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Feb. 23rd, 2005 12:02 pmI've officially hit the 'too damn bored' portion of my week. So, just for that, I'm going to sit here and ramble. Ya'll can read further at your own peril.
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Word Origin of the Day: Patrol-Soldiers are fond of griping about the unpleasant conditions encountered while doing their routine tasks, including going on "patrol." This action, in fact, gets its name from unpleasant conditions. It began as the Old French verb patouiller, referring to "slogging or paddling around in the mud."
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Word Origin of the Day: Patrol-Soldiers are fond of griping about the unpleasant conditions encountered while doing their routine tasks, including going on "patrol." This action, in fact, gets its name from unpleasant conditions. It began as the Old French verb patouiller, referring to "slogging or paddling around in the mud."