Topics: wealth, work. Shawn Johnson, 2008 gold-medal Olympic gymnast and pint-sized jailbait, will be taking home a whopping paycheck of zero from the U.S. Olympic Committee this year.The same goes for swimming sensation Michael Phelps, beach volleyball vixens Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh, and fencing champ Mariel Zagunis.ategory: Money. Shawn Johnson, 2008 gold-medal Olympic gymnast and pint-sized jailbait, will be taking home a whopping paycheck of zero from the U.S. Olympic Committee this year.
gnarled adjective. âº ârough and âtwisted, âespecially because of âold âage or no âprotection from âbad âweather: a gnarled âtree âtrunk The âold man âdrew a âlong, gnarled âfinger âacross his âthroat. (Definition of gnarled from the Cambridge Advanced Learnerâs Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press). See all translations.
The symbolism of trees also finds its way into human expression. The gnarled trunk of a tree is in many ways symbolic of those amongst us who have achieved great age. A wizened human face can be suggestive of great wisdom. This concept of âwisdom of maturityâ is thus mirrored in our oldest trees.