Pennies For Thought

Inspiration for you, everyday! I feel like the best things come from around me. Send things from around you in!

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"I hope all the whores in your class get herpes..."

#legitthoughtsihadtoday

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“We’re American, we go barefoot!”

Mr. Dwinnel (via vivalalittlegirl), age unknown, he says the oddest things....

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Scary movies are destroying my dental hygiene.

Sam S., 16, I'm not even sure.

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And guess what: college. Yep. The 7 letter word from the 9th level of Hell.

Anonymous Submission

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“When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills.”

Chinese Proverb (via thelittlephilosopher)

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On the subject of: Screwed Up Paedophile Books

Amelia: It's long too. It'll keep me happy for a little bit before I finish it.

Gus: I'm glad those kinds of stories make you happy.

Amelia: I have no response to that.

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Interesting Word: yawp

yawp |yôp|

noun

a harsh or hoarse cry or yelp.

• foolish or noisy talk.

verb [ intrans. ]

shout or exclaim hoarsely.

• talk foolishly or noisily.

DERIVATIVES

yawper noun

ORIGIN Middle English (as a verb): imitative. The noun dates from the early 19th cent.

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Hey....hey......you are a really. Pretty fork.

Amelia, 16, on mocking what a character would do if they fell in love with a fork.

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It's nothing personal, I just hate you.

Chase, 16 years old, on irrationality.

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It's okay to be ridden on for three days straight.

Mr. Dwinell, age unknown, on the subject of a part of Walden by Thoreau.

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Interesting Word: saprotroph

saprotroph |ˈsaprəˌtrōf; -ˌträf|

noun Biology

an organism that feeds on or derives nourishment from decaying organic matter.

DERIVATIVES

saprotrophic |ˌsaprəˈtrōfik; -ˈträfik| adjective

ORIGIN back-formation from saprotrophic.

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Look at these pecs. They're like manboobs, only firm.

Chase, 16 years old, on the topic of his body.

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Interesting Word: djebel or jebel

jebel |ˈjebəl| (also djebel)

noun

(in the Middle East and North Africa) a mountain or hill, or a range of hills.

ORIGIN colloquial Arabic form of jabal ‘mountain.’

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Interesting Word: titubation

titubation |ˌti ch əˈbā sh ən|

noun Medicine

nodding movement of the head or body, esp. as caused by a nervous disorder.

ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin titubatio(n-), from titubare ‘to totter.’

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By then I knew that everything good and bad left an emptiness when it stopped.

Ernest Hemingway (via haveapleasanttomara)

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Interesting Word: imago

imago |iˈmāgō; iˈmä-|

noun ( pl. imagos , imagoes or imagines |iˈmāgəˌnēz|)

1 Entomology the final and fully developed adult stage of an insect, typically winged.

2 Psychoanalysis an unconscious, idealized mental image of someone, esp. a parent, that influences a person's behavior.

ORIGIN late 18th cent. (sense 1) : modern Latin use of Latin imago ‘image.’ Sense 2 dates from the early 20th cent.