Manic Monday

Misters Green and Gray, Misters Red and White
All wore colored suits one Saturday night.
The color they wore could not match their name
Each wore the other's, with no two the same.
Green would wear a suit the color of gray
Red will not wear white except in the day.
With these four colors for you to compute
What was the color of Mister Gray's suit?

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Word for the day: mud

mud |mʌd|                                                                       *barro (en Español)

DEFINITION
noun1 [ mass noun ] soft, sticky matter resulting from the mixing of earth and water.2 information or allegations regarded as damaging or scandalous: the two sides took over the local media to throw mud at each other.

PHRASESdrag someone/thing through the mud slander or denigrate someone or something publicly.here's mud in your eye! informal expressing good wishes before drinking.someone's name is mud informal someone is in disgrace or unpopular: if anything goes wrong, my name will be mud.
ORIGIN late Middle English: probably from Middle Low German mudde .

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Word for the day: mountain

mountain |ˈmaʊn.tɪn|                                               *montaña (en Español)




DEFINITION

noun1 a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill: we set off down the mountain | they sought refuge in the mountains | [ as modifier ] : a mountain peak.2 (a mountain/mountains of) a large pile or quantity of something: a mountain of paperwork.• [ usu. with modifier ] a large surplus stock of a commodity: a butter mountain.

PHRASESif the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain proverb if someone won't do as you wish or a situation can't be arranged to suit you, you must accept it and change your plans accordingly.[with allusion to a well-known story about Muhammad told by Bacon ( Essays xii).]make a mountain out of a molehill see molehill.move mountains 1 achieve spectacular and apparently impossible results: faith can move mountains. 2 make every possible effort: his fans move mountains to catch as many of his performances as possible.
DERIVATIVESmountainy adjectiveORIGIN Middle English: from Old French montaigne, based on Latin mons, mont- ‘mountain’.

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Song of the day: 80's

1) Watch the music video 

 2) Close your eyes and listen to the lyrics  

3) Read the song lyrics  

4) Read the song lyrics whilst listening to the music video at the same time

The Cure - Just Like Heaven

"Show me how you do that trick
The one that makes me scream" she said
"The one that makes me laugh" she said
And threw her arms around my neck
"Show me how you do it
And I promise you I promise that
I'll run away with you
I'll run away with you"

Spinning on that dizzy edge
I kissed her face and kissed her head
And dreamed of all the different ways I had
To make her glow
"Why are you so far away?" she said
"Why won't you ever know that I'm in love with you
That I'm in love with you"

You
Soft and only
You
Lost and lonely
You
Strange as angels
Dancing in the deepest oceans
Twisting in the water
You're just like a dream

Daylight licked me into shape
I must have been asleep for days
And moving lips to breathe her name
I opened up my eyes
And found myself alone alone
Alone above a raging sea
That stole the only girl I loved
And drowned her deep inside of me

You
Soft and only
You
Lost and lonely
You
Just like heaven

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Thought for the day

"Everyone of us has the ability to improve the life of someone else." 

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Word for the day: land

land |lænd|                                                                         *tierra (en Español)



DEFINITION

noun
1 [ mass noun ] the part of the earth's surface that is not covered by water: the reptiles lay their eggs on land |after four weeks at sea we sighted land.• [ as modifier ] living or travelling on land rather than in water or the air: a land force.• an area of ground, especially in terms of its ownership or use: he bought 360 acres of land | waste land |(lands) : measures to reduce logging on federal lands.• (the land) ground or soil used as a basis for agriculture: my family had worked the land for many years.• (the land) rural areas and the rural way of life.• [ count noun ] S. Africanan area fenced off for cultivation; a field.[from Dutch land ‘piece of ground’.]2 a country or state: the valley is one of the most beautiful in the land | the lands of the Middle East.• [ in combination ] a particular sphere of activity or group of people: the blunt, charmless climate of techno-land.• a conceptual area: you're living in a fantasy land.3 the space between the rifling grooves in a gun.

verb
1 [ with obj. ] put (someone or something) on land from a boat: he landed his troops at Hastings.• [ no obj. ] go ashore; disembark: the marines landed at a small jetty.• bring (a fish) to land with a net or rod.• informal succeed in obtaining or achieving (something desirable), especially in the face of competition: she landed the starring role in a new film.2 [ no obj. ] come down through the air and rest on the ground or another surface: we will shortly be landing at Gatwick | a fly landed on Tom's nose.• [ with obj. ] bring (an aircraft or spacecraft) to the ground or the surface of water in a controlled way.• reach the ground after falling or jumping: he leapt over the fence and landed nimbly on his feet.• [ with adverbial of place ] (of an object) come to rest after falling or being thrown: the plate landed in her lap.3 [ no obj. ] informal (of something undesirable or unexpected) arrive suddenly: there were more problems than ever landing on her desk.4 [ with obj. ] (land someone in) informal cause someone to be in (a difficult situation): his exploits always landed him in trouble.• (land someone with) inflict (an unwelcome task or difficult situation) on someone: the mistake landed the company with a massive bill.5 [ with obj. ] informal inflict (a blow) on someone: I won the fight without landing a single punch.
PHRASES
how the land lies Brit.what the situation is: let's keep it to ourselves until we see how the land lies.in the land of the living humorous alive or awake.the land of the free the United States of America.the land of Nod humorous a state of sleep.[punningly, with biblical allusion to the place name Nod (Gen. 4:16).]land (or fall ) on one's feet have good luck or success.live off the land live on whatever food one can obtain by hunting, gathering, or subsistence farming.
PHRASAL VERBS
land up reach a place or situation: the ship landed up on the south coast of Devon | I landed up in prison.land up with end up with (an unwelcome situation): I landed up with three broken ribs.
ORIGIN Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch land and German Land .

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Thought for the day

"Have you done something for someone who can never repay you?" 

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Song of the day: 70's

1) Watch the music video 

 2) Close your eyes and listen to the lyrics  

3) Read the song lyrics  

4) Read the song lyrics whilst listening to the music video at the same time

The Clash - Train In Vain

Say you stand by your man 
Tell me something I don't understand 
You said you love me and that's a fact 
Then you left me, said you felt trapped 

Well some things you can explain away 
But my heartache's in me till this day 

Did you stand by me 
No, not at all 
Did you stand by me 
No way 

All the times 
When we were close 
I'll remember these things the most 
I see all my dreams come tumbling down 
I won't be happy without you around 

So all alone I keep the wolves at bay 
There is only one thing that I can say 

You must explain why this must be 
Did you lie when you spoke to me 

Did you stand by me 
No, not at all 

Now I got a job 
But it don't pay 
I need new clothes 
I need somewhere to stay 
But without all these things I can do 
But without your love I won't make it through 

But you don't understand my point of view 
I suppose there's nothing I can do 

You must explain why this must be 
Did you lie when you spoke to me? 

Did you stand by me 
Did you stand by me 
No, not at all 
Did you stand by me 
No way 
Did you stand by me 
No, not at all 
Did you stand by me 
No way

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