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Here’s how:
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sockdologer
sockdologer
One who dabbles in … er, sock collecting?
One who loves socks a bit too much?
Photo by Shuminweb via Wikimedia Commons.
noun, Older Slang.
- something unusually large, heavy, etc.
- a decisive reply, argument, etc.
- a heavy, finishing blow:
Example: His right jab is a real sockdolager.
In other words, it’s a real doozy of a closing argument, getting the last word, or in today’s slang, a mic drop.
Lest we find ourselves giggling too much at our funny-sounding new word, let me bring you some sorrowful solemnity: sockdologising likely was nearly the last word President Abraham Lincoln ever heard. During the performance of Tom Taylor’s “Our American Cousin,” assassin John Wilkes Booth (who knew the play well) waited for the laughline,
“Well, I guess I know enough to turn you inside out, you sockdologising old mantrap!”
Amid the noise as the audience responded in laughter and applause, Booth fired the fatal shot.
Sniffle. Well, now it’s my heart that feels unusually heavy … almost sockdolager-esque you could say.
Lincoln in ‘thinking pose’, 1862, via Wikimedia Commons
Hear Ye!!!
Welcome New Sisters! (click for current roster)
Merit Badge Awardees (click for latest awards)
My featured Merit Badge Awardee of the Week is … Ginger Dawn Harman!!!
Ginger Dawn Harman (Ginger Dawn, 6451) has received a certificate of achievement in Each Other for earning a Beginner Level Farmgirl Gratitude Merit Badge!
“I was gifted a lovely gratitude journal by my penpal, Mamey Brown. I wrote in it every day for a month with
I am grateful for
1.
2.
3.
What I learned today…
I am learning to…
The Best Part of Today was…
I am still writing in this journal and have discovered that I feel more positive and less stressed during the day.
I am also really enjoying The Book Of Awesome by Neil Pasricha, I was shocked at how fast MaryJane’s librarian sent the book! I am almost finished with the book, and it has really made me laugh and ponder simple things. In a way, I wanted to simplify my life a bit more because of this book, so I deleted my blog and the rest of my social media! Yes, even Pinterest.
I want to make my connections more meaningful and really enjoy every present moment of my life.
The hardest part of this badge at the beginning was to not repeat what you are grateful for, but after a week, it came to me rather easy.
Honestly, we have so much to be grateful for, and when we open our hearts and become aware of this, our lives are much fuller!”
GIVEAWAY: “Glamping, Blue Moon”
Thank you for dropping by my Raising Jane Journal to participate in my giveaways! We’ve chosen a winner for this giveaway already (click here for details), but don’t be afraid to leave a comment anyway. I love reading them. And stay tuned for more great MaryJanesFarm giveaways.
For a chance to win a free copy of my Glamping with MaryJane book, tell me about your glamping plans for this summer in the comments below. I’ll toss your name into a hat and draw a lucky winner sometime mid-June.
Stay tuned for more magazine-related giveaways. If you’re not yet a subscriber to my magazine, MaryJanesFarm, subscribe here for $19.95/year.
