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"curple" rhymes with "purple." means "hind-quarters or rump of a horse"

There are many words that have no rhyme in the English language like silver, purple, month, ninth, pint, wolf, opus, dangerous, marathon and discombobulate.

I just finished reading the Watchtower magazine, February 2026. ❤️

The largest recorded eagle nest was 9.5 feet wide, 20 feet deep, and weighed nearly 6,000 pounds.

Repetition for emphasis 😂

Watched the Kardashians

Family mispronunciations can be deep. My younger brother's first wife bellowed in laughter when he was cutting meat (for a child,) and said, "Watch out for that grizzle." His wife squeezed in that it is correctly called gristle. Her name was Mary where she lived it was pronounced the same as merry and marry. I haven't used a mondegreen for some time, but still find it (them?) amusing.

This game was started by one who piano hits But his contribution is missing a bit

There is a appealing process through ECHR.

Exoplanetary examples have been identified by current telescopes. New word current

I would sometimes put word or number problems on the board. One day I was entering a series of numerals, one digit at a time, for students to multiply, aloud. After awhile, the next entry was zero. One student started chuckling, b/c obviously any number or product multiplied by zero, is zero. Same with the telephone.

Theme: 'We have you in our hearts' (Phil 1:7a)

Tim. Basic, but beautiful! Made me hungry too! Nice writing. Great lesson!

Bro. Tim thank you for that timely reminder. Its funny last night in prayer I told Jehovah "it hurts to live". And it does. However, I agree with you that we need to stick to the basics and take care of our needs. My study texted late last night and told me that I looked tired and exhausted when my husband and I went to give her husband studies. I was. But, Jehovah comes first and I am renewed each time I do His will. But, we are physical and imperfect and we forget that simply taking time out and, resting and sticking to the basics is essential. So.......I came home and took a shot of whisky and went to bed. Need some humor in my life. Thank you Tim.

You just Get it, don’t you? Thanks for this timely reminder, Brother Tim. 🤗

Sometimes...I forget about the basics. Sometimes...I catch myself "spiritualizing" my mental exhaustion and fatigue...rationalizing: "If I would just pray a little more...", or, "If only I were more like Brother so and so...or Sister spiritual...THEN I would be okay...THEN I'd be better!! And sometimes...sometimes I forget that the most spiritual thing I could do, the most "spiritual" that I could possibly be in that moment...is just to accept that I'm human... accept that I'm weak... accept that I need to stop, eat something...and rest. Remember the time Jehovah provided a meal for a suicidal prophet? 1 Kings 19:4: "He went a day’s journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a broom tree, and he asked that he might die. He said: “It is enough! Now, O Jehovah, take my life away, for I am no better than my forefathers.” A prophet of Jehovah...coming off the highest "spiritual high" he'd likely ever experienced in his life...and here we find him under a broom tree less than 48 hours later...begging Jehovah to let him die. Why? Because he had become so focused on his spiritual crisis...that he forgot about the basics. Jehovah's spirit had helped him outrun a chariot...but it was his own adrenaline that made him run from Jezebel's death threats. The account doesn't say that he ate after he ran...the account doesn't say that he drank...simply that he experienced a spiritual crisis, panicked and then ran away...into the wilderness...away from Jezebel. He ran so far, so fast...that when he finally collapsed...he forgot he was human. He attributed his failure to a SPIRITUAL failure...but actually, he had simply neglected the basics. But Jehovah didn't forget. Jehovah knew what he needed...and it wasn't a lecture...it wasn't questions about his lack of faith...or even reminders of what he had done in the past. Jehovah knew this dear faithful man needed the basics right then more than ever in his entire life...and he provided them: Rest, a gentle physical touch, food and water...and then MORE rest, followed by ANOTHER physical touch...and ANOTHER meal that then sustained him for 40 days and 40 nights!! And not just any "food"...not cold manna...not something supernatural that Elijah might not have even known what it was...but bread...a warm loaf of bread on a hot stone that no doubt smelt fragrant and wonderful...no doubt tasted crusty outside...soft inside...smelled smoky from the fire...and warmed his cold hands. But did Elijah notice any of those details? Did he even say thank you, to the angel OR to Jehovah? We don't know...we just know he ate, drank...and went back to sleep. Matthew 6:33: "Keep on, then, seeking first the Kingdom and his righteousness, and all these other things will be added to you." Was Elijah following this principle? Yes...and that is precisely what put him in this situation in the first place. His faithfulness ANGERED Satan and his servant, Jezebel...to the point where she sought to have him killed. His suicidal breakdown came FROM putting the Kingdom first...not from avoiding it. But Elijah forgot to take care of the basics...his fear, his spiritual exhaustion CAUSED him to view death as better than life...until Jehovah stepped in...until Jehovah reminded him where his power was coming from! 1 Kings 19:7 "Later the angel of Jehovah came back a second time and touched him and said: “Get up and eat, for the journey will be too much for you." Notice the word "will"...not "could be"...not "might"...no friends, "for the journey WILL be too much for you." My dear brothers and sisters...all of you...please understand this: When you feel too drained to study, too exhausted to pray...or just too empty to feel grateful...please remember that Jehovah answered a suicidal prophet's prayer...with physical touches from a true friend, a couple of meals...and rest. And Jehovah didn't wait until Elijah pulled himself together...he didn't wait until his prophet "got his head back on straight"...he remembered what Elijah forgot...what I forget...what we ALL forget sometimes: We're human...we're imperfect...and we WILL wear out...unless we take care of the basics.

Can anyone say what the theme of the meeting is?

The spectral signatures of exoplanetary atmospheres orbiting M-dwarf stars are often similar to those of early Earth, suggesting potential for habitability. New word: exoplanetary

seems like Norway...Sweden wants to take away any govt subsidies they give to other religions https://bitterwinter.org/jehovahs-witnesses-and-state-subsidies-in-sweden-2-a-law-designed-to-exclude/

When someone posts, and adds a line, The others say, well that's just fine

The answer would appear to be zero.

What's in a word, that's a good question, and as you rightly say, styles of speech can be confusing. There the usual three common variations often used: * Malapropisms - from Mrs. Malaprop in Sheridan's play 'The Rivals', for example, she would say “He is the very pineapple of politeness” instead of “pinnacle of politeness” * Spoonerisms - from the Anglican clergyman William Spooner. He would say things like: 'shoving leopards' instead of 'loving shepherds'. Apparently he did this without thinking, and was very annoyed if anyone picked him up on it. *Mondegreens - this is where someone mishears something being said. It was a term coined by American writer Sylvia Wright. Based on a misheard phrase, in a Scottish ballad. In the original lyric, what was said was: "They have slain the Earl of Moray and laid him on the green”, but what was heard was: "They have slain the Earl of Moray and Lady Mondegreen.” You will no doubt have similar experiences of 'mondegreens', especially if you are a little hard of hearing, like me.

By cnn https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/17/middleeast/us-gaza-israel-un-vote-intl-latam The UN Security Council passed a US-drafted resolution Monday that aims to move beyond the fragile truce in Gaza to a more sustainable peace and the reconstruction of the devastated enclave. The 15-member council voted 13 to 0 in favor of the resolution, with abstentions by Russia and China, which declined to use their veto power to block the measure. The resolution was intended to add international legitimacy to US President Donald Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan, parts of which formed the basis of the ceasefire that took effect in the Gaza Strip last month. The United States had lobbied hard for its passage, which was praised by Trump in a lengthy post on social media. “Congratulations to the World on the incredible Vote of the United Nations Security Council, just moments ago, acknowledging and endorsing the BOARD OF PEACE, which will be chaired by me, and include the most powerful and respected Leaders throughout the World,” Trump wrote Monday. The resolution authorized elements of the plan, including the establishment of the “Board of Peace” as a transitional authority and the creation of a temporary International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza, according to a draft seen by CNN. Trump said Monday that “the members of the Board, and many more exciting announcements, will be made in the coming weeks.” Some diplomatic sources said the resolution will help grant the authority for countries to participate in the ISF, as it will now have UN backing. US Ambassador to the UN Michael Waltz said Monday that the ISF, “a strong coalition of peacekeepers, many from Muslim majority nations like Indonesia, Azerbaijan and others,” will deploy to Gaza “under a unified command” in order to “secure Gaza streets … oversee demilitarization … protect civilians and … escort aid through safe corridors.” US officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, had acknowledged the need for an “international mandate” to support the plan. Ahead of the vote, Waltz warned that “a vote against this resolution is a vote to return to war.” Although the resolution has passed, many questions remain about its implementation, with the draft appearing vague on sequencing and detail.

Thanks I really needed that ❤️

My late husband had his own ways of expression. He would frequently think he was being misunderstood and offered a completely, unrelated thought to clear it up. To combine these malapropisms, he would connect these two thoughts with "other words". His second explanatory connection did, in fact, use other words, but they were completely unrelated. So, I'm leaving a connection to a YouTube titled. "Other words."