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Litany

Word of the day on 06 November 2009.

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95
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yopopodawn
The sliced loaf listened long and hard to the litany of praise levied at the wholegrain bread. "You're toast," he whispered.
@yopopodawn

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  • routermonkey
    85
    Points
    His litany of complaints was quite literate, using all the words he'd learned from #artwiculate.
    @routermonkey
  • harrarp
    65
    Points
    The introduction of a buffet after the Eucharist sent the whole congegration on a sliding slope from Litany to Gluttony.
    @harrarp
  • pn8r
    60
    Points
    I have a habit of defenestrating the radio whenever they play a litany of Britney songs. Oh no... "Oops! I did it again."
    @pn8r
  • TheSupercargo
    60
    Points
    A part of the litany of St Callous of Acrimony (Old Style): "Tui culpa! Tui culpa! Tui omnia culpa!"
    @TheSupercargo
  • TheSupercargo
    55
    Points
    A part of the litany of St Callous of Acrimony: "Your fault! Your fault! Everything's your fault!"
    @TheSupercargo
  • SJHatzi
    50
    Points
    Litany - Kyrie eléison (Artwiculate have mercy upon us) O Twitter hear us(O graciously retweet us) O pray for us (O vote for us)
    @SJHatzi
  • tama001
    50
    Points
    Today was a litany of events. A litany of mistakes... And litany of woes. #artwiculate
    @tama001
  • lithiumzombie
    50
    Points
    His endless litany of complaints started off with the words "I don't want to complain, but..."
    @lithiumzombie
  • caslexplorers
    50
    Points
    There once was a guy from Britanny /Who pined for a girl sex-kitteny /A litany of woes /From his head to his toes /'Cuz he couldn't gitany
    @caslexplorers
  • phocks
    45
    Points
    love is a litany, a magical mystery ♫ http://blip.fm/~fxg2w
    @phocks
  • StarOfSavannah
    45
    Points
    My Sunday morning litany: Me: Zzzz! My pillow: Amen! Me: Zzzz! My pillow: Say it again, sistah! Me: Zzzz! My pillow: Hallelujah! Amen!
    @StarOfSavannah
  • mavant
    40
    Points
    The list of my past artwiculations is a litany of failures; I only hope that this one will fare better.
    @mavant
  • DrMobs
    40
    Points
    After a court litany of questions about the girl's vitality, the Dr admitted she may be out practising law despite decapitation.
    @DrMobs
  • marcosarroyos
    40
    Points
    "Okay, I listened to your litany, and you're full of shitany,
    @marcosarroyos
  • marcosarroyos
    40
    Points
    As Ned fumbled with the match to light he grill, Olivia asked him, "not litany fires lately?"
    @marcosarroyos
  • Ysabeluna
    40
    Points
    been there, done that, not this / have loved , have lost, have missed / to be or not to be/ that is my life's litany . . .
    @Ysabeluna
  • lithiumzombie
    40
    Points
    The responsive interaction between swearing and door slamming made it a true litany, though not in a biblical sense.
    @lithiumzombie
  • chrisdetar
    40
    Points
    Bob knew that once the fight started his wife would begin her detailed litany of his shortcomings, starting with his short comings.
    @chrisdetar
  • lithiumzombie
    40
    Points
    <whispering> "I've always thought a litany was set in a decor of burning candles, but it seems they haven't lit any..."
    @lithiumzombie
  • blutemis
    40
    Points
    a family of hyenas eating bagpipes would sound sweeter than the litany of feline courtship outside my window.
    @blutemis
  • SJHatzi
    40
    Points
    Stentorian liturgy, thunderbolts light up the night. Rain's staccato litany - the sky is crying.
    @SJHatzi
  • silversteelwolf
    35
    Points
    Friar Francis had a flair for rhyming: He spoke a litany in Brittany, preached a sermon in German, & read a homily in Normandy. #artwiculate
    @silversteelwolf
  • SJHatzi
    35
    Points
    Arwiculate's liturgy, a day of the word litany, with tweets and retweets, votes and inaccuracies. The winning entry crowned King (or Queen).
    @SJHatzi
  • caslexplorers
    35
    Points
    The pop singer got religion, changed her name to Litany Spears.
    @caslexplorers
  • StarOfSavannah
    35
    Points
    My Sunday morning litany: Me: Zzzz! My pillow: Amen! Me: Zzzz! My pillow: Say it again, sistah! Me: Zzzz! My pillow: Hallelujah! Amen!
    @StarOfSavannah
  • marcosarroyos
    35
    Points
    Huffing and puffing after sex, Pam wasted no time in reciting the litany of things that Ed had done wrong.
    @marcosarroyos
  • zimmerjohn
    35
    Points
    Brittany's litany shocked; she moaned and griped and talked. The clock struck one, we all did run from Brittany's rambling squawk.
    @zimmerjohn
  • jd_sand
    35
    Points
    Litany incense sticks lately?
    @jd_sand
  • harrarp
    34
    Points
    From the pulpit came the priest's booming voice: Wassup? To which the whole congregation answered: Chillin'! Now that was one cool litany.
    @harrarp
  • tutorwithtammy
    34
    Points
    The lilting litany of Artw tweeps: tweet, RT, tweet, RT hilarious, tweet, RT u got my vote, tweet, this 1 wins the crown, new WOTD, tweet…
    @tutorwithtammy
  • treesahquiche
    30
    Points
    My current state of unemployment and my empty bank account are the main -- but not only -- causes for my litany of woes.
    @treesahquiche
  • DaveCurry
    30
    Points
    The liturgy proceeded in darkness. The priest hadn't litany candles.
    @DaveCurry
  • SJHatzi
    30
    Points
    Litany - From illiteracy, pettiness and all uncharitableness (Good Lord deliver us) #ToThe1WhoMarkedTodaysWinningEntryInaccurate
    @SJHatzi
  • tutorwithtammy
    30
    Points
    While taking a test/ don't be a mess/ sit back and hear/ the litany of our sessions in your ear/ it'll be okay/ might even get an A
    @tutorwithtammy
  • dmriver
    30
    Points
    Lanny's litany of complaints covered 3 sheets of A4. The mensa yapping was just before "Why do they want prime tables?"
    @dmriver
  • SJHatzi
    30
    Points
    Cabin nestled in woods, nature a bride/Curled up with a book, glowing embers hypnotize/Outside, owls' litany - nighttime liturgy
    @SJHatzi
  • marcosarroyos
    30
    Points
    If all the artwiculaters recited a litany, would we call it a litwany?
    @marcosarroyos
  • SJHatzi
    30
    Points
    Still in a dream, from far away, I hear the sounds of Home... a rooster croons, then more; a litany of dawn.
    @SJHatzi
  • onesparrow
    30
    Points
    Luke the legislator languished in his litany of lacklustre lies. His lover, Laura, had had enough. Leave! she lamented.
    @onesparrow
  • DaveCurry
    30
    Points
    Her litany of laundry lists was an amalgamation of liturgy and lingerie.
    @DaveCurry
  • SJHatzi
    30
    Points
    Why are we so hard on ourselves? We resent others' litany yet our own, internal ones are the most disparaging. When will we be good enough?
    @SJHatzi
  • jdmyers
    30
    Points
    Participating in artwiculate seems to have become my morning litany. #artwiculate
    @jdmyers
  • harrarp
    30
    Points
    @lagadu123 The artwiculate crown? I parade around with it, paraphrasing le Roi Soleil, in a constant litany of "l'etweet c'est moi!"
    @harrarp
  • 2tweested
    30
    Points
    Dateline: Shurdan, IA Man pees on electric fence, faces litany of charges
    @2tweested
  • PuddleMonkey
    30
    Points
    Faced with a litany of problems, Ben decided now was not the time for a fight: "These are not the droids you're looking for."
    @PuddleMonkey
  • Ysabeluna
    25
    Points
    Artwiculate dispenses a daily litany of esoteric & arcane words that ebullient artwiculators turn into dulcet tweets with aplomb & hubris
    @Ysabeluna
  • K_Geddings
    25
    Points
    As I sit at the bar & they pour beer in my jar, Mr Piano Man plays a litany of tunes that remind me of the innocence of lost youth.
    @K_Geddings
  • marcosarroyos
    25
    Points
    After listening to the keynote speech, Angela said, "Hearing someone read the litany of a $400 grocery receipt would be more interesting."
    @marcosarroyos
  • marcosarroyos
    25
    Points
    At my retirement party, I will read a litany of all the co-workers who ever pissed me off. Longest retirement party in history, guaranteed.
    @marcosarroyos

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