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CaliforniaPeggy

(155,316 posts) Fri Jul 4, 2025, 05:33 PM Jul 2025

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Roget's Revenge . . . [View all]

A truck loaded with thousands of copies of Roget's Thesaurus crashed yesterday losing its entire load. Witnesses were stunned, startled, aghast, taken aback, stupefied, confused, shocked, rattled, paralyzed, dazed, bewildered, mixed up, surprised, awed, dumbfounded, nonplussed, flabbergasted, astounded, amazed, confounded, astonished, overwhelmed, horrified, numbed, speechless, and perplexed.

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Roget's Revenge . . . [View all] CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2025 OP

I thought the thesaurus was extinct....... lastlib Jul 2025 #1

Apparently it still exists! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2025 #2

I still have mine Mossfern Jul 2025 #44

Dictionary.com shows... 3catwoman3 Jul 2025 #15

31 Earl_from_PA Jul 2025 #18

Syzygy Seinan Sensei Jul 2025 #28

Ha....i forget about that one 😄 electric_blue68 Jul 2025 #33

Oh...no they're found in the Deepest, Darkness Word Jungles! Roooaaar! electric_blue68 Jul 2025 #32

Apparently you don't use Word or other word processing software. Ms. Toad Jul 2025 #46

I use Word every day...... lastlib Jul 2025 #47

It used to be on the main screen. Ms. Toad Jul 2025 #49

Thanks for the diversion!!!!! I've passed it along. nt LAS14 Jul 2025 #3

Agog 😮 Clouds Passing Jul 2025 #4

LOL! MIButterfly Jul 2025 #5

LOL... As a real lover of synonyms, I'm there... hlthe2b Jul 2025 #6

I love humor like this. llmart Jul 2025 #7

Love it my dear California Peggy!! Evolve Dammit Jul 2025 #8

What's another name for "thesaurus"? Onlyserious Jul 2025 #9

Crossword Puzzle Dictionary? BOSSHOG Jul 2025 #11

The aggravation JoseBalow Jul 2025 #12

See my post #15 above - synonymy 3catwoman3 Jul 2025 #16

Roget's BidenRocks Jul 2025 #22

"Google" n/t lastlib Jul 2025 #38

Simple Google search Mossfern Jul 2025 #45

Nice malaise Jul 2025 #10

So... they weren't at a loss for words ??? liberalla Jul 2025 #13

But speechless......... lastlib Jul 2025 #39

Thanks Peggy. That was great! DeeDeeNY Jul 2025 #14

Well, now I know where to put this! Dem2theMax Jul 2025 #17

Yup. T. rex. n/t Igel Jul 2025 #24

Snicker niyad Jul 2025 #41

I've been saving that on my phone for just the perfect time! Dem2theMax Jul 2025 #43

I'm at a loss for words... Wounded Bear Jul 2025 #19

Too perfect! summer_in_TX Jul 2025 #20

Sounds like fun. 3catwoman3 Jul 2025 #36

Looks more like a raid DENVERPOPS Jul 2025 #21

Good one, Peggy. LoisB Jul 2025 #23

Well done! CountMyVote4Reality Jul 2025 #25

I googled and this story is false BaronChocula Jul 2025 #26

I ordered it thesaurus from Amazon, but they sent me a blank book... Oopsie Daisy Jul 2025 #27

lol. AllaN01Bear Jul 2025 #30

"" AllaN01Bear Jul 2025 #29

lol! cate94 Jul 2025 #31

That was cute CaliforniaPeggy⭐️😊 nt Figarosmom Jul 2025 #34

TY! Clever, humorous, inventive, divertive, smile-inducing. electric_blue68 Jul 2025 #35

My hubby loved it! senseandsensibility Jul 2025 #37

You made me laugh out loud. Liberal In Texas Jul 2025 #40

Thank you! niyad Jul 2025 #42

Mind-boggling! Kid Berwyn Jul 2025 #48

Brilliantly preposterous, my dear Peggy! MineralMan Jul 2025 #50

Thanks! I admire your word choice too. CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2025 #51

and flummoxed!! markie Jul 2025 #52

Thanks. A good chuckle is always good for the soul in trying times. Ping Tung Jul 2025 #53