Croesus
Posted on 03/18/2018 6:18:18 PM PDT by left that other site
Croesus
Definition : a very rich man
Did You Know? The original Croesus was a 6th-century B.C. king of Lydia, an ancient kingdom in what is now Turkey. Croesus conquered many surrounding regions, grew very wealthy, and became the subject of legends. In one legend, he was visited by Solon, the wise Athenian lawgiver. (Historians say this isn't chronologically possible, but it makes a good story.) Solon supposedly told Croesus, who thought he had everything: "Account no man happy before his death." These words made Croesus angry, and he threw the lawmaker out of his court. Croesus would rethink Solon's pronouncement later when his empire was overthrown by the Persians. Croesus' name shows up in the phrase "rich as Croesus," meaning "filthy rich," and it has also entered English as a generic term for someone extremely wealthy.
Examples
"Our young, handsome hero is an international man of mystery, fresh off the boat from London with no introduction but a note for a thousand pounds sterling, a fortune worthy of Croesus and enough to break a trading house." — Karen Heller, The Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2017
"I'd marry Lord Merton…. He's the silverest of silver foxes. He's richer than Croesus. He's charming." — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2015
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
MY ENTRY:
A proper name can often become a new generic word itself, such as ' "Kleenex" for facial tissue, "Aspirin" for a pain reliever, and "Croesus" for a wealthy man.
They may fold us, spindle us, and mutilate us,
But they will never crease us!
The ancient scribe Davidus Broccus thought very highly of this particular ruler; he often admired the “Croesus in his pants”…
LOL...A sharp crease does not always indicate a sharp mind! :-)
Someone wrote that sentence in 2017? And, I'm not that impressed with Croesus if he thinks 1,000 pounds a fortune.
Only if he gives out 1000 pd notes like business cards.
THEN I’d be impressed! :-)
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That is one of the things I love about him! ;-)
Quote Edgar’s foe,
Nevermore!
Lest the crowseeus!
When I was a kid, in backwoods West Virginia, my dad and uncles would always refer to people as “rich as Croesus”. I wondered then but never asked, “Who’s Croesus?” I didn’t learn who Croesus was until I was a teenager.
Increase-us so that we win them all next time.
Methinks you’ll have to be rich as Croesus to go there:
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The Clintons forgot about Jesus
In their quest to be richer than Croesus
More than one accusation
‘bout their phony foundation
Might make all their assets cry: “Seize us”
I am positively raven about your reference to Poe.
That would have been Cletus Croesus, who gotta a doublewide over yonder!
(((My neighbors in the Trailer Park think I must be rich as Croesus, since I don’t share my 750 sq ft single with anyone else but my Dawg.)))
A big AMEN to THAT! :-)
Especially if one has many children!
There is nothing in the Historical Record to indicate that the immense wealth of Croesus was composed of ill-gotten gains.
The Clintoons, however...
The Clintons are as rich as Croesus-
They are traveling all of the time
Somehow whenever they do that
It is always on somebody’s dime
Every time that Hillary’s fat ass
Is hauled up the steps to a plane
Someone else is paying the bill
But they won’t share in the gain
Campaign donations to the DNC
She used to go selling her book
As her puppets there were silent
About those millions she took..
Indeed!
LOCK HER UP!
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