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Scintilla

Word of the day on 28 October 2009.

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55
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SJHatzi
A kind word like a scintilla of light illuminates my soul.
@SJHatzi

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  • zombieshoemaker
    45
    Points
    Arson is a lot like cooking with salt: just a scintilla does the trick.
    @zombieshoemaker
  • 2tweested
    45
    Points
    A man who pees on an electric fence hasn't a scintilla of sense - but he does have a sense of scintillae.
    @2tweested
  • seeesquared
    45
    Points
    My bank account: a scintilla of the money I'd prefer to have.
    @seeesquared
  • PuddleMonkey
    45
    Points
    I haven't one iota how to use scintilla in a sentence.
    @PuddleMonkey
  • MaryJenkins
    45
    Points
    A leaf blazing orange / a scintilla of wind puffs / the first cry of Fall. #haiku
    @MaryJenkins
  • SJHatzi
    44
    Points
    I don't have a chinchilla of a clue why some of us get so many inaccurate marks... I smell a scintilla.
    @SJHatzi
  • SJHatzi
    40
    Points
    No scintilla of a caterpillar in my tequila, por favor.
    @SJHatzi
  • eightbitsoul
    40
    Points
    A scintilla of inspiration is worth a world of exclamation.
    @eightbitsoul
  • seeesquared
    40
    Points
    Girls: When preparing for a date, be sure to show just a scintilla of cleavage...wouldn't want them getting the wrong idea would you? ;-)
    @seeesquared
  • tama001
    39
    Points
    A scintilla of pure love. #artwiculate
    @tama001
  • pn8r
    38
    Points
    That's odd, I always thought that "tortilla" rhymed with "Korea", not with "scintilla".
    @pn8r
  • TheSupercargo
    35
    Points
    I've outlived my youth. Where once I used to scintilla quarter past three, now I can barely manage to sin at all. (Apologies Roger Mcgough)
    @TheSupercargo
  • goldenskye
    35
    Points
    If faith the size of a mustard seed will move a mountain, then I should be right with a scintilla of faith to move this paperwork. No doubt
    @goldenskye
  • TheSupercargo
    35
    Points
    In C. Priest's SF-short "The Watched", scintilla is the name for unbiquitous nano video cameras that transmit images and so erase privacy.
    @TheSupercargo
  • Ysabeluna
    35
    Points
    Stella's scintilla of scent scintillated Sergio into a state of stupor
    @Ysabeluna
  • browningshane
    35
    Points
    A scintilla of optimism, though a tiny spark, illumines my day more than the most exuberant sun. Hey, my glass is half full!
    @browningshane
  • pn8r
    35
    Points
    "And to drink, sir?" "A sarsparilla with a scintilla of vanilla." #artwiculate
    @pn8r
  • lexiconehead
    35
    Points
    The nose knows the difference between true fur and faux: scintilla of chinchilla means the garment is varmint.
    @lexiconehead
  • tama001
    35
    Points
    In a judgment of Japanese celebrity bad behavior by drug pollution, the judge hadn't a scintilla of compassion. #artwiculate
    @tama001
  • onesparrow
    35
    Points
    C'mon wit, irony... heck, even sarcasm. Give me a scintilla of inspiration.
    @onesparrow
  • onesparrow
    35
    Points
    The scintigram seared his subconsciousness like a scintilla of shining light from a street lamp. So stirring! stuttered Sam.
    @onesparrow
  • SJHatzi
    30
    Points
    It's elementary my dear Watson. Surely you detected a scintilla of zorilla in the marks?
    @SJHatzi
  • zimmerjohn
    30
    Points
    Perhaps the Huns would have had better press with just a scintilla of Attila. #Artwiculate
    @zimmerjohn
  • TheSupercargo
    30
    Points
    The @artwiculate WOTD: scintilla. I look forward to many very concise, sparkly tweets with just a soupson of sarcasm, irony or the surreal!
    @TheSupercargo
  • chris_1974
    30
    Points
    A scintilla of glee that yesterdays artwiculate was my best ever...
    @chris_1974
  • Ysabeluna
    30
    Points
    Better to fail in doing a scintilla of something than excel in doing nothing.
    @Ysabeluna
  • caslexplorers
    30
    Points
    Ther once was a grl from Manila Who sparkd up some phat sinsemilla She took in a toke French curling th smoke It put in her eyes a scintilla
    @caslexplorers
  • chrisdetar
    30
    Points
    The old man watched the scintilla between the young couple taking a walk as he squeezed his wife's hand firmly remembering their first date.
    @chrisdetar
  • DaveCurry
    30
    Points
    The elephant in the room detected a scintilla of reluctance.
    @DaveCurry
  • DoogieHowser_MD
    30
    Points
    @artwiculate The Thrilla in Scintilla ended much sooner than anyone thought. I guess it was just a 'flash in the pan'.
    @DoogieHowser_MD
  • tWordBird
    30
    Points
    Fast flashes: Life-lights / Scintillas of characters / Firefly tweets tout de suite. #haiku #artwiculate scintilla
    @tWordBird
  • mwhybark
    30
    Points
    There is not a scintilla, nor glint, nor refraction of hope that this artwiculate tweet might gleam brightly enough to light the way to win.
    @mwhybark
  • davidhorm
    30
    Points
    I always get a scintilla of @artwiculate votes.
    @davidhorm
  • marcosarroyos
    30
    Points
    If Godzilla possessed only a scintilla of equanimity, perhaps Tokyo would have survived.
    @marcosarroyos
  • MaryJenkins
    30
    Points
    "If only I had a scintilla of your love. What shall I do? Where shall I go?" "Frankly my dear, I don't give a dash."
    @MaryJenkins
  • una_duessa
    30
    Points
    Formula for a half-assed thesis = scintilla o' inspiration + a constant state of fear x months of unrelieved perspiration. Suck it, Edison.
    @una_duessa
  • SJHatzi
    30
    Points
    A scintilla of a chinchilla in the air. Spell check? Check. Grammar check? Check. Ergo, who guards the guards? (Avoid use of Latin? Check.)
    @SJHatzi
  • californiakara
    30
    Points
    I have but a scintilla of hope / that this tweet garners a vote.
    @californiakara
  • DaveCurry
    30
    Points
    Sampler's delight; a dash of Dre, a jot of Jay-Z, sometimes a scintilla of Ghostface Killah.
    @DaveCurry
  • tWordBird
    29
    Points
    I haven’t got a scintilla of an inspiration for a tweet with todays WOTD in it. I shall await my muse’s capricious conflatements.
    @tWordBird
  • pn8r
    29
    Points
    We asked Scintilla Sally , who had a scintillating personality, to provide the tiny spark to light our campfire. #artwiculate
    @pn8r
  • MaryJenkins
    29
    Points
    I like big words, and I can-not lie. Artwiculators can't deny, even if it's scintilla or a speck, utilize your spell check. What, what.
    @MaryJenkins
  • Ysabeluna
    25
    Points
    The best inventions emanate from a mere scintilla of the imagination
    @Ysabeluna
  • Smoodle
    25
    Points
    The chinchilla of Manila prefer just a scintilla of vanilla in their sasparilla.
    @Smoodle
  • indymavs
    25
    Points
    Admitting i watch "reality tv" has left me with just a scintilla of dignity.
    @indymavs
  • marcosarroyos
    25
    Points
    Ahmad's scimitar had only a scintilla of Aliyah's blood on it, but it proved to be enough to get a conviction.
    @marcosarroyos
  • mr_eyes
    25
    Points
    Watching Fox News makes it so hard to hold on to that last scintilla of faith I have in humanity. >.>
    @mr_eyes
  • BritinNoCal
    25
    Points
    Fox, a TV network without a scintilla of sense, looks like they may kill Dollhouse. Like Firefly and Wonderfalls killed way too early
    @BritinNoCal
  • LiLMoOo
    25
    Points
    @artwiculate She pretends to sneeze, afraid of getting caught with a scintilla of white powder dusting her nose. But everyone knows.
    @LiLMoOo

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