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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Word of the Day ~ Three-Ring Circus

three-ring circus


PRONUNCIATION:
(THREE-ring SUHR-kuhs)                 
 
MEANING:
noun: A situation marked by confusing, amusing, or tumultuous activity.

ETYMOLOGY:
After a circus with three separate rings in which performances take place simultaneously. Earliest documented use: 1898.


A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Reading is sometimes an ingenious device for avoiding thought. -Arthur Helps, writer (1813-1875)

2 comments:

  1. KenDecember 21, 2011 at 8:51 AM

    Oh, so that's where I've been working all this time! You're in the next tent over right?

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  2. Julia Mist DJuneDecember 21, 2011 at 10:18 AM

    You got that right... I am always trying to avoid being tripped up by those pesky clowns a.k.a. stupid people! They are everywhere! Have a good day working in your 'tent' :)

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