The Dons tried to spice things up last week with our first PHRASE of the week, and something a little less “intellectual” in tone.
However, to have the strongest and most fierce mafia around, we need our men to be ready for anything. So expect more surprises like this in the future.
We also have been working on our internal family structure.
Many hours of deliberation have been spent in the reference section of the Guido Library, and this is the result…
DONS
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HIT MAN
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ENFORCER
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SOLDIER (also, Made Kid)
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ASSOCIATES
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Men in waiting
Alyson from Common Sense, Dancing has been promoted to HIT MAN with her stellar entry, proposed alternative spelling and recruitment of a new ASSOCIATE.
Made Men – you are all ENFORCERS, with the exception of Surferwife, who has been demoted to SOLDIER after her desperate attempts to garner our attention. Respect from the Dons must be earned.
Rhonda is a good example of that, Surferwife. Her Everyone Poops post caught the attention of the Dons and her hardwork has been duly noted.
All men who have participated in at least 1 round of Word Up, YO! are considered ASSOCIATES, with the Men in Waiting comprised of all those who are too wimpy or who lack the wordsmith skills to throw their crowbar into the mix.
This week, we are making 2 more men.
Congratulations to The Flying Chalupa and Amanda from It’s Blogworthy!!
In the eyes of the Nerd Mafia, you are now Made Men.
Please contact one of the Dons to received your code for the official Nerd Mafia button.
Good luck to all! Any maybe next week, you’ll be “made”, too!
For Rules and the new WOW!, please read below.
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If you haven’t heard about Word Up, YO! yet, please read below:
KLZ, Natalie and I – a.k.a The Nerd Mafia – have a ridiculous fondness for the written word, and have come up with the idea for a vocabulary-based meme, which we so aptly named, Word Up, YO!
I bet you’re jealous, right?
Each week, we’ll feature a new word, its definition and open a Linky.
We even created a dorky badge…
{Please grab the code from the button in my sidebar, as it’s getting wonky when I paste it here}
To participate, you need to use the Word of the Week (WOW!) in one of your posts. When you use the word, add our Word Up, YO! button to that post, and then link up that post to one of our MckLinkys.
All entries will be considered, and the winner of the weekly Word Up, YO! vocabulary challenge will be announced the following Sunday, along with the new WOW!
Here’s a recap of the Rules…
* Use the Word of the Week (WOW!) in a post as many times as you legitimately can.
* Use the WOW! correctly in your post, & we’ve included a definition to guide you on this journey.
* Include the Word Up, Yo! button somewhere in your post.
* Link up your WOW! post anytime during the week. (The MckLinky is open Sunday-Friday at midnight).
* Link up below to your relevant post, not your blog home page, please.
That’s it! No mandatory follows, no mandatory comments. Visit as many other linked blogs as you can.
**Also, please note that the use of the word is not limited to tomorrow; you can use it in ANY post this week!**
At the end of the week, the Nerd Mafia will decide on a “winning” post. We’ll publish the winning post along with the new WOW! every Sunday.
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Week #8
Effervescent
–adjective
1. (Chemistry) (of a liquid) giving off bubbles of gas; bubbling
2. high-spirited; vivacious
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I am so impressed with these people and their word usage!
Oh geez, men in waiting. Do I have to empty anyone’s chamberpot? Will it be effervescent?
Damn you all. Becoming a made man is starting to take over my life, and now you go and add levels to climb? I’m going to have to quit my day job and do nothing but write effervescent posts this week!
I can’t wait to use this weeks WOW, though the competition is really fierce!
Hi:
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I can’t tell you how much I love love love LOVE this challenge. It’s a highlight of my week. It makes me stretch and grow….it’s delightful.
Thanks!
Yes! I’ve got the attention of the Dons! Looks like I need to get my game face on now!
I just left you a blog award – come check it out!
Amber
Strivingfor31.com
YES. I knew that if I couldn’t be a made man with this one, there was absolutely no chance. I can’t wait to get into this one! Thanks Dons!! Can’t wait to proudly display my Made Man badge
can I admit I was geniunely perplexed for the first half of this post… I thought to myself “man, on blogfrog I really like this chick – but this is some weird stuff!)
and now… I’m TOTALLY going to have to participate! what fun!!!
I love the word effervescence and will do my best to get my entry in ON TIME this week!
Can you hear it? That’s the sound of me screaming. THANK YOU, DONS! This is one Hot Mess who won’t let you down. You need anyone to sleep with the fishes, you lemme know.
Demoted huh?
Did you hear that noise?
It the sound of me locking this into my memory.
I know people in high places.
Watch yo backs.
I want to link up but the linky’s not working on my BB! I am suffering an effervence of anxiety as I try to figure out what to do! Now I’m a hot mess from crying so could you go peek here: http://mommylebron.wordpress.com/2010/08/06/writers-workshop-steppin-outside-the-box/ while I pull myself together?
Wahooo after missing out last week, I’m totally back!!