Its success may be unusual, but brunt force is hardly the only malapropism pushing its way into our lexicon.
      – Jan Freeman, “CYCLING; Crashes Jolt the Standings, And Oust a Tour Favorite”, Boston Globe, April 13, 2008
      Origin:
      A malapropism is so called after Mrs. Malaprop, a character noted for her amusing misuse of words in Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s comedy The Rivals…PS…was word of day(9/9/09)…

      Dictionary.com » Word FAQs » Differences

      What is the difference between a college and a university?
      One of the first meanings of college was ‘a society of scholars incorporated within, or in connection with, a university, or otherwise formed for purposes of study or instruction’. That definition shows that historically college was subordinate to university. From the fact that in some universities only a single college was founded or has survived, in which case the university and college became co-extensive, the name has come, as in Scotland and the United States, to be interchangeable with university as ‘a college with university functions’. In the US, college has been the general term, and is still usually applied to a small university or degree-granting educational institution having a single curriculum of study. The name university is given mainly to larger institutions which are divided into various faculties and which more resemble the universities of Europe.

      :oops:

  3. ilikesexytime says: 10
    September 5, 2009 at 1:21 am

    OMG I SEE FETISH!!! I LOVE YOUR FEET!!! PLEASE POST ANOTHER VIDEO!!

  4. Hs4Mm says: 9
    September 4, 2009 at 4:57 pm

    I need to denounce today’s quote (”A husband is what is left of the lover after the nerve has been extracted.” – Helen Rowland 1876-1950); I will do so after I release my next lesson. I will denounce it on this page since this page has an expression (see 4.2.1) that I think every couple should use at least once in their life.

    • greatestpotential says: 9.1
      September 4, 2009 at 5:04 pm

      Little Jack Horner — traditional English

      Little Jack Horner sat in a corner eating his Holiday pie.
      He stuck in his thumb and pulled out a plum and said yum yum, yum—
      What a good BOY, what a good BOY, what a good BOY am I!

      Little Jacquie Horner sat in a corner eating her Holiday pie.
      SHE stuck in HER thumb and pulled out a plum and said yum yum, yum—
      What a good GIRL, what a good GIRL, what a good GIRL am I!

      Jack and Jacquie Horner sat in a corner eating their holiday pie.
      They stuck in their thumbs and pulled out some plums and said “Yum, yum, yum—
      What a good BOY, what a good GIRL, what good GIRLS AND BOYS ARE THEY!

      :grin:

    • Hs4Mm says: 9.2
      September 5, 2009 at 6:47 pm

      I released this week’s lesson, and I am now here to denounce that quote — but that quote is so blatantly evil that it denounces itself by its meaning! The quote denounces itself so totally that I am at a loss as to what more to say to denounce it further! Perhaps: That is the view by a woman who so lacks in self-esteem that she seeks a sense of self-worth by seeking out and destroying a masculine man and then carrying his carcass with her. On the internet, I found a list of Helen Rowland quotes — the above quote is not an isolated view by her — all of her quotes that I saw expressed a similarly rotten view on men, women, and relationships!

  5. Che Volay says: 8
    September 4, 2009 at 3:19 pm

    The perfect gift for the adolescent male to hang up in is dorm room.

  6. greatestpotential says: 7
    September 4, 2009 at 2:55 pm

    I was just planning on doing this exact same thing, only different. Next time I’m wrapping tin foil around my head!

  8. neuroway says: 5
    September 4, 2009 at 2:13 pm

    Blimey, this sure adds some extra-dimension to the HFW classroom perspective! One doesn’t really know what to aim for in this super-collage of knowledge!! Anyways. I learned something new today, and I am thankful for this. :razz:

  9. Hs4Mm says: 4
    September 4, 2009 at 1:34 pm

    Aah! A round tuit! Here’s an Egyptian one, a Roman one, and King Arthur’s. I especially like a certain expression used in statement of the history of the Egyptian tuit:

    This round ‘Tuit’ was a sign from her people and her son, Tuitkharmen, that she needed to pull her finger out and finish the project.

    That begs the question: Pull her finger out of what?

    Origin request: [pull one's finger out] http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/8/messages/208.html

    According to “A Dictionary of Catch Phrases American and British,” by Eric Partridge, revised by Paul Beale, “take (or pull or get) your finger out” originated about 1930 in the Royal Air Force and was adopted in 1941 or 1942 by the British army. The first edition of Partridge’s book had the meaning as “Stop scratching your backside and get on with the job.” The revised edition, having been enriched by further scholarship, offers a different meaning as the accurate one. It has to do with couples rather than individuals.

    Grandfather’s story: http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/58/messages/1675.html

    PS: Searching the internet will bring up other designs of tuits.

    • Capman911 says: 4.2
      September 4, 2009 at 3:00 pm

      Here is an American Round Tuit I picked up from some gas station on a trip. It is slightly soiled as it was used as a coaster for beer bottles. :lol: It is made from leather and about 4 inches round.

      http://i30.tinypic.com/2ex8uvs.jpg

      • Hs4Mm says: 4.2.1
        September 4, 2009 at 3:46 pm

        When I read “It has to do with couples rather than individuals.” I thought I would be disappointed by the real origin. But, boy was I ever wrong! I had the relevant pages from that book faxed to me, and the real origin is so much better! I don’t want to mention it here in case HotForWords decides to investigate it. (Hint: the expression is the start of a command. Hint Hint: the expression cannot be said to everybody; it is proper that the expression was said to Queen Neffatuit, since she is female.)

        Is linking to the origin the same as not mentioning it here? Yes, right? especially when the linked to page has the origin buried in the midst of lots of false origins … or am I Drowning In Ze Nile? Anyway, this page has lots of false etymologies … and has the correct one too. http://www.guardian.co.uk/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-26685,00.html The book has about 30 lines devoted to this expression, and is worth reading.

        I actually came across the expression a few (maybe 5?) years ago … and I always wanted a good explanation for it. I finally found the explanation, and it is much better than what I could have imagined!

        PS: The entry in the book says to see also “extract the manual digit” … when one goes there, one finds another intresting expression: The extra two inches you’re supposed to get after you’re forty.

    • greatestpotential says: 4.3
      September 4, 2009 at 3:09 pm

      ;-) Since you brought up Egypt let’s talk about denial

  10. wetsuit5 says: 3
    September 4, 2009 at 1:08 pm

    How did you like you helicopter ride?

  11. cufan71 says: 2
    September 4, 2009 at 12:54 pm

    :cool: It looks AWESOME!!! :grin: Charles a.k.a. cufan71 that’s me! I’m so glad you like it Marina! I used my Teacher’s Pet annoucement as my signature! It’s in the right corner! :grin:

  12. royaljme says: 1
    September 4, 2009 at 12:12 pm

    that is so sweet of Charles to make that for you Marina

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