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Friday, October 17, 2014

Friday Smiles # 89

I've really missed my friend Annie at A Stitch in Time and all the smiles I get when I visit her and everyone on Friday.  I've been "away," busy making a painting a day every day in September.  Now I'm ready to sit back, enjoy a few smiles, and relax a bit before Art Every Day Month (AEDM) begins in November.

I wanted to share some clever words a friend sent me, since she knew I would like them.  There are 20 words, but I'll share the first 10 this week, and the rest next Friday.

According to my friend:
Each of these gives a great description that comes in very handy when you need a fresh look at "common" words.

1. ARBITRATOR: A cook that leaves Arby's to work at McDonald’s

2. AVOIDABLE: What a bullfighter tries to do

3. BERNADETTE: The act of torching a mortgage (that would have come in handy for Annie)

4. BURGLARIZE: What a crook sees with

5. CONTROL: A short, ugly inmate

6. COUNTERFEITERS:  Workers who put together kitchen cabinets

7. ECLIPSE: What an English barber does for a living

8. EYEDROPPER:  A clumsy Ophthalmologist

9. HEROES: What a guy in a boat does

10. LEFT BANK: What the robber did when his bag was full of money

I hope these made you smile.  Be sure to stop by Annie's to get your share of the upcoming weekend smiles, giggles, and few deep belly laughs.


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19 comments:

  1. Kate1:37 AM, October 17, 2014

    Like the idea of the Control, that one made me laugh. Terry Pratchett uses a lot of similar words in his disc world novels, one of the many reasons they are so good. Reaching an impasse being one of the classic ones!

    Kate

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  2. Annie1:50 AM, October 17, 2014

    Those really made me laugh....how clever :-) I've really missed you my friend and it's sooooo good to have you back. Your September artwork has been really fab and what a lovely activity to take part in. I try to find time every day to made/do something creative but as you can imagine it's been sadly neglected over the last couple of weeks...and replaced with extra munchkin fun...wahoooooo. Thankfully Shell is now making a good recovery so the creative fun can return now.
    have a great weekend.
    Hugs,
    Annie x

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  3. Shaz in Oz.CalligraphyCards2:39 AM, October 17, 2014

    ah very Smiles worthy, Elizabeth Ilove the eye dropper having been to the optometrists yesterday :D and 'e clips for English barber :D

    .. yes happy Smiles day and I have been AWOL too, Shaz in oz.x

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  4. French Nanny2:41 AM, October 17, 2014

    :-)

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  5. Craftymoose Crafts7:03 AM, October 17, 2014

    These are brilliant and really made me smile!

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  6. Divers and Sundry8:21 AM, October 17, 2014

    LOL!

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  7. Julia Dunnit10:24 AM, October 17, 2014

    ECLIPSE! Ha Ha, loving the English accent here! Yep, made me smile alright. I wonder if the next 10 will contain any of the silly words we use at home or if indeed we've just stumbled over them and made them a family thing...!

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  8. froebelsternchen11:53 AM, October 17, 2014

    O.k. this time am not able to understand this all ..but what I can understand makes me laugh!
    Happy Saturday dear Elizabeth!

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  9. okienurse12:43 PM, October 17, 2014

    WOW what an awesome lot of definitions. Love them all so it would be hard to pick just one. Thanks for sharing. Vickie

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  10. Elizabeth1:50 PM, October 17, 2014

    Hi Elizabeth, these certainly made me chuckle, especially Bernadette :)Thanks for leaving your earlier comment - glad you enjoyed the photos. I so envy you still in shorts, etc., ... it's a mite too fresh for that here now, even when the sun is shining and the sky is blue. Love to Bleubeard from Bonnie. Elizabeth xx

    PS: did you notice that I'm doing a giveaway - it's open to everyone :)

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  11. fairy thoughts2:14 PM, October 17, 2014

    :-) I had to think about the first one a bit ..... We don't have Arby's here but the rest are priceless
    Janet

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  12. Eliza2:10 AM, October 18, 2014

    I had to also think about the first one, hey we Aussies are not used to some things, but we do have some really good slang. Lol thanks for the giggles I loved them all oh and your J page is brilliant .

    Hugs Eliza
    Give Bluebeard a cuddle from me

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  13. ~*~Patty S9:06 AM, October 18, 2014

    made me smile
    and
    made me think on some too!

    oxo

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  14. Halle5:28 PM, October 18, 2014

    HAHAHA!!! love it. The boy is totally into puns right now so I'll have to try a few of these out on him :)

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  15. Robyn Oliver1:30 AM, October 19, 2014

    Great words ... very funny Elizabeth. Happy Friday Smiles...a little late. Cheers Robyn - ps one busy arty Sept for you!!

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  16. Cindy McMath2:24 AM, October 20, 2014

    Haha - these are cute. It actually took me a minute to figure out control, but my favourite was Eyedropper - LOL Thanks for the Sunday night chuckle. :)

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  17. mamapez57:52 AM, October 20, 2014

    I had to think about a couple of those, but they all made me smile. It is already Monday. I am trying to do last week´s commenting before next week catches up with me! Kate x

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  18. Laura4:34 AM, October 24, 2014

    Had to come see the first 10 :)
    Brilliant concept rebranding words.

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  19. pearshapedcrafting11:20 AM, October 25, 2014

    Oh Yes, just as good as this weeks!!! Hope you will excuse me but I've just whizzed past so many posts I don't know when I'll get back to them!! (I will though!) Hugs, Chrisx

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