This quiz has examples of things both old and new. It’s kinda fun. Click here to take it.
Merriam Webster Name that Thing Toys and Games
Category: Word Play
To making mistakes
The punster in me can not help making fun of myself as I contemplate whether I make progress or mistakes. Circular logic dictates that I keep chasing this tale until the story ends or I fall over dizzy.
Library Carrels 2020–O Little Swamp of Washington
O little swamp of Washington How clearly we hear the lies No matter the administration the same of old alibies within your marble buildings where strange transactions dwell Each side has honed what it calls truth And has a tale to tell Three branches of our government All have a role to play One branch or the other At times has had more sway When we have an imbalance Bad tidings will arrive Unless we all can compromise Our nation won't survive
Merriam-Webster Word of the Year Quiz-2020
No matter whether you get your news from QAnon or CNN, there are words here that you have heard this year. Some are easy to guess and some are trickier (at least in my estimation.) To find out for yourself, click here
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Library Carrels 2020: What Election is This?
What election is this That's laid to rest On the Supreme Court's docket Awaiting While Republicans hope To overturn the vote Democrats still Anticipating Thrown out Thrown out Like other lawsuits From all other court case decisions Not now Not now His supporters proclaim Time to make some revisions I learned about the Verse block from helpful blogger, Denzil Walton of Discovering Belgium. Thanks Denzil!
Merriam Webster Scrabble Word Quiz
Are you a Scrabble Phenom? Do you play it in person or on-line? Do you play a Scrabble type game like Lexulous or Word?
I am a decent Scrabble player among regular people but good Scrabble players usually beat me. Like my Lexulous buddy, Rolig Loon
I did do better than average on this quiz. How did you do? I found this one a fun and not too difficult quiz.
‘I hope you’ll join me’
After an unfortunate exchange of words at a McDonald because I was taking too long to put my change in my wallet for the impatient middle-aged woman behind me in line to order, she told me “Go to hell.”
She didn’t know how to react when I smiled at her and told her, “I hope you’ll join me.”
Wisdom in Memes
Seldom have I seen so much wisdom in ONE email. Enjoy!
Merrium Webster What Did You Call Me Quiz?
I actually knew a few of the words but got caught by the timer at least once. Hope you do better with this quiz.
You so and so you!
Live in the Time of Coronavirus: Pt 19: Reblog-Lockdown Lingo
Sheree lives in the South of France and periodically blogs about how she and her Beloved Husband are navigating what is now France’s Second Lockdown.
This blog focuses on French lock down terms
Attestation – This word (certificate) – already crucial to France’s true religion of bureaucracy – became central to life during Lockdown I. Une attestation de déplacement dérogatoire was required for every trip out. The word is commonly used in many other situations for example: une attestation du travail proves that you are in work while une attestation de domicile is proof of where you live.
Merriam Webster Quiz: Here Be Dragons
While you nervously await the results of the U.S. election, take your mind off the news for a few minutes and see how well you know these mythical scary characters from around the world.
Take the Here be Dragon Quiz. It’s harder than you might think and the creatures comes from around the world. I had a few lucky guesses and did not know the answer for more than a few questions.
Merriam-Webster Quiz: Farm Idioms
What didn’t Ewe have any lambs this year? I was a under the wether.
This quiz deals with expressions, puns, and a bit of history. It was not hard but it could be tricky.
Merriam-Webster Government Quiz
This quiz was much more difficult than I expected. Several bad guesses and one question where the correct answer was too obvious so I missed it also.
Reblog: Parts Of A House With Names You Probably Didn’t Know
There are some house parts I was not aware of and a few I already knew.
Merriam-Webster Homophone Quiz
If you know what I am writing/righting/riting/ about then you know what I am up to/too/two. It’s a homophone quiz where you have two or more words that sound alike but are spelt differently and have different meanings.
The quiz is not too difficult (or is that to difficult or two difficult?)
Merriam-Webster How Strong is Your Vocabulary Quiz
This quiz is either incredibly easy or I was having a good day. I guessed correctly every time.
Merriam-Webster Puppy Quiz
Delimitating Lables
He’s a Republican
She’s a Dem
We are us
They are them
We sit in our corners
And stir up a fuss
We’ve each got out labels
No more to discuss
Labels are easy
And help us describe
Who we identify
As part of our tribe
But what if we all
Have more than one label
Would there still be room
At some other table?
Clever Words for Clever People
From an email.
1. ARBITRAITOR
A cook that leaves Arby’s to work at McDonald’s
2. BERNADETTE
The act of torching a mortgage.
3. BURGLARIZE
What a crook sees through
4. AVOIDABLE
What a bullfighter tries to do
5. EYEDROPPER
Clumsy ophthalmologist
6. CONTROL
A short, ugly inmate.
7. COUNTERFEITER
Workers who put together kitchen cabinets
8. ECLIPSE
What an English barber does for a living.
9. LEFT BANK
What the bank robbers did when their bag was full of money.
10. HEROES
What a man in a boat does
11. PARASITES
What you see from the Eiffel Tower
12. PARADOX
Two physicians
13. PHARMACIST
A helper on a farm
14. POLARIZE
What penguins see through
15. PRIMATE
Remove your spouse from in front of TV
16. RELIEF
What trees do in the spring
17. RUBBERNECK
What you do to relax your wife
18. SELFISH
What the owner of a seafood store does
19. SUDAFED
Brought litigation against a government official
20. PARADIGMS
Cents
