ribbing Definition: (noun) The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances. Synonyms: tantalization, teasing Usage: After falling from his chair in front of the entire senior management team, Harold spent the rest of the week suffering his coworkers’ ribbing. Discuss.
By William Coppola: Contributor Bronx Chronicle Sports Bitsy Mott, Bordie Waddle, Rinty Monahan, Skeeter Kell, Ozzie Van Brabant, Taffy Wright, Gerald Fryfogle, MacDuffee Biggs, Tony Napoles, Wiley Williams, Enid Drake, Bordie Waddle, Dixie Upright, Buzz Dozier, Perley Grant and Bobo Holloman. […]
Robert Larimore “Bobby” Riggs (1918) Riggs began playing tennis at the age of 11, won Wimbledon when he was 21, and became one of the top-rated male tennis players of the 1940s. He retired in the early 1950s and was largely forgotten until 1973, when he proclaimed men superior to women in athletics and came out of retirement to challenge two of the top female tennis players in the world. After beating Margaret Court, he played Billie Jean King in one of the most famous tennis events of all time, “The Battle of the Sexes.” Who won? More…
Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken. Jane Austen (1775-1817)
storyteller Definition: (noun) Someone who tells lies. Synonyms: fabricator, fibber Usage: Ms. Jordan is a veteran teacher, so she has no patience for storytellers who try to weasel out of her assignments with fanciful excuses. Discuss.
Last week Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez came back to the PS 304/MS 199 campus to hear what her constituents had to say. There were some empty seats in the very large auditorium, but the crowd of about two hundred people who […]
John Peter Wagner (1874) Wagner was an American baseball player who led the National League in batting eight times. He entered the majors in 1897, and played for Pittsburgh most of his career. Though massively built, he was agile, leading his league in stolen bases five times and scoring almost 1,800 runs. He retired in 1917 but returned to coach the Pirates for almost two decades. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1936. Fans called him “The Flying Dutchman” for his speed, but he had another nickname. What was it? More…
To flatter and follow others, without being flattered and followed in turn, is but a state of half enjoyment. Jane Austen (1775-1817)
sprite Definition: (noun) A small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers. Synonyms: fairy, fay Usage: She seemed rather an airy sprite, which, after playing its fantastic sports for a little while upon the cottage floor, would flit away with a mocking smile. Discuss.
By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor Photo: PBC Tyson Fury, now a formidable name in boxing history.. Saturday night, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Fury, secured part of his legacy with a dominant win over Deontay Wilder in […]
“Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both […]
PHOTOS: New York Yankees Earlier today at Steinbrenner Field, the Yankees held their final workout prior to the start of their spring exhibition schedule. Following the practice, they participated in their annual team-building activity, which was a 64-person ping pong […]
Anaïs Nin (1903) Born in France to a Spanish father and French-Dutch mother, Nin began her literary career in Paris in the 1930s but did not receive widespread recognition until the 60s. Frequently moving between France and the US, Nin was influenced by psychoanalysis and Surrealism. Her intensely personal diaries were the basis for many of her novels and stories, which are noted for their poetic style and searching portraits of women. She was also known for her relationship with which well-known author? More…
A just fear of an imminent danger, though there be no blow given, is a lawful cause of war. Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
turnkey Definition: (noun) Someone who guards prisoners. Synonyms: jailer, screw Usage: The turnkey will take you to the prisoner’s cell and leave you there. Discuss.
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