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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Detente and Nixon #169212 07/14/07 03:58 PM Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 1 M Melinda OP stranger OP Melinda stranger M Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 1 I was so excited yesterday when I ran across a word from this week. I've only subscribed to AWAD for about five weeks now, and I really didn’t think I'd run across any of the words I've learned so far. BUT...as I was polishing some antique presidential silver spoons that I inherited from my grandmother, I saw something familiar. Each spoon has a president's name, and a picture and words that highlight something they were known for in their administration. The one for Nixon says "Détente" and has hands clasped over an image of the world. On one side, it says Russia and on the other, it says China. I was so elated that I knew the word (having been starved for new words since graduating college)! I ran in to my husband and showed him the spoon and gave him an almost verbatim definition from your e-mail! It made my day. Thanks so much for my free "continuing education" classes each day! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Detente and Nixon Melinda #169214 07/14/07 04:12 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass Originally Posted By: Melinda having been starved for new words since graduating college Hi Melinda.. I hope you used a dry erase marker! -joe (hazing rookies) friday Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Detente and Nixon tsuwm #169530 08/13/07 02:50 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA D dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah D Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA Melinda, welcome! I am an old curmudgeon and remember voting for him. Makes me wonder if I should ever vote. In my defense, however, it was a day and age when the media were reluctant to disclose the candidate's character dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Detente and Nixon dalehileman #169554 08/15/07 03:19 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA D dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah D Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA You do have to give him credit, however, for dismantling our germ-warfare system ...and for cultivating China, for without them where would we get exploding tire pumps, lead toys, and toothpaste that can't freeze http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56273 dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,361 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 755 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 21 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,557 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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