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Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Ruba'i for FIFA
Soccer joins our separate shores And brings our world together. A sport that cleaves us, man from man, Is one that I'd like better.
1. Arabic for "quatrain", and is used to describe a Persian quatrain, or its derivative form in English and other languages.
2. In the Islamic world the "ruba'i" designated a quarter-dinar, weighing 1.05 grams of gold.[4] The ruba'i had been minted by the Muslims in Sicily, unlike the Muslim rulers of North Africa, who preferred the larger dinar.[5]
Here I am first, with absolutely nothing to say. I find soccer boring. I guess that distances me from most of you.
ReplyDeleteMy word verifier is mismate. So, I'll use that as my definition:
Unity: mismate
UNITY, n. As do the Olympics. Bravo to the World Cup. Forget your troubles and play ball. No politics, just good old fashion sport.
ReplyDeleteUNITY, n. Distance
ReplyDelete1. Phil Mickelson won the Masters 2010 and THE Green Jacket with 16 under par in Augusta, Georgia this past April.
or ...
2. A JetBlue non-stop flight to JFK?
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1a. David Duval did NOT win the Green Jacket with 15 under par.
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Ruba'i, n.
ReplyDelete1. Arabic for "quatrain", and is used to describe a Persian quatrain, or its derivative form in English and other languages.
2. In the Islamic world the "ruba'i" designated a quarter-dinar, weighing 1.05 grams of gold.[4] The ruba'i had been minted by the Muslims in Sicily, unlike the Muslim rulers of North Africa, who preferred the larger dinar.[5]
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United: The harder to destroy you my dear...
ReplyDeleteWhat has always impressed me about soccer, besides the fact that I played it, though badly, in high school, is the bodies of the players...;)
soccer did bring South Africa together,so i am told
ReplyDeletedistance is now measured in hours
not miles....
as for unity
humanity has yet to give final arguments to the jury
peace
UN-, prefix meaning "not"
ReplyDelete-ITY, suffix used to form abstract nouns expressing state or condition
UNITY, n. the state or condition of being "not"
I've never been a soccer head.
ReplyDeleteNot me, TLP. I don't watch much.
ReplyDeleteThom, it's nice to see the whole world complaining about the refs with one voice, isn't it?
Karen, golf's another sport I don't follow. 15, huh?
Actonbell, for introverts like us, absolutely.
Cooper. I don't watch soccer, but I can almost tell when a woman has played it.
Bear, the jury's busy texting anyhow.
Quilly, that was very Hindu.
Me either, Terry.
Indeed my friend :)
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