Monday, December 21, 2009

Abridge

ABRIDGE, v.t. To shorten.
When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for
people to abridge their king, a decent respect for the opinions of
mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel
them to the separation.

Oliver Cromwell
2009 Update: 2 amend 4 modernity's sake, contesting vapidity with vacuity. To shorte.

16 comments:

  1. Maybe that's part of my problem. I tend not to abridge myself when I should.

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  2. Anonymous5:29 AM

    Peace
    BLESS

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  3. Anonymous5:40 AM

    Abridge spans ariver or acanyon. You can awalk or adrive over them.

    Someone had to say it. May as well have been ame.

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  4. Anonymous8:40 AM

    ABRIDGE: Is that how we get over the river and through the woods to Grandmothers house? I think so :)

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  5. Anonymous11:45 AM

    Abridge, to correct.

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  6. I've always been intrigued with things that go on under abridge.
    Trolls are my favorites. I have heard that Webster, Funk and Wagnor have been known to play under abridge. There are books about the latter, one is Webster's Under A Bridge with Dick and Harry.
    ..

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  7. eh, if you shorten a bridge it usually goes nowhere. Right?

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  8. cooper, how are you my lovely (11/07/09) twitter friend request?

    zipzap5079: A shortened bridge should go nowhere.

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  9. Anonymous7:19 AM

    good morning

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  10. I take it you decided to abridge this post by ignoring the comments. Probably a wise choice.

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  11. Only a roundhead ignores ignoble comments.

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  12. Cheesemeister, blogging should be therapy for the uncensored mouth.

    Bless, bless, Bear.

    Ayou or alawrence aWelka, Jenn.

    Thom, is Nancy Pelosi your grandmother?

    Not a word in my dictionary, Quilly. I'm with you there.

    Certainly to improve, Ariel. You're right.

    Yup.

    Tx, Pia. I am declaring today the quintennial day for internet abbreviations on this blog. And it is over.

    Haha, Jim.

    In that case, Coop, it goes into a speech.

    Karen, tell zipzap, halfway across the chasm is usually far enough.

    Morning, Bear.

    Quilly, in my defense I had a cold and thought I answered. Thank you for bringing me back to reality.

    Rounder by the day, Kraut.

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  13. I hate abridged books, especially for children. They show no respect for the author or his/her readers.

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