Word for the Day, Tuesday November 24, 2009

[SoothingDave]

Word For The Day, Tuesday, November 24, 2009

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In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

benison [fyoo-gey-shuhs]

-n

A blessing; a benediction.

[Middle English, from Old French beneison, from Latin benedictiō, benedictiōn-, praising; see benediction.]

[SoothingDave]

Ping

[xvq2er]

benison [fyoo-gey-shuhs]

Huh?

[xsmommy]

loved that show!

[SoothingDave]

It’s French.

[xsmommy]

hahahahahah! you did a boo-boo!

[SoothingDave]

Very good! I expected this response.

But do you remember on what show the character first appeared?

[xsmommy]

fresh prince

[xsmommy]

no, i see he was on Soap, but there was another good black butler on Fresh Prince of belair.

[SoothingDave]

Fresh Prince? That’s not even in the right decade. And it’s after “Benson.” So, no.

[SoothingDave]

That’ll hold down those rumors of my perfection.

[xsmommy]

rumors of perfection? there’s proof aplenty to the contrary, on this thread on a daily basis... ; )

[NeoCaveman]

Could we be in for a benison in 2012?

Washington Post: Yes She Can

Mmmmm, mmmm, mmmm.

[sig226]

I had a Puerto Rican friend who liked to eat benison.

[JoeProBono]

[xsmommy]

i KNEW you’d be having some orgasmic fit over that one! LOL!

[xsmommy]

Most brilliant man in the universe never knows what he's allowed to do. how was Bush, supposedly the dolt, able to keep it all straight and avoid causing international incidents?

[SoothingDave]

And there’s the other expected response.

[NeoCaveman]

You make it sound so dirty.

[xsmommy]

bc you are~! LMAO!

[NeoCaveman]

harrrumph

[xsmommy]

meant in the best possible way, of course! ; )

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

In D.C., a lib’s the chief denizen
Disguising his curses as benison
Yet there’s nary a peep
From the cowardly sheep
Future lamb chops, (were they deer they’d be venison)

[xsmommy]

LOVE IT! excellent! A+++ oh wait, i’m not teacher today. too bad, A+++

[mikrofon]

A benison of the Left is not what you'd expect when Ben is on target...

[SoothingDave]

Wow.

I always wanted to grow up and win his money.

[xsmommy]

to blatantly rip off mik, A benison is not likely when BEN IS ON the injured list.

[SoothingDave]

And when your backup broke his wrist.

[xsmommy]

why not send 39,999 just to show you're boss, you big jagoff.

[tioga]

Yes, she can...........you betcha! Mmm. Mmm. Mmm.

[tioga]

I do believe the folks have given Sarah their benison.

[NeoCaveman]

[xsmommy]

she annoys me, i guess i am not surprised she's an atheist, i see her as an attention whore. she wears oddball get ups on Mr O.

[xsmommy]

dirty dancing @@ LOL! ; )

[mikrofon]

I did note my Pittsburgh compadres were a bit crankly lately, for SOME reason....

[xsmommy]

yeah and the soother hasn’t had much to say lately either.... penguins losing a bunch and steelers not doing so great.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

You writing in ebonics again?

[SoothingDave]

And my Jayhawks missed the playoffs for the first time since 1993. 1993, of course, was their only losing season in my lifetime.

[SoothingDave]

I be.

[xsmommy]

who are your jayhawks?

[SoothingDave]

The football team from the local school. Home of wunderkind Terrelle Pryor.

[xsmommy]

Hempfield? never knew what they were called. i just checked and Kiski Area didn’t play them. looks like KAHS had a losing season this year. but then, i haven’t paid attention to them since 1974 : )

[Old Professer]

Perhaps a cache clinker got stuck in the sieve:

Web definitions for fugacious
ephemeral: lasting a very short time; “the ephemeral joys of childhood”; “a passing fancy”; “youth’s transient beauty”; “love is transitory but it ...
wordnetweb.princeton.edu

I always thought Benison was what the brother-in-law served up at a wake of family mourners during deer season.

[SoothingDave]

No, Jeannette. My taxes and daughter go to Hempfield, but I live a stone’s throw from Jeannette city. I can walk to the stadium.

[Old Professer]

Not a dry eye in the house...

[secret garden]

I need to come up with a good benison for Thursday's meal.
Excellent hockey here last night. Nothing like beating the Red Wings to put you in a good mood. Plus it's the spouse's birthday today so we're going to Chuy's for dinner.

[SoothingDave]

Are the Red Wings still struggling? I’m sure there are few tears around the league for them. LOL

[secret garden]

They had some key injuries but Zetterberg, Lidstrom, Holmstrom, and Datysuk were still out there, shooting up a storm. I think I butchered spelling their names. Did you notice we beat the best of the west and the beast of the east last week too?

[xsmommy]

HD embarrassing himself over here, drooling over katie couric.

[TheGrimReaper]

I think I spotted a Sapphic moment over there...