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Namby-pamby

Word of the day on 16 August 2010.

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navinsasikumar
RIP: My Lord Namby-Pamby - His possessions will be given to charity. He had no will.
@navinsasikumar

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  • smeedha
    55
    Points
    The namby-pamby greeting- Wuss up!
    @smeedha
  • beezknez
    55
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    I am the Namby-pamby of the spineless ~ legless I walk ~ feeding your earth ~ names fear me not ~ I am worm #artwiculate
    @beezknez
  • JonPowles
    52
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    There was a horny Frenchman ~ no namby-pamby he ~ he showed a rather stiff resolve ~ to get the girls to "Oui"
    @JonPowles
  • asim7asim
    49
    Points
    Namby-pamby? Niddle-noddle. #artwiculate
    @asim7asim
  • SJHatzi
    49
    Points
    And there he was / outside my door / w/ flowers but without words. / If that is namby-pamby / I'm falling for 'tis enchanting
    @SJHatzi
  • hfeaga
    47
    Points
    the namby-pamby / of glitter and unicorns / is lost on puppies #haiku #senryu
    @hfeaga
  • TeddyKew
    46
    Points
    What is all this spam ~ namby-pamby teddy spam ~ call the troll patrol #haiku #teddyku
    @TeddyKew
  • FrankSiddarta
    44
    Points
    Your namby-pamby heart - wins my affection - but when your eyes smile - you bowl me over - and over and over #gogyohka
    @FrankSiddarta
  • TiddK
    44
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    1. Namby-Pamby and his bestest friend Wishy-Washy lived at home with their mummies, even though both men were in their 40s.
    @TiddK
  • i2Haiku
    42
    Points
    Namby-pamby: the phrase you use when “effeminate” is just too macho. #Artwiculate
    @i2Haiku
  • ChrisTwitery
    42
    Points
    Namby-pamby folk / certain artwiculati / taste too insipid /// #haiku #zombiehaiku
    @ChrisTwitery
  • lagadu123
    42
    Points
    Give me a namby-pamby pacifist rather than a jingoistic warmonger any day of the week. Let’s hear it for namby-pambies !
    @lagadu123
  • radiocurly
    42
    Points
    Well, you put your left leg in, you put your right leg out, you do the namby-pamby, and you shake it all about
    @radiocurly
  • ultracutebot
    41
    Points
    dear male chauvinists: pls don't label every woman you meet as a namby-pamby. we'd like to see YOU birth a child ;P
    @ultracutebot
  • nedmw
    41
    Points
    Monsieur Namby-Pamby doesn't do push-ups. He prefers push-overs.
    @nedmw
  • Gardencomet
    40
    Points
    In public Sir Percy Blakeney was namby-pamby but as the Scarlet Pimpernel he was a dashing hero
    @Gardencomet
  • mazpow
    38
    Points
    I hint for men: Embrace your inner namby-pamby (you'd be surprised how much it helps you score).
    @mazpow
  • Squawkingalah
    38
    Points
    "Don't be so namby-pamby," scolded the troglodyte when her son baulked at biting the head off a live chicken.
    @Squawkingalah
  • harrarp
    37
    Points
    Namby-pamby choo-choo! All aboard! Crowns galore!
    @harrarp
  • ClockworkJelly
    37
    Points
    "I will be the strongest of all men" cried Sir Namby-Pamby, before tripping over a daffodil and bruising his shin on some moss #Artwiculate
    @ClockworkJelly
  • tama001
    36
    Points
    I'm sorry I sound so harum-scarum selfish. I don't like weeping and wailing. Let's bid farewell to namby-pamby. #artwiculate
    @tama001
  • Ysabeluna
    36
    Points
    Monsieur Namby-Pamby did a hanky panky with Madame Wishy Washy and they flip flopped all the way #artwiculate
    @Ysabeluna
  • DarkHaikuMoon
    36
    Points
    When you pass my way - I go all namby-pamby - and hide in the clouds #haiku
    @DarkHaikuMoon
  • 19ish
    35
    Points
    Does Namby-pamby wear flip flops? #artwiculate
    @19ish
  • greenandorganic
    35
    Points
    Namby-Pamby, Teddy and Looby Loo were going on a picnic. They had packed plenty of fresh, organic lollygag into an inauspicious basket.
    @greenandorganic
  • silverne
    34
    Points
    On twitter we are all a kind of namby-pamby St. Francis of Assisi.#twitter #artwiculate
    @silverne
  • RortlyGoblins
    33
    Points
    Rortly Goblins shed tears ~ for their namby-pamby friends ~ who help them out ~ in hard times ~ when there is no gristle #gogyohka
    @RortlyGoblins
  • chrisloft
    33
    Points
    Artwiculates of the Age ~ Witty, vile and sage ~ your namby-pamby Verbiage ~ Just isn't to my Taste #panegyrick
    @chrisloft
  • BurningHawk1969
    32
    Points
    The namby-pamby ambidextrious cunning linguist never knew whether to stop, or on the other hand, go on. #artwiculate
    @BurningHawk1969
  • TheSupercargo
    32
    Points
    For goodness sake, @TSupercargo. Work? Don't be so namby-pamby. Get your finger out and do a proper RT round-up for once!
    @TheSupercargo
  • pietroartw
    32
    Points
    Doing the namby-pamby is a treat.
    @pietroartw
  • LBY3
    31
    Points
    @artwiculate Damn it, some clean-language namby-pamby is going to win today, aren't they?
    @LBY3
  • prashanthm18
    31
    Points
    her namby-pamby thoughts ~ lingers in my mind, wonder when ~ tear drops became water #haiku #haikuwordgame #artwiculate
    @prashanthm18
  • marcosarroyos
    30
    Points
    Conficious say: Man who act like pussy, namby-pamby.
    @marcosarroyos
  • lawyergirl3
    30
    Points
    Ms. Namby-Pamby Lawyergirl ~ win some ~ lose some.
    @lawyergirl3
  • Lorcdy
    30
    Points
    Namby-pamby? Bah, another nasty 18th Century invective. Those bozos thought themselves so damned witty. #artwiculate
    @Lorcdy
  • rascality
    28
    Points
    Namby is to Pamby as Caspar is to Milquetoast. #artwiculate #namby-pamby
    @rascality
  • ariandalen
    28
    Points
    Namby-pamby pudding and pie...pudding _and_ pie? That's an awful lot of calories! Gee...I just can't decide... #artwiculate
    @ariandalen
  • HaikuGod
    28
    Points
    Too much namby-pamby ~ will often make you go blind ~ better stop now! #haiku #artwiculate
    @HaikuGod

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