This week's theme: words related to pirates. Jolly Roger (JOL-ee ROJ-uhr) noun
The pirates' flag, showing a white skull and crossbones on a black background. Also known as the blackjack or black flag. [The origin of the name Jolly Roger is uncertain.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=jolly+roger -Guest Wordsmith John (Ol' Chumbucket) Baur (chumbucketATtalklikeapirate.com) "Three men were eventually spotted, not in a three-master with a Jolly Roger flapping in the breeze, but in powerboat near Bayvista Lane." Jonathan Jenkins; Pirates on the High ... Lake? Toronto Sun (Canada); Sep 9, 2006. Sponsors' Messages: Like wordplay? Get "The Giant Book of Animal Jokes: Beastly Humor for Grownups" by Richard Lederer & James Ertner from http://stoneandscott.com 101 Questions Answered! What do Muslims believe? How bad is bird flu? Who's to blame for income tax? http://knowledgenews.net/s?s=aw092006 ............................................................................ Fortune does not change men, it unmasks them. -Suzanne Necker, author (1739-1794) Send your comments to (words AT wordsmith.org). To unsubscribe, update address send gift subscription, etc., visit http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/jolly_roger.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/jolly_roger.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/jolly_roger.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
