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Word of the day!
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alex1968
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Word of the day!
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Here it is folks....the Word of the Day. Have fun with the definitions! Be generous...don �t hold back!!!
P A R S I M O N I O U S
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24 Jan 2013
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MoodyMoody
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Par: getting a golf ball in the hole in the prescribed number of strokes
Simon: pro golfer Simon Dyson
-ious: suffix changing a noun into an adjective, like or in the fashion
So, parsimonious means getting as many holes in golf at par as pro Simon Dyson. |
24 Jan 2013
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sarguero
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Misspelling for PARSIMIOUS a kind of ape related with the Yeti snowman.
The parsimious habitat is the city parks where he can sit the whole day on a bench as a good lazybones he is. His slow motion movements are remarkable too. Scientists report that a snail could overtake a parsimious without any problem due to how slowly the parsimious runs.
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25 Jan 2013
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douglas
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"To act or be like that beautiful and wild young lady named Simone that I once met in Paris." |
25 Jan 2013
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Matthew@ELSP
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To be like a (misspelled) persimmon.
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25 Jan 2013
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alexcure
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P A R S I M O N I O U S = paranormal Simone (they called him Simonious to sound more magic...) |
25 Jan 2013
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ldthemagicman
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PARSIMONIOUS
Some people think that �Parsimonious� is an adjective meaning very, very unwilling to spend money --- �stingy�; �tight-fisted�; usually the result of extreme poverty. This is NOT the meaning!
�Parsimonious� = �Pars im on ious�
It is a code-word, used by Gamblers Anonymous, for Members who wish to text their priest, pastor, or PARSON, asking for help. They have no money left after gambling, so when they buy something, they give the Seller a Credit Note, which says: �I Owe You �10� (for example). This is called an IOU.
�Parsimonious� = �Parson, I�m on IOU�s.�
JOKE
�My husband has gone to a Casino in the Himalayas.�
�Tibet?�
�Of course! He�ll travel anywhere to gamble.�
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25 Jan 2013
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cunliffe
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�To parse � is to analyse a text closely and in depth, of course. People born under the sign of Virgo go in for this quite a lot, it sends them into a kind of rapture. However, it bores the other eleven signs of the zodiac. �Harmonious � is a lovely word. When we combine the two, �parse � and �harmonious � we arrive at �parsimonious �. Thus, the word describes a Virgoan concentrating on the minutiae of sentence structure, when he is a very happy Virgoan indeed. When it comes to a Virgoan analysing his wife �s credit card bill, as they always do, they can become quite parsifurious.
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25 Jan 2013
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