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Games, activities and teaching ideas > Word of the Day!
Word of the Day!
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MoodyMoody
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Word of the Day!
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Thank you, Chud, for selecting me as winner of Word of the Day. Colposinquanonia is something we ladies just have to live with, because so many men "suffer" from it.
So on to the new word. You know the rules: no real definitions, and be as creative, witty, humorous, crude, or otherwise unforgettable as possible. I will judge December 17 at about 7:00 EST (I think that �s midnight Spain time).
The new word of the day is xerostomia. Go to it, everyone! |
16 Dec 2010
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reeta1
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xerostomia--the fear of photocopying (xeroxing). I feel a shiver go up my spine every time I try to use the risograph at school. |
16 Dec 2010
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moravc
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This is a really bad disease. It is a fear of copy-machines from the company Xeror.
It is quite a rare disorder, the highest number of patients are secretaries.
PS: WOW reeta1 - we had the very same idea!
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16 Dec 2010
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reeta1
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ah, brilliant minds think alike! |
16 Dec 2010
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edrodmedina
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xerostomia is the photocopying of ones stomach as opposed to xerosasia which is the photocopying of ones aspirations. ;-) |
17 Dec 2010
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MarionG
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Ok, you obviously need to be Dutch to really understand this...
Both a certain familiarity with the broad mindedness of the Dutch as well as the Dutch language is required to really understand this term.
This is the Dutch (late night) version of America �s funniest homevideos
X = short for X-rated
eros = does this really need explanation?
stom = Dutch for �stupid �
ia = indicates a collection of sorts
So, as is abundantly clear now, it is a program which offers �bloopers � from erotic movies, things like the bed breaking, the leading lady bursting out laughing as her partner undresses and gas escaping at inopportune moments... you get the idea. It is aired after the very popular "stom-stommer-stomst" (stupid-stupider-stupidest) which offers simply funny videos, more appropriate for the entire family. The name xerostomia is purposefully unclear to avoid akward questions from the kids searching the tv-guide for teletubbies screening times...
(I actually know the term, it is a well-known side effect of one of the other things Holland is �famous � for... :) |
17 Dec 2010
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MarionG
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AAH Right, we�re famous for tulips as well...of course I meant tulips, what else could I possible have meant?  |
17 Dec 2010
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morbeyaz
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hi everybody i m a new user i run out of points:( Can anyone help me gaining some points to download some worksheet for my students.thx a lot�
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17 Dec 2010
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gloriawpai
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@Marion = r u sure you r just a teacher? (you are so funny) I couldn �t help, but I �m laughing my head off!
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17 Dec 2010
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