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Word of the Day for Thursday, July 15, 2010brannigan \BRAN-i-guhn\, noun: 1. A carouse. Polonius certainly spoke a mouthful of truth to Laertes when he advised him, in effect, "Don't start a Brannigan. But if somebody else does, give 'em hell! Emerson says in his essay on compensation that those who who would enjoy the wolfish Satisfaction of shovelling it in each Morning must forego the simple Delights of acquiring a Brannigan the Night before. A brannigan is a case of a word acquiring general meaning after already existing as a family name. | |||||||||
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  What is a bastille, and what is the violent story of Bastille Day? Today, the world parties in the name of France. But do you know what makes Bastille Day so important not just for France but the history of all democracies? The occasion is typically honored with military parades and copious consumption of�libations (alcohol.) This mix of weapons and wooziness�arguably sums up the�legacy of July 14, 1789. A bastille... | |||||||||
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