farrago
farrago (f&-‘rä-(“)gO) noun A confused mixture : HODGEPODGE Date: 1632
Year archives: 2003
Pyrrhic
Pyrrhic (‘pir-ik) adjective Achieved at excessive cost (a Pyrrhic victory); also : costly to the point of negating or outweighing expected benefits (a great but Pyrrhic act of ingenuity) Etymology: Pyrrhus, king of Epirus who sustained heavy losses in defeating the Romans
Brown Trousers Time
I think they ought to add a new color to the Homeland Security alert advisory scale: And it’s ok to lock yourself in the basement for this one…..
Bomb Iraq
This is a funny one I received in the e-mail today (not sure of the source): (To the tune of "If You’re Happy And You Know It Clap Your Hands") If you cannot find Osama, bomb Iraq. If the markets are a drama, bomb Iraq. If the terrorists are frisky, Pakistan is looking shifty, North …
When I Die, Please Wear Me On Your Finger
Well heck, if it only costs about as much as a funeral anyway…. The cremated remains of 80-year-old Edna MacArthur from Alberta have been presented to her family in the form of a diamond stone, the first delivery of this kind in the world, a funeral services official claimed Tuesday. Crawford said MacArthur’s remains were …
