Posted on 02/17/2015 5:14:53 AM PST by SoothingDave
Word For The Day, Tuesday February 17, 2015
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".
demimonde [dem-ee-mond; French duh-mee-mawnd]
-n
1.(especially during the last half of the 19th century) a class of women who have lost their standing in respectable society because of indiscreet behavior or sexual promiscuity.
2. a demimondaine.
3. prostitutes or courtesans in general.
4. a group whose activities are ethically or legally questionable:
5. a group characterized by lack of success or status:
[1850-55; < French, equivalent to demi- demi- + monde world (< Latin mundus)]
Up and at ‘em.
>> 4. a group whose activities are ethically or legally questionable
i.e., Democrats.
>> 5. a group characterized by lack of success or status:
i.e. Republicans
“The Uniparty is, in the aggregate, a demimonde.”
Up but no one at ‘em here as all follow FEDGOV hence all is shut. 5 inches and the plow hasn’t been by yet this AM.
The peaceniks from over the pond
Like that Danish, the cute one, the blonde
Learned the muzzies have power
Won’t be stopped with a flower
Love to kill from their dark demimonde
Shut down the government? What about my EBT card? My Obma Phone?? My free healthcare???
We got about 3-4 inches of snow here. 2 hour delay. Still cold, though. It was supposed to be 10, but it’s only 2.
http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2015/02/what-isis-really-wants/384980/
Really important article
We are shut down by thick layers of ice everywhere and grateful we have power. All schools, colleges, daycares, and a bunch of offices are closed again. It may be for the entire week since we won’t get above freezing until Saturday.
My wife just sent me an egg photo. Our first egg from a 100% home-bred chicken.
How eggciting! Yay for your family, raising your own to this point! Very cool! Congratulate her for me!
>> What about my EBT card? My Obma Phone?? My free healthcare???
getajob. :-)
>> a 100% home-bred chicken
You must be proud! Speaking of home breeding, a young man comes in late to school. Teacher asks him where he has been.
“Had to take some hens over to get ‘em bred.”
“Well, couldn’t your old man have done it?” says Teach.
“Yeah, I suppose”, says the kid. “But not as good as the rooster.”
with apologies to John Steinbeck
Nice limerick. Or haiku, or whatever you call it. I’m not a poet and I darn sure know it.
Maybe later this week ; )
It’s 14 deg here. I shoveled for about an hour with the dogs outside. They’re loving it. Xshub and xsboy finished up. It’s a light powdery snow so not hard to shovel.
LOL!!
I was up, but class hadn’t started when I popped in.
0° and snowing when I got up. BrrrMOURNing to you. I have to go out now. Bah.
It’s his administration that is absolutely feckless and it is burning him up. I thought his funniest remark was the American people are watching this - um, no, they are not watching your cable network and thanks to the media, more attention is paid to an SNL show.
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