FARK.com: (12737638) The Merriam-Webster word of the day for February 1 is eleemosynary, as in Holmes studied the fragment of bryophyte and identified it as from Yorkshire. Eleemosynary, my dear Watson

		The Merriam-Webster word of the day for February 1 is eleemosynary, as in Holmes studied the fragment of bryophyte and identified it as from Yorkshire. Eleemosynary, my dear Watson (merriam-webster.com)		20
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bedonkadonk

2023-02-01 9:53:22 AM

foo monkey

2023-02-01 9:58:15 AM

Seems to me this isn't the kind of headline which benefits from being accidentally.

AlfalfaMale

2023-02-01 10:16:24 AM

Smitty, you stoopud

TheGreenMonkey

2023-02-01 10:41:21 AM

I love puns, they're amazing. But subby deserves a slap for this one.

rfenster

2023-02-01 11:22:48 AM

Booooo!

MillionDollarMo

2023-02-01 11:29:10 AM

Be polite walk on the right

2023-02-01 11:29:59 AM

MillionDollarMo: No

I conquer.

/see
//it's right there in the dictionary
///concur

Billy Liar

2023-02-01 11:31:28 AM

Quite interesting Dr Watson Ejaculated Twice as Often as Sherlock Holmes QI

gameshowhost

2023-02-01 11:31:32 AM

bryophyte do you even lift

Nicholas D. Wolfwood

2023-02-01 11:33:56 AM

And then there's the 'Adrilhanka Eleemosynary Society', as represented by Vlad Taltos in Orca.

rdyb

2023-02-01 11:35:56 AM

Yuck. Some words we just don't need.

Robo Beat

2023-02-01 11:47:30 AM

TheGreenMonkey: I love puns, they're amazing. But subby deserves a slap for this one.

Even by the dreadfully low standards of the M-W Dictionary Daily Pun Greenlight, this one is a turd. Just pure garbage.

/I remember when Fark used to clearly tag sponsored links

bedonkadonk

2023-02-01 11:53:18 AM

Robo Beat: TheGreenMonkey: I love puns, they're amazing. But subby deserves a slap for this one.

Even by the dreadfully low standards of the M-W Dictionary Daily Pun Greenlight, this one is a turd. Just pure garbage.

/I remember when Fark used to clearly tag sponsored links

Robo Beat

2023-02-01 11:55:59 AM

bedonkadonk: Robo Beat: TheGreenMonkey: I love puns, they're amazing. But subby deserves a slap for this one.

Even by the dreadfully low standards of the M-W Dictionary Daily Pun Greenlight, this one is a turd. Just pure garbage.

/I remember when Fark used to clearly tag sponsored links

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We had to say "dickety" because Fark.ru stole our word for "foobies".

cew-smoke

2023-02-01 11:56:38 AM

Bah. Don't listen to these plebeians Subby. I laughed. It caught me off guard which is the kind of humor I like. Well done.

Gentlequiet

2023-02-01 1:13:46 PM