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Heresy

Word of the day on 25 October 2009.

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routermonkey
Sue knew it was heresy, but it had always been her preference to just kill one bird with one stone.
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  • TheSupercargo
    60
    Points
    Heresy and orthodoxy are often just a matter of timing
    @TheSupercargo
  • 2tweested
    60
    Points
    If it weren't for heresy, we'd still be sitting on a flat earth riding on a giant turtle.
    @2tweested
  • TheSupercargo
    45
    Points
    If variety is the modern orthodoxy, where does that leave heresy?
    @TheSupercargo
  • lithiumzombie
    45
    Points
    Yeah I know the word is 'heresy', but I didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition!
    @lithiumzombie
  • tWordBird
    45
    Points
    When people accuse others of heresy, they usually also break it down, saying, “HERE (i)S (wh)Y.”
    @tWordBird
  • tweetiepie98
    45
    Points
    @artwiculate Heresy: What Donald Trump's barber commits every time he sends The Don out in public with that comb over.
    @tweetiepie98
  • Smoodle
    45
    Points
    Hershey: diet heresy.
    @Smoodle
  • tWordBird
    40
    Points
    To animal-rights activists, fur-wearing is heresy. To others, it’s just hairy… see?
    @tWordBird
  • 2tweested
    40
    Points
    The difference between faith and logic is often called heresy.
    @2tweested
  • caslexplorers
    40
    Points
    Faith: belief without evidence. Heresy: doubt of belief. Doubt: faith with statistics.
    @caslexplorers
  • DaveCurry
    40
    Points
    "Which aisle has the Double Stuff Oreos?" she asked innocently, unknowingly committing Whole Foods heresy.
    @DaveCurry
  • tWordBird
    40
    Points
    The first biblical act of heresy : Adam & Eve’s believing God was just punking them when He told them NOT to eat that apple! ❦
    @tWordBird
  • Mrs_Peacock
    35
    Points
    A cocktail onion in my Martini? Well sir, you may call it a Gibson - but I call it heresy.
    @Mrs_Peacock
  • tWordBird
    35
    Points
    It was slick that Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy… but when Harry wasn’t hairy – THAT was heresy ! ;0)
    @tWordBird
  • tWordBird
    35
    Points
    Those who commit heresy usu’lly do not care, ya see; for they always think THEY’re right, when it’s THEIR dogma in the fight.
    @tWordBird
  • TheSupercargo
    35
    Points
    There can't be heresy where there's no orthodoxy (via @SJHatzi) Nowadays seems heresy is the new orthodoxy: everyone wants to be different
    @TheSupercargo
  • pn8r
    35
    Points
    Did you notice Mr. Spock's eyebrows were a half inch shorter in the new movie? "Heresy!" the Trekkies cried.
    @pn8r
  • tama001
    35
    Points
    The bureaucrat treats a new minister as heresy. #artwiculate
    @tama001
  • californiakara
    35
    Points
    Being gay and not owning at least one album by Liza, Babs, Bette or Cher is heresy.
    @californiakara
  • SJHatzi
    35
    Points
    One man's heresy is another man's prerogative.
    @SJHatzi
  • SJHatzi
    35
    Points
    You say heresy I say heterodoxy.
    @SJHatzi
  • harrarp
    35
    Points
    Heresy is a type of handbasket you can go to hell with!
    @harrarp
  • tWordBird
    35
    Points
    If you want to commit heresy, just imitate a Pharisee. #artwiculate
    @tWordBird
  • tWordBird
    35
    Points
    If ur friend’s a fashionista, expect 2b frequently accused of fashion heresy. Wearing socks w/sandals, 4 instance …or anything “Ugly Betty.”
    @tWordBird
  • DaveCurry
    35
    Points
    Karmic Heresy: Billing it forward. #artwiculate
    @DaveCurry
  • marcosarroyos
    35
    Points
    Heresy plus irony: An independent type goes to a self-help group and says he can do it himself.
    @marcosarroyos
  • SJHatzi
    35
    Points
    The Magus in the sky fears not a witch's brew / What others may deem as heresy may be one's path to Truth
    @SJHatzi
  • tWordBird
    35
    Points
    The heresy of the Pharisee is an odyssey of hypocrisy.
    @tWordBird
  • PudHW
    35
    Points
    I heard her say he hated hagiographies, but my accusations of heresy were dismissed as hearsay.
    @PudHW
  • tWordBird
    35
    Points
    To kill one bird, two birds, three…? HERESY!!! ~Wordy Birdie
    @tWordBird
  • 2tweested
    34
    Points
    You can't argue with a sick mind - it's inherently heresy.
    @2tweested
  • chrisdetar
    30
    Points
    The Hershey heresy was created after Whatchamacallit and Mr. Goodbar where Kisses on 5th Ave causing Reeses to fall to Pieces.What a Whopper
    @chrisdetar
  • Ysabeluna
    30
    Points
    "If it ain't broken, don't fix it", heresy I say. I am "broke" my wallet needs fixing .
    @Ysabeluna
  • Ysabeluna
    30
    Points
    "Practice makes perfect", heresy again as I had been practicing ballet for ages now I can't bend anymore due to arthritis.
    @Ysabeluna
  • tWordBird
    30
    Points
    NOT-participating in Twitter’s Trending Topics: Heresy? ...or a Google Wave of Hocus Pocus Halloween Paranormal Activity 4 #craxybabymamas?
    @tWordBird
  • SJHatzi
    30
    Points
    Artwiculate Heresy: Thou shall not tweet
    @SJHatzi
  • tWordBird
    30
    Points
    The belief that artwiculate is a lame game: HERESY !!! ☺
    @tWordBird
  • SJHatzi
    30
    Points
    Heresy is in the eye of the beholder.
    @SJHatzi
  • tWordBird
    30
    Points
    The intentional balloon-boy hoax to garner t.v. hype & sympathy was harebrained heresy! ☹ #artwiculate
    @tWordBird
  • caslexplorers
    30
    Points
    Henry knew it was heresy to wear his "Make Love Not War" shirt to the NRA meeting, but it was his only clean shirt.
    @caslexplorers
  • SJHatzi
    30
    Points
    The cause of heresy is often doubting theodicy.
    @SJHatzi
  • Ysabeluna
    30
    Points
    "'T'is better to have loved and lost ..than never.." heresy I say, just got dumped for a "he" what a blow to my ego , sob again!
    @Ysabeluna
  • tWordBird
    30
    Points
    There’s a faction of foodies who consider it heresy to add beans to chili. Then there are those in India who consider eating the cow heresy.
    @tWordBird
  • 2tweested
    30
    Points
    The greatest heresy of them all is drinking cheap Champagne.
    @2tweested
  • SJHatzi
    30
    Points
    Heresy is hubris
    @SJHatzi
  • SJHatzi
    30
    Points
    It's grammatical heresy to use "He" when you mean "Him".
    @SJHatzi
  • K_Geddings
    30
    Points
    The heresy of the man with a mind closed by obstinance knows no bounds. #artwiculate
    @K_Geddings
  • SJHatzi
    30
    Points
    Cerulean dreams / heresy my religion / I long to drown in sunset sea / island of light and Wind
    @SJHatzi
  • SJHatzi
    30
    Points
    The Shepherd cried not "heresy" each time he was questioned; I follow his lead. Those crying "wolf" are not fit to even lead sheep.
    @SJHatzi

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