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Billet-doux

Word of the day on 03 May 2010.

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TiddK
billet-doux > @Tralala56 : Magnificent Madge's love letters to Timorous Tim were accompanied by a hail of sharp letter-openers
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  • OddlyStarry
    76
    Points
    Relationships swirl around me. A poem here, a billet-doux there... None for me, as I play another card to my Solitaire tableau.
    @OddlyStarry
  • SJHatzi
    67
    Points
    Violets are red ~ roses are blue ~ here's how to not write ~ a billet-doux #Haiku #Micropoetry
    @SJHatzi
  • harrarp
    67
    Points
    It was tragic how, after a billet-doux or two their love became stationary.
    @harrarp
  • marcosarroyos
    60
    Points
    Harry finished his Twitter billet-doux. Before he could send it, he crashed into a light pole. Texting while walking.
    @marcosarroyos
  • tama001
    60
    Points
    billet-doux in a drawer / bring back a memory / and, tears welling up. #artwiculate
    @tama001
  • JonPowles
    59
    Points
    A billet-doux to Tidd ~ whose childlike sense of fun ~ touches all our hearts with tiny parcels of grown-up love
    @JonPowles
  • celticgladiator
    58
    Points
    A suicide note or a billet-doux. You decide, its up to you.
    @celticgladiator
  • AaronLivingston
    54
    Points
    A billet-doux for all of you. Je t'aime. #artwiculate
    @AaronLivingston
  • lithiumzombie
    51
    Points
    tea for two ~ and two for tea ~ billet-doux ~ and you for me
    @lithiumzombie
  • davidpfitz
    50
    Points
    "billet-dude": a bromantic billet-doux #artwiculate
    @davidpfitz
  • ultracutebot
    49
    Points
    every billet-doux written by our teenage hands was a bold-faced lie. a decade later, every time we talk i either want to throw up or cry.
    @ultracutebot
  • gBaYgUrL
    49
    Points
    My neighbor woke me in the middle of the night when she yelled "Billet-doux me again" in her perfect southern drawl
    @gBaYgUrL
  • Fatal_Romantic
    48
    Points
    Sent a billet-doux / Wrapped in kisses for my muse / Who remains obtuse #haiku #artwiculate @osmarjardim
    @Fatal_Romantic
  • silverne
    48
    Points
    Vous avez laissé mon billet-doux sous la pluie pour que mon encre devienne une pluie et de re-pleuvoir sur vous n’est-ce pas ?
    @silverne
  • OldJoeStalin
    47
    Points
    The French girl threw my billet-doux in the bidet. I realized right away that I needed to go back to French class.
    @OldJoeStalin
  • mazpow
    47
    Points
    In my class of illiterate 9 year olds a billet-doux usually reads 'I lick you' ...God, I hope they're illiterate...
    @mazpow
  • agezoko
    47
    Points
    Hart Mark of espresso is my billet-doux. #artwiculate
    @agezoko
  • baccatum
    46
    Points
    Billet-doux? But the only love letter I know is U. #failedpickuplines
    @baccatum
  • dmriver
    45
    Points
    Dearest Sally, Your billet-doux takes my breath away. I am leashed to you, your panting, your paws. Walk with me.
    @dmriver
  • CaliforniaKara
    45
    Points
    Even a lovely billet-doux, when found by the wrong person, can lead to a billet-don't. Yes I'm talking to you Tiger.
    @CaliforniaKara
  • Ysabeluna
    45
    Points
    romance me monsieur ~ my preferred billet-doux ~ poem & sweet haiku ~ #haiku #poetry
    @Ysabeluna
  • InVinceWil
    44
    Points
    His little Fifth Grade / billet-doux: check 'yes' or 'no,' / from "Guess-Who," third row. #haiku #artwiculate
    @InVinceWil
  • ajeanne
    42
    Points
    Dear Artwiculati, Sending a quick billet-doux from rain-washed Kentucky. The Internet here is fickle, but my heart is true. xo
    @ajeanne
  • Squawkingalah
    41
    Points
    @dmriver I've had a cat offer me a decapitated mouse. It's his gift, a billet-doux; I could see the love in his eyes.
    @Squawkingalah
  • lagadu123
    41
    Points
    The ticket inspector was visibly unimpressed when I showed him my billet-doux.
    @lagadu123
  • asim7asim
    41
    Points
    a billet-doux ~ from you ~ lifelong longing #haiku #artwiculate
    @asim7asim
  • bwlightning
    40
    Points
    I was dating an art major. No, I he never wrote me a billet-doux , but boy, could Billy-Doodle :) #artwiculate
    @bwlightning
  • kado56
    40
    Points
    Ripped up billet-doux ~ confetti for a wedding ~ that will never be #haiku #senryu
    @kado56
  • nedmw
    40
    Points
    Quick mover went from "how d'you do?" to "Billet-doux" in one week
    @nedmw
  • tWordBird
    39
    Points
    Tiny hand-print ~ A billet-doux in clay ~ Sweetest sentiment ~ For Mother's Day.
    @tWordBird
  • TinaNguyen
    38
    Points
    billet-doux / sweet words of l'amour / wrapped in a dove's coo #haiku #articulate
    @TinaNguyen
  • jneen8
    37
    Points
    Sunshine on niveous field / Truth within a lying heart / Billet-doux to my soul. #haiku #artwiculate
    @jneen8
  • LunaJune
    35
    Points
    this Billet-doux arrived today, sent from a heart very far away, in body but not in spirit #artwiculate
    @LunaJune
  • MaryJenkins
    35
    Points
    He read her scrawled billet-doux on a crumpled cocktail napkin saturated with Johnny Walker. "It's a shame I can't remember your name." #vss
    @MaryJenkins
  • hfeaga
    35
    Points
    lips like wine / billet-doux under cover / of darkness #artwiculate
    @hfeaga
  • prashanthm18
    35
    Points
    Her beautiful eyes ~ looking through a window ~ left a billet-doux on my heart. #artwiculate
    @prashanthm18
  • MaxRaunchiness
    35
    Points
    The redhead from Lyon gave me a billet-doux by massaging my balles-deux.
    @MaxRaunchiness
  • Wifsie
    35
    Points
    RIP: My Lord Billet-Doux - should have used a French letter. #artwiculate
    @Wifsie
  • ariandalen
    35
    Points
    Each trip to the recycling center, each tree planted, is a billet-doux to the Earth. #artwiculate
    @ariandalen
  • goldenskye
    34
    Points
    Don't write me a billet-doux. I know there is a price my heart must pay.
    @goldenskye
  • HourlyDavidson
    33
    Points
    RIP Ms. Billet-Doux. She could've been more composed.
    @HourlyDavidson

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