That's it folks, the end of the world isn't far away now

by whateverpedia

Posted: 8 years ago 15 replies

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The Oxford Dictionary has announced its Word Of The Year, and here it is:

That's right folks, the Word Of The Year isn't even a word.

The end of the world can't be too far off now.

Emoji wins 2015 Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

David Beroff 8 years ago

How do you spell that?
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kenmichaels

8 years ago

Originally Posted by whateverpedia

The Oxford Dictionary has announced its Word Of The Year, and here it is:

Are emoji's the modern equivalent to formal hieroglyphics?

I guess things really do come full circle if you give it enough time.

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Princess Balestra 8 years ago

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yukon Banned 8 years ago

In the olden days you could slap some Ebonics on that biatch & call it an education.
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sbucciarel Banned 8 years ago

This was my pick
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- Jill Carpenter 8 years ago
  
  There was the artist formerly known as Prince. But I think we went back to Prince.
  
  Guess he was ahead of his time. Or behind it?
  
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  whateverpedia 8 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Jill Carpenter
  
  Guess he was ahead of his time. Or behind it?
  
  Perhaps he was just a Sign O' The Times.
  
  (Tried to include the video for that reference, but couldn't find one )
  
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bizgrower 8 years ago

I thought bird was the word:

The Trashmen - Surfin Bird - Bird Is The Word...
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- Claude Whitacre 8 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by bizgrower
  
  I thought bird was the word:
  
  The Trashmen - Surfin Bird - Bird Is The Word Original Video - Peter Griffin Favorite! - YouTube
  
  And that was the first....and last time an alien took LSD.
  
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  bizgrower 8 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre
  
  And that was the first....and last time an alien took LSD.
  
  I barely remembered the song. Googled: word word word and oula LOL
  
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Princess Balestra 8 years ago

Coupla posts up today demand the Huh! Stoopid Teens! emoji.

Or morphine.
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agmccall 8 years ago

I still don't have a grasp on acronyms, now I have to decipher pictures. Can we just go back to basic english

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- Princess Balestra 8 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by agmccall
  
  I still don't have a grasp on acronyms.
  
  al
  
  U need a goa constrictor.
  
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  Maybe this will help, but l would keep some Fu**ital tablets on standby?
  
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  David Beroff 8 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by tagiscom
  
  Arrrrr,.....nothing like a relaxing love song?
  
  It makes me happy when songs are subtitled with the lyrics, so I can actually understand them. It took me a few decades of never really understanding music until I finally came to accept the fact that I'm mostly deaf.
  
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