Wait a minute there! Isn't a broach a thing a lady wears?
Two by two, hands of blue. Two by two, hands of blue.
River ,'Ariel'
Spike's Bitches 37: You take the killing for granted.
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Laura - Aug 10, 2007 8:16:46 am PDT #872 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
Cashmere - Aug 10, 2007 8:21:03 am PDT #873 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
the Salem area has a mini-chain of package stores called Bunghole Liquors.
the one in Peabody plays a crucial role as a landmark when I give directions.
I can see this because of the use of the term in barrels but it's still funny.
Of course that word is never not funny.
ChiKat - Aug 10, 2007 8:21:40 am PDT #874 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Wait a minute there! Isn't a broach a thing a lady wears?
It is both a noun and a verb.
Hey, all!!!
My hand feels oh so much better today. One wee blister and a patch of oddly thick/white skin, but painfree. Yay!
juliana - Aug 10, 2007 8:26:04 am PDT #875 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Wait a minute there! Isn't a broach a thing a lady wears?
Isn't that a brooch?
juliana - Aug 10, 2007 8:27:50 am PDT #876 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Ah ha:
broach (brōch) pronunciation
tr.v., broached, broach·ing, broach·es.
1.
a. To bring up (a subject) for discussion or debate.
b. To announce: We broached our plans for the new year.
2. To pierce in order to draw off liquid: broach a keg of beer.
3. To draw off (a liquid) by piercing a hole in a cask or other container.
4. To shape or enlarge (a hole) with a tapered, serrated tool.
n.
1.
a. A tapered, serrated tool used to shape or enlarge a hole.
b. The hole made by such a tool.
2. A spit for roasting meat.
3. A mason's narrow chisel.
4. A gimlet for tapping or broaching casks.
5. Variant of brooch.
Emily - Aug 10, 2007 8:28:12 am PDT #877 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Isn't a broach a thing a lady wears?
Isn't that a brooch? Or did I totally make up that word, since now it seems totally wrong?
Nora Deirdre - Aug 10, 2007 8:30:08 am PDT #878 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Yes, there's brooch and broach.
OMG this day is the LONGEST EVAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1!1!1111
Frankenbuddha - Aug 10, 2007 8:32:57 am PDT #879 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Wait a minute there! Isn't a broach a thing a lady wears?
I thought "broach" was a cooking method (not really).
Laura - Aug 10, 2007 8:34:01 am PDT #880 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
I was joking about the jewelry broach since my mom uses the word often, but now I see that it is often spelled brooch. Learned sumpin new I did.
It's Friday. This is a long day.
tommyrot - Aug 10, 2007 8:44:32 am PDT #881 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
"Broach" is also a word describing when a torpedo fails to maintain its set depth and shoots up out of the water.
eta: Other nautical definitions of "broach": [link]