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Thursday, March 13, 2008

This post is really for everyone, but I know that the two people mentioned in the title will REALLY love this post. Why? It is all about vocabulary.

The following 18 sentences are common proverbs and sayings. However, they have been written using complicated vocabulary. Can you define them in simple English? I know that some of you out there will be able to do all 18. We did this in my Reading Across the Curriculum class and I was only able to get 5 correct. Hahaha.

Also, of course, don't cheat by looking up any strange vocabulary word.

1. Male cadavers are incapable of rendering any testimony.

2. Neophyte's serendipity.

3. A revolving lithic conglomerate accumulates no congeries of small, green, biophytic plant.

4. Members of an avian species of identical plumage tend to congregate.

5. Pulchritude possesses solely cutaneous profundity.

6. Freedom from incrustations of grime is contiguous to rectitude. (one of my favorites)

7. It is fruitless to become lachrymose of precipitately decanted lacteal fluid. (One that I think Jenna will love)

8. Eschew the implement of correction and vitiate the scion.

9. The stylus is more potent than the rapier.

10. It is fruitless to attempt to indoctrinate a superannuated canine with innovative maneuvers.

11. Surveillance should precede saltation.

12. Scintillate, scintillate, asteroid minific! Fain would I fathom your nature specific!
(HAHAHAHAAAA! This is my favorite!)

13. The person presenting the ultimate cachinnation possesses thereby the optimal cachinnation.

14. Exclusive dedication to necessitous chores without interludes of hedonistic diversion renders a hypothetical hominid a hebetudinous fellow.

15. Individuals who make their abodes in vitreous edifices would be well advised to refrain from catapulting petrious projectiles.

16. Where there are visible vapors having their provenance in ignited carbonaceous materials, there is conflagration.

17. All articles that coruscate with resplendence are not truly resplendent.

18. Sorting on the part of medicants must be interdicted.

I can't wait to hear the responses!

Posted 3/13/2008 2:36 PM - 205 views - 19 comments

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You know that is like putting saccharin substances before an infantile humanoid!

I scribbled down all but three...am going to have to think about them a little longer. Thanks so much- I may put these in our paper- these will be fascinating for lots of people!

Posted 3/13/2008 3:33 PM by Little_red_hen

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I'm not sure it's possible, but I'm feelin' pretty good on all these answers. One or two might be way off though... This was fun. I feel a little smarter now. Thanks, Kylee! 1.Dead men tell no tales. 2. Beginner’s luck. 3. A rolling stone gathers no moss. 4.Birds of a feather flock together. 5. Beauty is only skin deep. 6. Cleanliness is next to godliness. 7. Don’t cry over spilled milk. 8. Spare the rod and spoil the child. 9. The pen is mightier than the sword. 10. Can’t teach an old dog new tricks. 11. Look before you leap. 12. Twinkle, twinkle, little star! How I wonder what you are! 13. Possession is 9/10ths of the law. 14. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 15. Those that live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. 16.Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. 17.All that glitters is not always gold.18.Beggars can’t be choosers.

Posted 3/13/2008 3:33 PM by Mahalaleel

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Ah HA! I beat my momma!

Posted 3/13/2008 3:34 PM by Mahalaleel

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imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

Posted 3/13/2008 3:37 PM by Little_red_hen

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That was fun -- thanks!

Posted 3/13/2008 3:42 PM by New_Morning - reply

4. birds of a feather flock together

haha practically the only one I got... wow, I need to take a course in vocabulary! I thought I was better than that. How disappointing. although I did just skim through... excuses, excuses...

Posted 3/13/2008 4:02 PM by apachensarah - reply

I did the "do any jump out at me at first glance because I don't want to think about it too hard" test. I got:

1. dead men tell no tales

4. birds of a feather flock together

8. spare the rod spoil the child?

9. the pen is mightier than the sword

10. you can't teach an old dog new tricks

14. all work and no play...(can't remember the rest)

15. people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

16. where there's smoke there's fire

Posted 3/13/2008 5:08 PM by mellowmorton - reply

@Little_red_hen -

But what are your answers?

Posted 3/13/2008 6:28 PM by boomerang43 - reply

@Little_red_hen -

Somehow I missed your first comment. I'm so glad you liked the post. I will await your answers.

Posted 3/13/2008 6:31 PM by boomerang43 - reply

Very cool!

Grace did an excellent job! Those were so fun! I didn't want to give out the 'answers' (as close as I could get) right off the bat, to let others have a crack at it.

I think 13 is "He who laughs last, laughs best"- loosely translated.

Thanks so much for sharing those with us!

Posted 3/13/2008 9:34 PM by Little_red_hen

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those were pretty funny. you are right about the one i liked. i actually laughed out loud at that one. twice. i got 8 of them (more or less) and then i didn't feel like racking my brain so i cheated and looked at the comments. leave it to your relatives to be smart enough to figure all of these out.

thanx for dedicating this post to me and your aunt.

Posted 3/13/2008 10:34 PM by let_us_run - reply

I was just thinking along the same lines as Jenna- I remembered that I need to thank you, especially for putting me in the same category as the Jenna!

I just LOVE this kind of stuff! (Candace used to quote that from "Shakiest Gun in the West" starring Don Knotts) ((I think that is the movie)).

Posted 3/13/2008 11:04 PM by Little_red_hen

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Dead men tell no tales

Beginner's luck

A rolling stone gathers no moss

Birds of feather flock together

Lies breed only lies?

Cleanliness is next to rightousness

Don't cry over spilt milk

Don't kill the messenger

The pen is mightier than the sword

Can't teach an old dog new tricks

Look before you leap

Twinkle twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are

He who laughs last laughs hardest

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

Those who dwell in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

Where there is smoke there is fire

All that glitters is not gold

There's no accounting for good taste?

Posted 3/14/2008 12:40 AM by retawenil - reply

Looks like a -3 for me.

Posted 3/14/2008 12:43 AM by retawenil - reply

Hey this is great! Me likey dis kinna stuff!

1.Dead men tell no tales.

2.Beginner's luck.

3. (P'haps my favorite!) "A rolling stone gathers no moss"

4.(A close second) "Birds of a feather flock together"

5.Beauty is only skin deep.

6.Cleanliness is next to Godliness.

7."Don't cry over spilt milk"

8.Spare the rod and spoil the child.

9.The pen is mightier than the sword

10.You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

11.(Excellent use of the Latin roots!) "Look before you leap!" (By the way, 'Saltar' To Jump in Spanish)

12.Dazzeling! "Twinkle Twinkle little Star, how I wonder what you are!"

13.He who laughs last, laughs loudest.

14.All work and no play, makes jack a dull boy.

15.People who live in glass houses, should not throw stones.

16.Where there's smoke, there's fire!

17.all that glitters, is not gold!

18.Beggars can't be choosers.

Really enjoyed this. Okay not that its good for anything but now you can sort this one out:

"indicate the way to my habitual abode. I am fatigued and I wish to reture. I procured a potent beverage sixty minutes ago and it traveled directly to my cerubellum."

Posted 3/14/2008 8:19 AM by Didactic1 - reply

Oops! That's uh 'retire' and,,,,,,'cerebellum' were it not for my being orthographically challenged at times and my ineptitude with the "home row" method, why I could be King!!!!!

Posted 3/14/2008 8:27 AM by Didactic1 - reply

Well, I always heard the saying as, "He who laughs last thinks the slowest." Maybe that's why I didn't get that one. ha ha ha ha ha ha.

Posted 3/14/2008 11:07 AM by Mahalaleel

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I'm excited to hear the correct answers. It looks like there are a few that we can't agree on....

Posted 3/14/2008 4:48 PM by here_am_i - reply

What?!?!

1. Male cadavers are incapable of rendering any testimony. Dead men tell no tales.

2. Neophyte's serendipity. Beginner's luck.

3. A revolving lithic conglomerate accumulates no congeries of small, green, biophytic plant.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
4. Members of an avian species of identical plumage tend to congregate. Birds of a feather flock together.
5. Pulchritude possesses solely cutaneous profundity. Beauty is only skin deep.

6. Freedom from incrustations of grime is contiguous to rectitude. (one of my favorites)
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
7. It is fruitless to become lachrymose of precipitately decanted lacteal fluid. (One that I think Jenna will love) No use crying over spilled milk.

8. Eschew the implement of correction and vitiate the scion. Spare the rod and spoil the child.

9. The stylus is more potent than the rapier. The -pen is mightier than the sword.

10. It is fruitless to attempt to indoctrinate a superannuated canine with innovative maneuvers. You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

11. Surveillance should precede saltation. Look before you leap.
12. Scintillate, scintillate, asteroid minific! Fain would I fathom your nature specific! Twinkle, twinkle little star. How I wonder what you are.
(HAHAHAHAAAA! This is my favorite!)

13. The person presenting the ultimate cachinnation possesses thereby the optimal cachinnation. He who laughs last, laughs best.

14. Exclusive dedication to necessitous chores without interludes of hedonistic diversion renders a hypothetical hominid a hebetudinous fellow. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

15. Individuals who make their abodes in vitreous edifices would be well advised to refrain from catapulting petrious projectiles.
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
16. Where there are visible vapors having their provenance in ignited carbonaceous materials, there is conflagration.
Where there's smoke, there's fire.
17. All articles that coruscate with resplendence are not truly resplendent. All that glitters is not gold.

18. Sorting on the part of medicants must be interdicted. ???? Ya stumped me.

Posted 3/15/2008 3:31 AM by Gladitsme

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