| prithee is the word of the day |
[01 Apr 2008|12:09am] |
I know this community is dead as a doornail, but I wanted to share this because it made me think of the good old days.
"Prithee" is the word of the day.
This week's theme: words formed by contraction.
prithee (PRITH-ee) interjection
Please (used to express a request).
[Contraction of (I) pray thee.]
-Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org)
"Probably it is because I am by profession a storyteller that I cannot
resist a good tale, and it makes no matter if I end up telling it as
a piece of fiction or as what calls itself truth. Just do not, I prithee,
confuse me with a clam."
The Specialist Said; The Sunday Independent (Dublin, Ireland); May 28, 2006.
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[05 Mar 2007|09:29pm] |
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What is one goal that you are taking steps to achieve right now? I mean, a big goal, something that really matters to you.
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| live earth |
[16 Feb 2007|05:03pm] |
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Former Vice President and Academy Award nominee Al Gore has announced that he will sponsor a global warming awareness concert... twenty-four hours, live from major cities around the world... sort of a Live 8 thing, except focusing on global warming instead of poverty.
Behind the scenes is a new group called Save Our Selves (SOS), headed by Kevin Wall, Al Gore, Pharrell Williams, Maná, Cameron Diaz, and the MSN Network.
The concert is set for July 7 and will feature concerts on all seven continents; venues announced so far include:
Johannesburg, South Africa
Shanghai, China
Sydney, Australia
London, England
Plans are being made for venues in the United States, Brazil, and Japan, and it is said that there will even be a venue in Antarctica, which would be the first ever rock concert on that continent.
Confirmed acts include:
AFI
Akon
Black-Eyed Peas
Bloc Party
Bon Jovi
Corinne Bailey Rae
Damien Rice
Duran Duran
Enrique Iglesias
Fall Out Boy
Faith Hill
Foo Fighters
John Mayer
John Legend
Keane
Kelly Clarkson
Korn
Lenny Kravitz
Mana
Melissa Etheridge
Paolo Nutini
Pharrell
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sheryl Crow
Snoop Dogg
Snow Patrol
Tim McGraw
Rumored to appear are Coldplay, U2, and Oasis. More acts will likely be confirmed before the concert.
The concert will be broadcast on television, radio, and the internet, and it is predicted that it will reach over 2 billion people worldwide.
Here is the official website: LiveEarth.org.
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[01 Jan 2007|07:35am] |
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I figured y'all could help me with this question.
For some reason, the YouTube videos I've been trying to post on my LJ aren't showing up. I tried it with the post to journal option on YT, and I also did the embed, but they aren't working. Is there something else I'm supposed to do?
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| woof! |
[25 Nov 2006|12:06am] |
Poll #874911 dog questions
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 11Do you own dogs? If so, how many? What breed(s)? Did your dogs receive formal training? Do you talk to your dogs in baby-talk? On a scale of 1-10, how big is your biggest dog?
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[29 Oct 2006|12:10am] |
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"Each of us has a responsibility, we have a moral obligation to find a way to serve somebody other than ourselves. When you learn, teach. When you get, give."
- Oprah Winfrey
at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum luncheon on Oct. 25, 2006
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| brothers & sisters |
[14 Oct 2006|01:32am] |
If you like the new ABC show Brothers & Sisters starring Calista Flockhart, Sally Field, Balthazar Getty, and other notable talents, join ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) broandsis_media.
And if you don't already - watch the show! It's on Sundays after Desperate Housewives.
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| Snakes on a Plane 2: Spiders on a Plane |
[25 Sep 2006|07:35am] |
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Woman suing American over spider bite
By MELISSA VARGAS SÁNCHEZ
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER
FORT WORTH — A 60-year-old San Antonio woman says she was disfigured and suffered multiple injuries when one of the world’s deadliest spiders bit her on the world’s largest airline...
Full story
Head, meet Desk. *bang* Thanks.
Geez. And she'll probably win and all American flight attendants will have to take an entomology course so that they can identify any and all creepy crawlies they may encounter thirty thousand feet in the air.
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| remember this? |
[31 Aug 2006|01:46am] |
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Can you remember a time before Justin Timberlake was bringing sexy back with Cameron Diaz by his side and a time before Britney Spears was shooting out babies fathered by an aspiring white rapper? Well, I do. I still can't help but think sometimes that if they'd have just worked out their problems, both of them would be more interesting today. They'd probably be a celebrity power couple.
Well, they both claim to have moved on and seem like they're happy now with their new spouses. But I am an idealist, so of course this is the sort of thing I think about at this time of the night morning.
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| comfort food |
[18 Aug 2006|12:44am] |
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"My very favorite thing to eat is white bread with big fat slices of tomatoes and that sandwich spread... you know, the kind with the relish in it... raisin bran with skim milk late at night... ice-cold condensed milk... I've been known to eat it straight from the can... with a spoon. I don't buy it anymore, because I can't stop eating it. My garden cucumbers, sliced crosswise and drizzled with honey from my bees... all kinds of potpies, especially rabbit potpies. Pierogies... cabbage pierogies cooked in a hot pan with a little brown butter... I can eat at least twenty of them. White bread with lots of butter... my mother's black-bottom pie. Anything Alexis makes is delicious, especially her coconut cake. She stacks it mile high and hand-grates the coconut."
-from The Best of Martha Stewart Living: Favorite Comfort Food
What's your favorite comfort food? What's the one thing that reminds you of your mother's cooking or your grandmother's house? What's one store-bought item that you could eat twenty of in a sitting? Let's talk comfort food.
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| memo to potential applicants |
[10 Aug 2006|02:06am] |
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Dear people that have recently requested membership to prithee:
I cannot accept your membership requests until you go through the proper application process. You can find the application and the rules for posting said application in the userinfo. If you have any questions, just ask. I can't wait to see your applications and vote on them.
Sincerely,
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) lastholiday, moderator
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| upcoming films |
[22 Jul 2006|05:39am] |
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I just saw the trailer for the new movie coming out called The Fountain, starring Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz. That movie looks good. I can't wait to go see it.
I'm also excited because Stardust, a movie adaptation of the Neil Gaiman novel, and Ashes to Ashes, Goldie Hawn's new project, are both slated for a 2007 release.
What new/upcoming movies appeal to you? Are you excited about anything coming out soon?
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