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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.

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.

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They may fold us, spindle us, and mutilate us,

But they will never crease us!

[mikrofon]

The ancient scribe Davidus Broccus thought very highly of this particular ruler; he often admired the “Croesus in his pants”…

[NutsOnYew]

"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

Someone wrote that sentence in 2017? And, I'm not that impressed with Croesus if he thinks 1,000 pounds a fortune.

[backwoods-engineer]

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.

[Songcraft]

Increase-us so that we win them all next time.

[MoochPooch]

Methinks you’ll have to be rich as Croesus to go there:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3640615/posts

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

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”