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Author:  Brummie Cabbie [ Sat Sep 13, 2008 9:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Word of the Day
Word of the Day;

meritorious

Definition: (adjective) Deserving reward or praise.

Usage: He carried himself with pride, as though, forsooth, he had achieved a deed praiseworthy and meritorious.
Author:  Brummie Cabbie [ Sun Sep 14, 2008 6:15 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Word of the Day
Word of the Day;

crystalline

Definition: (adjective) Transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity.

Usage: This water is of such crystalline purity that the body of the bather appears of an alabaster whiteness.
Author:  Brummie Cabbie [ Mon Sep 15, 2008 11:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Word of the Day
Word of the Day;

calve

Definition: (verb) To set loose (a mass of ice). Used of a glacier or iceberg.

Usage: The environmental effects of global warming can be seen clearly as icebergs and glaciers calve in the once-frigid waters of the world.
Author:  Capt Taxi [ Tue Sep 16, 2008 8:56 am ]
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Plastits

Definition:(noun) false female breasts.

Usage:Bitchy remark between women,''but they're plastits''.
Author:  bloodnock [ Tue Sep 16, 2008 12:16 pm ]
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Supercilious


An apt word for the general description of some Local authority Jobsworths.

Meaning: Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression

no Idea where to use it...its not my style..
Author:  Sussex [ Tue Sep 16, 2008 5:47 pm ]
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Financial word of the day;

Meltdown.
Author:  cabbyman [ Tue Sep 16, 2008 5:54 pm ]
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Sussex wrote:
Financial word of the day;

Meltdown.


Definition: The stage following 'calve.'
Author:  Sussex [ Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:02 pm ]
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AIG share price October 2007 $70.11, September 2008 $4.76.

And this side of the pond;

HBOS share price February 2007 £11.53, September 2008 £1.82.

We are all doomed. :sad:
Author:  bloodnock [ Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:15 pm ]
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Sussex wrote:
AIG share price October 2007 $70.11, September 2008 $4.76.

And this side of the pond;

HBOS share price February 2007 £11.53, September 2008 £1.82.

We are all doomed. :sad:



Id use a stronger word than "Doomed"...has the same amount of letters and also ends in "ED", answers on a postcard please.
Author:  Sussex [ Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:39 pm ]
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There all doomed up there as well. :sad: :shock: :sad:

http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/1.239999
Author:  echo15 [ Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:55 pm ]
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Quote:
HBOS share price February 2007 £11.53, September 2008 £1.82.

Time to buy HBOS :wink:
Author:  Sussex [ Tue Sep 16, 2008 8:41 pm ]
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echo15 wrote:
Quote:
HBOS share price February 2007 £11.53, September 2008 £1.82.

Time to buy HBOS :wink:

We were having a similar discussion last year re Northern Rock, and those shares are currently worth £0.00p.
Author:  Brummie Cabbie [ Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Word of the Day
Word of the Day;

frisson

Definition: (noun) A moment of intense excitement.

Usage: The story's ending arouses a frisson of terror.

OR; "Sh*t my Lehman Bros shares are worth f*ck all now, & I've had a frisson."
Author:  cabbyman [ Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:09 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Word of the Day
Brummie Cabbie wrote:
Word of the Day;

frisson



Oh sh*t! Bloody hairdresser. I wanted it straightened!!!!
Author:  grandad [ Wed Sep 17, 2008 6:03 am ]
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Sussex wrote:
echo15 wrote:
Quote:
HBOS share price February 2007 £11.53, September 2008 £1.82.

Time to buy HBOS :wink:

We were having a similar discussion last year re Northern Rock, and those shares are currently worth £0.00p.


I did ok out of Northern Rock shares but I will be staying well clear of banking shares for the moment. :wink: :mrgreen:
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