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Erstwhile

Word of the day on 13 January 2010.

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JonPowles
There was a hungry Frenchman/Quite o'ercome with glee/He found an erstwhile tadpole/And ate its legs for tea
@JonPowles

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  • drchavi
    58
    Points
    The present is recycled as the erstwhile.
    @drchavi
  • SJHatzi
    57
    Points
    The looking glass of erstwhile - seeing whom we've been; sometimes we smile, sometimes we cringe.
    @SJHatzi
  • Tralala56
    56
    Points
    Erstwhile gas: Gone with the wind
    @Tralala56
  • TiddK
    55
    Points
    "Holy archives, Batman! it's The Erstwhile, what do we do?" "Robin, he's harmless, just a shadow of his former self"
    @TiddK
  • navinsasikumar
    48
    Points
    St. Atue: Patron saint of erstwhile glory.
    @navinsasikumar
  • lagadu123
    44
    Points
    Erstwhile – been there, done that
    @lagadu123
  • harrarp
    44
    Points
    Erstwhile the Sequel: Back to the Future.
    @harrarp
  • caslexplorers
    43
    Points
    erstwhile sycophant : your boss?
    @caslexplorers
  • kado56
    40
    Points
    My pop was a millionaire. I was the only heir. His pile is now erstwhile. I am now heirstwhile.
    @kado56
  • docrajen
    40
    Points
    Ghost to a guest in a palace " I am the erstwhile ruler of this princely state. I died in 1869. Welcome to my palace and be my guest" RUN!!
    @docrajen
  • dmriver
    39
    Points
    My erstwhile ephemeral was on the tweet of broken dreams.
    @dmriver
  • ultracutebot
    38
    Points
    i was an employee that erstwhile gave a crap. now i don't give a flying crap, or a stationary crap nor a flaming crap.
    @ultracutebot
  • suparabbit
    36
    Points
    a friend and an ice cream were erstwhile childhood pleasures which made us felt like kings.
    @suparabbit
  • DrJillZ
    35
    Points
    @artwiculate How do I describe my erstwhile life before artwiculate? I'm at a loss for words.
    @DrJillZ
  • Ysabeluna
    35
    Points
    erstwhile, i was lissome, ebullient & effervescent;as age caught up on me, i am often in lassitude, in reverie by d inglenook
    @Ysabeluna
  • kings_indian
    35
    Points
    in a while, will now be erstwhile? @artwiculate
    @kings_indian
  • marcosarroyos
    34
    Points
    My erstwhile mother-in-law always thought I was a great guy. Man, did I have her fooled!
    @marcosarroyos
  • DaveCurry
    34
    Points
    Erstwhile aphorism: Once upon a time.
    @DaveCurry
  • sanmeera
    32
    Points
    Everyday I take a walk. Have had different companions from different walks of life. To all my erstwhile companions, Thank You.
    @sanmeera
  • yaeda
    31
    Points
    Erstwhile enemies are now friends.
    @yaeda
  • tWordBird
    31
    Points
    If the former is a ladder & the latter was a dormer, what then was the former if the latter was erstwhile? #riddles
    @tWordBird
  • MaxRaunchiness
    30
    Points
    Do you see that redhead over there by the bar? Yeah, what about her? She's an erstwhile brunette. How do you know? Believe me I know!
    @MaxRaunchiness
  • osmarjardim
    30
    Points
    Erstwhile I would handwrite a letter. Typewritten ones followed. We have e-mails and tweets today. I wonder what will be next.
    @osmarjardim
  • sk3373r
    30
    Points
    Breaking up with my girlfriend wasn't easy ... things got ugly when I asked if she preferred to be referred to as erstwhile over ex.
    @sk3373r
  • bwlight
    30
    Points
    erstwhile embers of a fire still remembered ~ love smolders in my heart @artwiculate #artwiculate
    @bwlight
  • akhkoshur
    29
    Points
    Learn from your Erstwhile, and it will be with you for your life
    @akhkoshur
  • lithiumzombie
    28
    Points
    Erstwhile, we lived up in the trees. But then we got that letter from the Parks Department...
    @lithiumzombie
  • AdeleWard
    26
    Points
    I live in the present. He lives in the erstwhile. Our minds will never meet. #Artwiculate
    @AdeleWard
  • Anamuk
    26
    Points
    Erstwhile juggler needs to catch some rest.
    @Anamuk
  • OddlyStarry
    26
    Points
    I can't find a rhyme for erstwhile, but I have a strange craving for a bratwurst while I think about it.
    @OddlyStarry
  • whistlechick
    26
    Points
    Glazed eyes gaze skyward/ through the undisturbed water./ Still, my erstwhile friend. #haiku
    @whistlechick
  • tama001
    25
    Points
    I look up at the sky unconsciously and depend on something... The moon and the sun unchanged from the erstwhile ancient times. #artwiculate
    @tama001
  • Eridanus
    25
    Points
    I'm still working on becoming an erstwhile loser.... :-|
    @Eridanus
  • bumfuzzled2004
    25
    Points
    erstwhile love, a fleeing dove / escape from rage within me. / a safe way gone, she sits alone, / ponders anger's agony #artwiculate
    @bumfuzzled2004
  • CaliforniaKara
    25
    Points
    My erstwhile concern allayed-Vatican comments on Avatar: "It's no sci-fi masterpiece." Well thank god they've weighed in.
    @CaliforniaKara
  • lippy73
    23
    Points
    Erstwhile memories / backroads parking in the dark / sweet hot summer nights #senryu #artwiculate #poetwist
    @lippy73
  • coinopratdchris
    23
    Points
    The erstwhile Earl's eulogy ended when an enlightened elder excitedly exclaimed enmity for his ex-eminence.
    @coinopratdchris
  • SaraiLune
    23
    Points
    Erstwhile, present was future
    @SaraiLune
  • revhappiness
    21
    Points
    My erstwhile broad mind and narrow waist have changed places.
    @revhappiness
  • Alismcg
    21
    Points
    Erstwhile beauty during her HS days crumbl'd 'mong her wrinkles ~ and what remains be seen with deeper eyes #artwiculate
    @Alismcg
  • HourlyDavidson
    21
    Points
    people who forget their erstwhile tweets are condemned to retweet it.
    @HourlyDavidson

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