Posted on 02/18/2013 7:32:43 AM PST by xsmommy
Word For The Day, Monday, 2/18/13
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
wangle; verb
verb (used with object) 1. to bring about, accomplish, or obtain by scheming or underhand methods: to wangle an invitation. 2. to falsify or manipulate for dishonest ends: to wangle business records. verb (used without object) 3. to use contrivance, scheming, or underhand methods to obtain some goal or result. 4. to manipulate something for dishonest ends. noun 5. an act or instance of wangling.
Etymology: 181020; blend of wag (the tongue) and dangle (about someone, i.e., hang around someone, court someone's favor)
Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Good Morning Class. Welcome to School!
Here is my example with WFTD.
So Obama wangled a golf outing with Tiger Woods, because of course, he's the ONE and for the rest of his life will have access to whomever/whatever he wants because of it. can you imagine how disgusting that twosome was? it's a wonder the airspace wasn't constricted by those two hubristic BIG HEADS in the same area.
Review Threads:
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
No pushing at the door please!
better late then never i presume? Happy Presidents day to yinz all.
There is no such thing as President’s Day.
Today the federal government is observing a national holiday for George Washington’s Birthday.
A++
See Charlie Wangle
Obamacare was enacted via wangle
By Barry touting all the free stuff he could dangle
“Pre-existing?” No sweat
“You’ll be covered!” (Wanna bet?)
Red-tape and higher costs will start to strangle
Wangle
To herd cattle, You waskle wabbit!
Name of congwessman, Chawlie Wangle (may he wake up tomorrow as a white Republican sheriff with mirrored sunglasses).
Mentioning Barack Obama and Jimmy Carter on a holiday that celebrates the likes of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Ronald Reagan surely must have the latter four spinning wildly in their graves.
Wrangel do wangle. A+++
God save us all. A+++
every time i think i can’t be shocked by their underhandedness ever again, they pull another one that takes my breath away. A+++
FMCDH(BITS)
It is cloudy and 61 here-springlike weather, but it can’t be trusted-I’m guessing it will freeze a few more times, because the liveoaks aren’t blooming and shedding leaves yet...
He was able to wangle an invite
To play golf with Tiger Wood,
So Obama is down in Florida
Which isn’t doing any good
Not that he does any better
When he’s in Washington, DC-
He and his capos are taking
The last dollar from you and me
Based on that, maybe it is best
That he’s free to pack up and roam-
The money spent on his travels
Would be less than having him home...
As much as I love Reagan, this holiday does not celebrate him or TJ or Lincoln (or billy jeff, or FDR, or W or any other president in conjunction with Washington). Congress has never passed any change in the legislation that established Washington's birthday as a national holiday. Even the Monday Holiday Act, which changed the day of observation of most Federal holidays to Monday (the exception being Armistace/Veteran's Day), did not rename Washington's Birthday to President's Day. While some suggested combining Washington's Birthday with and Lincoln's Birthday due to their proximity on the calendar to a "President's Day" holiday, that suggestion was never codified into the Federal Register. Thus, Washington's Birthday is STILL Washington's Birthday and NOT "President's Day".
< /rant >
“Washington’s Birthday is STILL Washington’s Birthday and NOT “President’s Day”. Thank you very much-I was saying that to a fellow hiker this morning...
If you know what ‘crepe-myrtles’ are, watch them. Until they start to bloom winter is still with us. There is an old saying that nature cannot fool crepe-myrtles. Other tress, bushes and plants may start to bloom before the end of winter but not the crepe-myrtles.
They have wangled their way into the history books in a most unusual way.
You may want to interdigitate and think about that for awhile.
A+++ it’s cold here but sunny.
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