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busdriver · Journeyman Joined: 16 Mar 2009 Posts: 3497

There is a two-letter word in English that perhaps has more meanings than any other two-letter word,

and that word is 'UP.'

It is listed in the dictionary as being used as an [adv], [prep], [adj], [n] or [v].

It's easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky or at the top of the list, but when we awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP?

At a meeting, why does a topic come UP ?
Why do we speak UP, and why are the officers UP for election and why is it UP to the secretary to write UP a report?
We call UP our friends and we use ! it to brighten UP a room, polish UP the silver, we warm UP the leftovers and clean UP the kitchen. We lock UP the house and some guys fix UP the old car.

At other times the little word has a real special meaning. People stir UP trouble, line UP for tickets, work UP an appetite, and think UP excuses.

To be dressed is one thing but to be dressed UP is special.

And this up is confusing:
A drain must be opened UP because it is stopped UP.

We open UP a store in the morning but we close it UP at night.We seem to be pretty mixed UPabout UP !

To be knowledgeable about the proper uses of UP , look the word UP in the dictionary. In a desk-sized dictionary, it takes UP almost 1/4 of the page and can add UP to about thirty definitions

If you are UP to it, you might try building UP a list of the many ways UP is used. It will take UP a lot of your time, but if you don't give UP, you may wind UP with a hundred or more..

When it threatens to rain, we say it is clouding UP . When the sun comes out we say it is clearing UP. When it rains, it wets UP the earth. When it does not rain for awhile, things dry UP.

One could go on & on, but I'll wrap it UP , for now .........my time is UP , so time to shut UP!

Oh...one more thing:
What is the first thing you do in the morning & the last thing you do at night?

U P

Send this on to everyone you look up in your address book.

Now I'll shut up

SSSS · Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:14 pm Post subject:

love it.
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Cylinsier · Master Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 13229 Location: Oh shi-

I can think of a four letter word that has many more uses than that two letter word. If you see kay, she'll tell you what it is.
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Cylinsier · Master Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 13229 Location: Oh shi-

I hope you're being sarcastic.
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ellipses · Mod Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 9218 Location: WashPa!

No... I am serious... I have never heard that little word game phrase thing... pun, I guess
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Cylinsier · Master Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 13229 Location: Oh shi-

Reeeally? I'm impressed. Smile

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OndinitaAKALibchit · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 12:21 am Post subject:

This is funny, Bus!!!
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freethinker · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:16 am Post subject:

I believe you.
so,
eff uu c Kay.
tell her I love her
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busdriver · Journeyman Joined: 16 Mar 2009 Posts: 3497

[quote="SSSS"]love it.[/quo

After being interviewed by the school administration, the prospective teacher said:
'Let me see if I've got this right.
'You want me to go into that room with all those kids, correct their disruptive behavior, observe them for signs of abuse, monitor their dress habits, censor their T-shirt messages, and instill in them a love for learning.
'You want me to check their backpacks for weapons, wage war on drugs and sexually transmitted diseases, and raise their sense of self esteem and personal pride..
'You want me to teach them patriotism and good citizenship, sportsmanship and fair play, and how to register to vote, balance a checkbook, and apply for a job.
'You want me to check their heads for lice, recognize signs of antisocial behavior, and make sure that they all pass the final exams.
'You also want me to provide them with an equal education regardless of their handicaps, and communicate regularly with their parents in English, Spanish or any other language, by letter, telephone, newsletter, and report card.
'You want me to do all this with a piece of chalk, a blackboard, a bulletin board, a few books, a big smile, and a starting salary that qualifies me for food stamps.
'You want me to do all this and then you tell me. . . I CAN'T PRAY? te]

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Amphikalein · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:25 am Post subject:

Why do we park in driveways but drive on parkways?
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amom · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:28 am Post subject:

Why do you have to "put your two cents in"... But it's only a "penny for your thoughts"? Where's that extra penny going to?
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Cylinsier · Master Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 13229 Location: Oh shi-

The government of course.
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