November 19 , 2002 Today's Quote Today's Quiz Talk Back Poll
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Dear Fellow Word Lover,

Well, you've seen the books, quotations and quizzes at the site.

But have you checked out the New Shakespearean Slights, Taunts & Insults?

I had so many requests for more insults after I put up the first quiz, that I've put up a second one for you to take today.


So, take the quiz and write down the insults for yourself to use when only a really high class literary insult will do.

After all, when you can ascribe your insults to Shakespeare, how bad can they be? Use them in letters, in class, at the office in speeches or anywhere you can get away with them. They are a blast.

But, why haven't you ordered the Free CD? It's just $6.95 for postage and handling and
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You'll end writer's block, use impressive quotations to help you create the best, strongest, most creative letters, reports, speeches, toasts and assignments from now on. See pictures

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So try this. Just enter your own name in the search engine and find great ways to use it and see who's used it in the past. Get the CD.

Really want to end writer's block for good?
Don't just enter a single word.
Enter ideas such as:
"love is,"
"friendship is,"
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Wait till you see all the great concepts you'll get to use from now on. Click to read more about the CD.

Need a really powerful idea for one of these concepts? Just enter it in the search engine. If you have a project, you're bound to find great ideas to use with words like:
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Money Failure illness
game death Knowledge
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And look at this. Want a high-class Taunt, Insult or Barb?

Try my new Shakespeare insult quiz. It's quiz number 26. Click here to take the quiz and get some high-class insults you can use right now.

Try "there's small choice in rotten apples," or "I say the gentleman had drunk himself out of his five sentences," or even "how foul and loathsome is thine image!" Is this fun, or what? Why not Read More About it?

But - The search engine's the thing. It's all so easy. Just enter a word or phrase or name in one of the search windows.
This isn't just a simple word search. You can search words, phrases, words within 'x' words of each other and more. Click to get it for just $6.95 for P&H.

Enter a few words from a quotation and get the whole thing. It's all yours instantly with the CD.

So, why not harness the verbal swords of the past to get your written and spoken ideas accepted today?

Now you can harness the panoramic word pictures of memorable thoughts created by the greatest writers of all time to help you say I care, I love you, congratulations or simply make a great impression.
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After all, there were words before Shakespeare, colors before Picasso and music before Mozart.
But, they put these together like no one before them or frankly anyone since.

Now you can harness all this explosive power.
And remember, you'll find every word and every thought 100% UNABRIDGED in the 5000 books including the Bible, the Koran and the Egyptian Book Of The Dead.

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Thanks for reading.


Your DAKonian Wordsmith Friend,

Drew Kaplan
President

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Now you can harness the panoramic word pictures of memorable thoughts created by the greatest writers of all time to help you say I care, I love you, congratulations or simply make a great impression.
These quotes really do add a powerful dimension to all of your written and oral communication. In each issue I'll include a meaningful quote from our library or one that's just been added.
Be sure to click the IN CONTEXT button to see what the writer really meant, or the 'Send This Quote As An eCard' to share the thought with someone you care about.

Today's Quote: (one of my Insults)

"I was seeking for a fool when I found you"

 
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So, How good was that education anyway?
New Slights, Taunts and Insults! What Do You Know? Take It At Quizzes!
Q: In which Shakespeare Play do you find the insult, "there's small choice in rotten apples?"
Measure for Measure
Taming of the Shrew
Merry Wives of Windsor
Pericles

Flashing your degree won't help you here. Are you a renaissance person?
What's your literary quotient? Try some of my challenging quizzes. You can determine what you know.
Plus, I've included both the question and the answer with each response, so you'll actually learn and get it reinforced as you go.
It's multimodal learning while you challenge yourself.
Many of our everyday sayings come either from Shakespeare or the Bible. So, do you know the answer to the first question to the left? Top
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But, if you're like me, you don't know how to use everything that Word can do for you.

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Here's Just Some of what I cover:

Adding Icons to the toolbar for one click action
Finding tools/actions in Word you might not have known about
How to automatically Change Case (upper/lower case)
Create multiple columns instantly
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Take today's customizing Word Quiz to the right and check out the tutorial by Clicking the Word Customization and Personalizing Tutorial link here.

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See what everyone's looking for this week. Click one of the top 10 search words below and you'll see what they've found. Plus all your quote choices.
1. Love
2. Book (New)
3. Knowledge
4. Money
5. Truth
6. age
7. marriage
8. Happiness
9. Friend
10. Wisdom

Click A Word To Search And See Your Quotes.


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Q: OK, we’ve got the books. Which of the following shall we try to add next?
Book Summaries
Term Papers
Audio Versions
Author Biographies
More Titles
More Quotes
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2. The Road Not Taken
3. Interpretation Of Dreams
4. Tao Te Ching
5. Age Of Fable (Mythology)
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7. Man and Superman
8. A Tale of Two Cities
9. Code of Hammurabi
10. Egyptian Book of the Dead

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  OK, that's it for our this DAK Newsletter Update. Please do let me know what you think. . . .Drew

I'm trying to move the newsletter to Monday nights, so you get it Tuesday morning. I think Tuesday is the best day.
But, I wont' send it if I'm not, well good. Perfection just isn't going to happen but I want it to be good for you.
And do let me know. If you don't like my efforts on our behalf, I know you'll be voting with your feet by using the link below.
So, I'll do my very best to make sure I only send you good, reliable and yes, fun information.
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