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Umbrella

Word of the day on 22 November 2009.

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85
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Ysabeluna
i fold my umbrella of distrust/ allow you the benefit of the doubt/ for a second chance of romance/ till eternity perchance?
@Ysabeluna

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  • SJHatzi
    70
    Points
    Under the umbrella of anonymity intimacy's fostered; uncanny knowing across an ocean.
    @SJHatzi
  • tama001
    60
    Points
    As for "umbrella" of the Chinese character(kanji), a lot of people seem to be in the umbrella. "umbrella : 傘" #artwiculate
    @tama001
  • lithiumzombie
    55
    Points
    When she asked me if we could share my umbrella, I gallantly said yes. She kissed me, then ran off with her half.
    @lithiumzombie
  • SJHatzi
    55
    Points
    Solitude - an umbrella for one's soul against all that life pours.
    @SJHatzi
  • tama001
    50
    Points
    The couple sharing one umbrella in Japan is called "ai-ai-gasa(kasa)". I think that it's very good words! #artwiculate
    @tama001
  • tama001
    50
    Points
    Does the world still need a nuclear umbrella? Love or Nuclear... #artwiculate
    @tama001
  • tWordBird
    45
    Points
    Those who are hot don’t use an umbrella a lot – ‘cause they’d rather sizzle in the drizzle.
    @tWordBird
  • Ysabeluna
    45
    Points
    i owe my parents/ for my umbrella of confidence/ that help me face/ life's challenges & maze/
    @Ysabeluna
  • routermonkey
    45
    Points
    Tip: if annoyed by @artwiculate's WOTD, open an umbrella to block screen. Cocktail umbrellas work for mobile devices.
    @routermonkey
  • SJHatzi
    45
    Points
    Artwiculate - The competition that helps clever people be bored and ensures the rest of us don't learn new words. #umbrella
    @SJHatzi
  • SJHatzi
    45
    Points
    Scintillas of drizzling rain light up the streets of Paris. I'm wandering around St. Germain, my only umbrella a beret.
    @SJHatzi
  • Ysabeluna
    45
    Points
    i will weather life's rain and shine/ if your love's umbrella shall be mine/
    @Ysabeluna
  • hotdng
    40
    Points
    @Artwiculate I bequeath to my daughters their umbrella (s) of pedagogy/ embellished with sympathy/ and a dose of empathy/
    @hotdng
  • Ysabeluna
    40
    Points
    i welcome your love's umbrella/ let us dance to our own sonata/ and enjoy life before we go unda/
    @Ysabeluna
  • tWordBird
    40
    Points
    It’s raining, it’s pouring: If you think an umbrella is boring, you haven’t been underneath mine with ME, yet! ;)
    @tWordBird
  • drchavi
    40
    Points
    Your love/ my rainbow umbrella/ in fair weather a good accessory and in turbulent times..useless
    @drchavi
  • lagadu123
    40
    Points
    Pity artwiculate didn't see this shower of inadvertant entries coming, they could have put an umbrella in place
    @lagadu123
  • SJHatzi
    40
    Points
    5 years old. A summer rain begins to fall. My clothes off, I run around the rose garden, umbrella a child's reckless abandon.
    @SJHatzi
  • lithiumzombie
    40
    Points
    "Wooah! Is that an umbrella in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me!" / "It's an umbrella."
    @lithiumzombie
  • tWordBird
    35
    Points
    It’s raining MEN!! ... I think I’ll sort them out by whacking the psychos away with my umbrella. ;)
    @tWordBird
  • harrarp
    35
    Points
    There must be a distinct meteorological tipping point when an umbrella becomes a parasol.
    @harrarp
  • pn8r
    35
    Points
    An umbrella in car is like a snowflake in the forest. #soundsprofoundbutisnt
    @pn8r
  • lithiumzombie
    35
    Points
    When The Stones played my soaked hometown in 1998, I didn't bring my umbrella. "Gimme Shelter, Mick!" http://j.mp/7Wgowa
    @lithiumzombie
  • Ysabeluna
    35
    Points
    i am called to a meeting on a Sunday/ let me use my black & yellow umbrella - my mood is bad & my get up is sunny/
    @Ysabeluna
  • harrarp
    35
    Points
    The most festive use of an umbrella I can think / of is when they stick one in your drink.
    @harrarp
  • tWordBird
    35
    Points
    I just found out that umbrella is British slang for the penis. Guess this could get interesting after all! o_O
    @tWordBird
  • marcosarroyos
    35
    Points
    A young lady from Mirabella/looking for a rich kind of fella/she went to Spain/it did nothing but rain/she came back with just an umbrella.
    @marcosarroyos
  • osmarjardim
    35
    Points
    A kangoroo, an elephant, a rhino and a horse were under an umbrella. Who got wet? No one of them. It was not raining.
    @osmarjardim
  • caslexplorers
    35
    Points
    An umbrella was the weapon of choice for the Soviet spy. He was an undercover agent.
    @caslexplorers
  • pranavmukul
    35
    Points
    I walk with an umbrella with holes in it..so as to know if it has stopped raining.
    @pranavmukul
  • Ysabeluna
    35
    Points
    in my dream we were ~ under moonlight's umbrella ~ by the deep blue sea #haiku
    @Ysabeluna
  • tama001
    35
    Points
    The Japanese politician wants to be in the big umbrella of another person called the faction. Minority opinion, it's not argued.#artwiculate
    @tama001
  • harrarp
    35
    Points
    Sharing a bed or an umbrella. I wonder which brought us closest together.
    @harrarp
  • pranavmukul
    34
    Points
    When two men share an umbrella, both of them get wet.
    @pranavmukul
  • harrarp
    30
    Points
    The first umbrella must have been a big flat rock on a stick.
    @harrarp
  • tWordBird
    30
    Points
    Warm Spring rain… no clothes ~ You & me… no umbrella ~ Relishing wetness. #haiku
    @tWordBird
  • SJHatzi
    30
    Points
    "Umbrella" is raining on our parade at Artwiculate.
    @SJHatzi
  • 3lbsofluv
    30
    Points
    Aha! So that's an umbrella! All the while I was calling it the plastic-popping-thingy-protection-from-rain! Thanks @artwiculate.
    @3lbsofluv
  • onesparrow
    30
    Points
    Umbrella? Seriously?
    @onesparrow
  • drgts
    30
    Points
    An umbrella in the hand is worth a zillion in the bush.
    @drgts
  • Ysabeluna
    30
    Points
    why UMBRELLA? don't you think @Artwiculate must have reached his level of incompetence it ran out of arcane & esoteric words?
    @Ysabeluna
  • Ysabeluna
    30
    Points
    my downfalls were trickles of rain/ that my life's umbrella failed to contain/ yet these strengthened me/ to face life's adversity/
    @Ysabeluna
  • DrMobs
    30
    Points
    Toodle-uma-uma-toodle-ay! Toodle-uma-uma-toodle-ay! Any umbrella s to fix today? Oh crap, scratch that; I fogot my thinga-ma-jig.
    @DrMobs
  • SJHatzi
    30
    Points
    "Raindrops keep falling on my head..." - umbrella love song.
    @SJHatzi
  • Ysabeluna
    30
    Points
    @phocks good sunday morning Josh, we have a new game, come play with us, but don't forget to bring your umbrella ...
    @Ysabeluna
  • SJHatzi
    30
    Points
    "I'm singing in the rain, just singing in the rain..." - the magic of Gene Kelly and an umbrella.
    @SJHatzi
  • Ysabeluna
    30
    Points
    i am such a fashion freak/ i have umbrella's of all colors from a treat/ will i match my mood & my dress as a trick ?
    @Ysabeluna
  • Ysabeluna
    30
    Points
    i will never part with my umbrella from BALI/ it reminds me of my sweetie/ and the lovely memory/
    @Ysabeluna
  • tWordBird
    30
    Points
    Cinderella & Prince Charming’s daughter was born in Autumn when umber leaves covered the trees. You guessed it: They named her Umbrella.
    @tWordBird

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