...with today's topic. (and yes I know what you are really thinking).
So today it's up to you. Answer and discuss one or more of the following and once I have some responses I'll add some of my own thoughts:
- Why is it that when someone tells you that there are billions of stars in the universe, you believe them, but if they tell you there’s wet paint somewhere, you have to touch it?
- How can there be self-help "groups"?
- When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say?
- Why isn’t the number 11 pronounced onety one?
- If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have monkeys and apes?
- If vegetarians eat vegetables, what do humanitarians eat?
- The more you study, the more you know. The more you know, the more you forget. The more you forget, the less you know… so why study?
- If a man with multiple personality disorder threatens to kill himself, is it considered a hostage situation?
- How safe is flying is debatable. Moreover, they have to have terminals at the airport?
- Why do they put up pictures of criminals at the post office? Are we supposed to write to these people? Why don't they put their pictures on postage stamps so that the mailmen could look for them while they are delivering the mail?
Oh irony how do we love thee?
This blog's success is all up to you!!!
eleven
ReplyDeletec.1200, elleovene, from O.E. endleofan, lit. "one left" (over ten), from P.Gmc. *ainlif- (cf. O.S. elleban, O.Fris. andlova, Du. elf, O.H.G. einlif, Ger. elf, O.N. ellifu, Goth. ainlif), a compound of *ain "one" (see one) + PIE *leikw- "leave, remain" (cf. Gk. leipein "to leave behind;" see relinquish). Viking survivors who escaped an Anglo-Saxon victory were daroþa laf "the leavings of spears," while hamora laf "the leavings of hammers" was an O.E. kenning for "swords" (both from "The Battle of Brunanburgh"). Twelve reflects the same formation; outside Germanic the only instance of this formation is in Lithuanian, which uses it all the way to 19 (vienio-lika "eleven," dvy-lika "twelve," try-lika "thirteen," keturio-lika "fourteen," etc.) Phrase eleventh hour (1829) is from Matthew xx:1-16.
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(thank you http://www.etymonline.com) :D
ReplyDeleteWow Petra, I didn't think there was truely a definition to the 11 question. Awesome answer.
ReplyDeleteI love that picture.. hehe
ReplyDeletewhen cheese gets its picture it says something that rhymes with cheese.. like please.. heh.. I haven't had quite enough coffee this morning..