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In the English language, what are some words that name human body parts AND can also mean, describe or refer to other parts of speech or inanimate objects that are decidedly... more In the English language, what are some words that name human body parts AND can also mean, describe or refer to other parts of speech or inanimate objects that are decidedly not human body parts? Any tense of the word can be used as long as its root names a human body partEXAMPLES:
head over to the ranch
the first leg of the trip took us through thick woods
she kneed him in the groin (knee as a verb in the past tense)
they only gave us a thumbnail sketch
just mouth the words; your singing is horrible
the well is bone-dry
don't butt in when Ma is speaking
I never eat the heel of a loaf of bread
you shouldn't elbow your way into this
FOOTNOTE: HOMONYMS are words that sound alike but have different meanings. HOMOGRAPHS are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings.
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He cannot abide criticism in any form. He cannot stand being disagreed with. He is intolerant of anyone who refuses to obey and support him unconditionally. He can fire people. He ... moreHe cannot abide criticism in any form. He cannot stand being disagreed with. He is intolerant of anyone who refuses to obey and support him unconditionally. He can fire people. He can deprive them of a means to earn a living. I don't know if he can legally deport them but why does legal matter to anyone who is so obviously ABOVE THE LAW? And he can have them imprisoned or killed by any means necessary. His pal Putin has had dissidents poisoned/shot and some have just disappeared without a trace. Lotsa options for an invincible indestructible omnipotent prez. Choices choices choices. Nice to have. less
That way Blue States would adhere to the existing Constitution and Red States could write their own to please its prez. What's wrong with pleasing the big guy/gal? What's wrong wit... moreThat way Blue States would adhere to the existing Constitution and Red States could write their own to please its prez. What's wrong with pleasing the big guy/gal? What's wrong with giving him/her everything and anything always and forever whenever? Two separate and apart entities having no ties or treaties or agreements or "deals" to break. An island apart..the Red and the Blue. How does that sound to you? That way every red state citizen would be FOR their red state prez so no one would criticize or disagree with anything the red state prez said or did. I'm pretty sure the blue state folks would like nothing better than to operate as the US always has operated for many decades. Criticism and disagreement would not be a problem. I don't KNOW that for a fact of course. I can only surmise it. less
We traded having butter so our military could have more guns. I think there were posters that talked of butter for guns. I was very young so I'm not sure I'm remembering exactly. M... moreWe traded having butter so our military could have more guns. I think there were posters that talked of butter for guns. I was very young so I'm not sure I'm remembering exactly. Men went off to war so women went into the factories to do the work. That's where Rosie the Riveter was born. I doubt that present and future wars would require that of we the people but maybe it would. So what would YOU sacrifice for the greater good? Would you do it willingly and cheerfully or would you whine and kvetch and moan and groan and complain? I guess if you never have had to do without you wouldn't know how you would react. Woulja? less
I'm inept technologically speaking. I use a desk top. I don't cell phone anything. I'm happy with what I know how to do. It pleases me.I'm also way behind the curve it seems of wha... moreI'm inept technologically speaking. I use a desk top. I don't cell phone anything. I'm happy with what I know how to do. It pleases me.I'm also way behind the curve it seems of what is okey and what isn't. Everything is okey if the "right people" say it is. I wasn't raised that way nor do I believe it to be true. However it is what passes for today's "truth" and so many people have embraced it as being the wave of the future. I'm too old to change. Can't change my ways because I don't want to. The new ways do not reflect who I am so I'm sure as he** NOT gonna roll over and pretend it's okay. Many don't have to roll over. They were just waiting for the day when it would be so. They are very happy and content and pleased and satisfied. It is the way it is and I fear the old values are so badly crushed they will never be useful again. I don't know and frankly m'dear I don't give a dam*! I'm old. I've had a good life. Whatever that life is now is fine with me. Let others frolilc about gaily and cheerfully and ... less
The purposely and purposefully designed 3 EQUAL branches of government were created to be used as a check-and-balance system. HOWEVER in our current world all the power has been ki... moreThe purposely and purposefully designed 3 EQUAL branches of government were created to be used as a check-and-balance system. HOWEVER in our current world all the power has been kidnapped/confiscated/stolen by the Executive Branch. The Legislative Branch does nothing but stay silent and remain impotent. The Judicial Branch is under siege and it is being taken apart piece by piece with no one there to stop it. A sad end to what was once upon a time a great idea. We hear the funeral dirge getting louder daily. People dressed in black in mourning for all we used to be that we can never be again. A sad day when you realize there is nothing you can do because no one cares. less
