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Word For The Day (General/Chat)

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  • Vanity - Bob Mueller should recuse himself as "Special Counsel" immediately!!!

    06/09/2017 7:54:41 AM PDT · by JLAGRAYFOX · 24 replies
    Bob Mueller, the appointed "Special Counsel" should immediately resign as "Special Council" and conclude there is no required reason for his inquiries, after the farce of the Comey testimony, yesterday!!! Mueller will be taken down, and be publicly disgraced, for his "cosy", friendly association with mentally unbalanced, James Comey!!! just as Comey did to himself in yesterday's Senate hearings!!! Mueller had to be unbalanced to advise Comey to testify before the Senate Committee publicly. Fact is: there is nothing worth while to investigate. An old much admired boss of mine, once told me..."Son, if you are born dumb, and you...
  • Word For The Day: SEDULOUS

    06/09/2017 7:02:08 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 21 replies
    www.dictionary.com ^ | 06-09-2017 | Red Badger
    SEDULOUS [sej-uh-luh s] adjective 1. diligent in application or attention; persevering; assiduous. 2. persistently or carefully maintained: sedulous flattery. Origin: 1530-40; < Latin sēdulus, adj. derivative of the phrase sē dolō diligently, literally, without guile; replacing sedulious (see sedulity, -ous ) Related forms: sedulously, adverb sedulousness, noun unsedulous, adjective unsedulously, adverb unsedulousness, noun Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day........
  • Word for the Day, Thursday, June 8, 2017 - Brinkmanship

    06/08/2017 6:08:25 AM PDT · by tioga · 19 replies
    Dictionary.com ^ | Thursday | tioga
    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". BrinkmanshipNoun, [bringk-muh n-ship] The technique or practice of maneuvering a dangerous situation to the limits of tolerance or safety in order to secure the greatest advantage, especially by creating diplomatic crises. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. Amuse me, enlighten me or entertain me for extra credit.
  • Word For The Day: SERIATIM

    06/06/2017 7:31:34 PM PDT · by Louis Foxwell · 29 replies
    2000 Most Challenging and Obscure Words | 6/7/17 | Norman Schur
    ; 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". seriatim [seer ee AY tim]hear it pronounced adverb, adjective This is a word taken intact from Middle Latin, based on Latin series (row, chain, series), related to the verb serere (to connect, link).Seriatim means "point by point, taking up one subject or point after another in order." If you receive a letter covering a number of subjects, or hear an opponent's argument involving a series of points, you will do well to take...
  • Word for the Day, Tuesday june 6, 2017

    06/06/2017 5:25:37 AM PDT · by SoothingDave · 14 replies
    Word For The Day, Tuesday June 6, 2017 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". apodictic [ap-uh-dik-tik] -adj1. incontestable because of having been demonstrated or proved to be demonstrable. 2. Logic. (of a proposition) necessarily true or logically certain.[1645-55; < Latin apodīcticus < Greek apodeiktikós proving fully. See apo-, deictic]
  • Vanity - What happened to Shepard Smith (FNC) this weekend?

    06/05/2017 8:55:44 AM PDT · by JLAGRAYFOX · 35 replies
    Has Rupert Murdoch benched "Pajama Boy" Shepard Smith. Shucks, folks, no Shep ranting % raving this weekend, the CNN clarion call..."we do not know whether this was terrorist attack or not"!!! Ya know...after all the buildup that Shepard Smith was the man of the hour when it came to "Breaking News", the Pajama Boy, Smith was nowhere in sight this weekend. Methinks, Old Man, Rupert Murdoch is getting nervous at FNC & FBN, and has had second thoughts about turning them into another CNN as his dumb, moron, buffoon sons desire!!! Once again, where was Shepard Smith...the point man for...
  • Word for the Day, Monday, June 6, 2017-- labyrinthine

    06/05/2017 7:05:45 AM PDT · by xsmommy · 33 replies
    6/6/17 | xs
    Word For The Day, Monday, 6/6/17 ; 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". labyrinthine; adj 1. of, relating to, or resembling a labyrinth. 2. complicated; tortuous: the labyrinthine byways of modern literature.Also, labyrinthian.In Greek mythology, the labyrinth (Greek: λαβύρινθος labyrinthos) was an elaborate structure designed and built by the legendary artificer Daedalus for King Minos of Crete at Knossos. Its function was to hold the Minotaur eventually killed by the hero Theseus. Daedalus had so cunningly made the Labyrinth that...
  • Vanity - London Beat Cops Carry No Firearems...SAD!!!

    06/04/2017 10:24:58 AM PDT · by JLAGRAYFOX · 29 replies
    London police officers that patrol local "beats" carry no firearms!!! This has been a practice for over 100 years. They do carry "night sticks", but that is no effective replacement for the lack of loaded firearms!!! There were multiple reports from civilians and onlookers at yesterday evening's massacre of innocent around London Bridge, that local "community" police ran from the Muslin murderers, because they had no firearms to protect themselves and the public!!! If this is true, it is certainly a sorry state of affairs, and should be corrected immediately by the Mayor of London or the Prime Minister!!! The...
  • Vanity - Where is the SCOTUS?

    06/04/2017 6:48:47 AM PDT · by JLAGRAYFOX · 21 replies
    Folks, where in God's name is the Supreme Court of the United States? Nowhere to be found, or heard from!!! I guess we can get an indicator from Justice, Ruth Gingsburg, who adores her naps, more then passing verdicts on life saving policy and procedures on vetting dangerous potential Muslim terrorist migrants!!! How long will the American people remain exposed to Muslim terrorist slaughter, before the SCOTUS takes action and gives POTUS Trump a green light on his legal travel ban executive order? Maybe, we too, can celebrate (As Democrats will), or more likely mourn the slaughter of innocent Americans...
  • Word for the Day - DOGGEREL

    06/02/2017 6:22:28 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 43 replies
    www.dictionary.com ^ | 06-02-2017 | Red Badger
    WORD FOR THE DAY! ======================================================================== 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”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day........ DOGGEREL [daw-ger-uh l, dog-er-] adjective 1. comic or burlesque, and usually loose or irregular in measure. rude; crude; poor. noun 2. doggerel verse. Origin of doggerel: 1350-1400; Middle English; see dog, -rel; cf. dog Latin British Dictionary definitions for doggerel: noun...
  • Word for the Day, Thursday, June 1, 2017 - Cantankerous

    06/01/2017 3:54:19 AM PDT · by tioga · 33 replies
    Dictionary.com ^ | Thursday | tioga
    > 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". CantankerousAdjective; [kan-tang-ker-uh s] Disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish: a cantankerous, argumentative man.Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. Amuse me, entertain me or enlighten me to earn extra credit. Don't settle for mediocre!
  • Word For The Day: ZEITGEIST

    05/30/2017 7:29:57 PM PDT · by Louis Foxwell · 40 replies
    2000 Most Challenging and Obscure Words | mAY 31, 2017 | Norman Schur
    ; 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". ZEITGEIST [TSITE gyest]hear it pronounced noun A German word based on two nouns: Zeit (time, era, age, epoch) and Geist (spirit). (Note : all nouns in German are capitalized.)Zeitgeist (literally, time-spirit) is the spirit of the age, the typical attitude of the times, the characteristic moral and intellectual feeling of a particular era, the trend of culture and taste of a period in history.The Zeitgeist of the Periclean age (c.461 - c431 B.C.)...
  • Word for the Day, Tuesday May 30, 2017

    05/30/2017 7:53:08 AM PDT · by SoothingDave · 24 replies
    Word For The Day, Tuesday May 30, 2017 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". keysmash [kee-smash] -n1. a random string of letters and symbols typed out on a keyboard or touchscreen, used to signal intense emotion in written communication 2. the action of typing out such a random string of letters or symbols -vi 3. to use keysmashes to signal intense emotion in written communication:[1995-2000; key1(on a computer) + smash]
  • Vanity - Hillary Clinton for POTUS, 2020......"YIPPEE"!!!

    05/30/2017 7:16:27 AM PDT · by JLAGRAYFOX · 51 replies
    The Obama/Clinton/Media are falling and fawning all over themselves at the thought that Hillary Clinton, once again is an active candidate for the POTUS, come 2020!!! The Democrat Party not so much!!! Fact is: HRC is an absolute "ZERO"....but, I say go for it, biased Media...all the way!!! I love it, I support it and, I pray for it to happen. The Democrat Party and their media buffoons are truly lost at sea!!! Best thing that could ever happen is that these fools bring Hillary Clinton to the forefront once again!!! Cannot wait for the majestic opportunity to destroy the...
  • Word For The Day - MISPRISION

    05/26/2017 9:24:07 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 31 replies
    www.merriam-webster.com ^ | 05-26-2017 | Red Badger
    ................It’s FRIDAY!................... 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”. MISPRISION mis·pri·sion misˈpriZHən noun - historical The deliberate concealment of one's knowledge of a treasonable act or a felony. Origin: late Middle English: from Old French mesprision ‘error,’ from mesprendre, from mes- ‘wrongly’ + prendre ‘to take.’ Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day........
  • Vanity - Gianforte victory sets ground for Democrat losses!!!

    05/26/2017 8:34:34 AM PDT · by JLAGRAYFOX · 27 replies
    The significant victory last evening garnered by Gianforte in Montana is the omen of things to come. The Republicans are now two for two in solid victories (Kansas & Montana). The POTUS, Trump base remains, strong and powerful!!! They will soon (June 20th - Georgia & South Carolina) be either four for four or, three for four in victories. I believe they, the Republicans, will be victors across the board!!! The Democrats, unless they change their game immediately, will suffer devastating, if not fatal, political defeats in the Mid-Term elections upcoming in 2016!! The handwriting is on the wall....your comments,...
  • Word for the Day, Thursday, May 25, 2017 - Chinwag

    05/25/2017 6:18:17 AM PDT · by tioga · 43 replies
    Dictionary.com ^ | Thursday | tioga
    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".Chinwag[chin-wag]Verb: to chat idly; gossip. Noun: an idle chat; gossiping. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. Amuse me, entertain me, or...better yet....enlighten me to earn extra credit. Links to news articles appreciated.
  • Word For The Day: GRANFALOON

    05/23/2017 6:51:23 PM PDT · by Louis Foxwell · 47 replies
    5/24/17 | Lou
    Word For The Day, Thursday, April 30, 2015-- for 5/24= granfalloon ; 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". granfaloon (gran fa LUNE) hear it pronounced nounA group of two or more people who imagine or are manipulated to believe they share a connection based on some circumstance of little or no real significance.A granfalloon, in the fictional religion of Bokononism, is defined as a "false karass." That is, it is a group of people who outwardly choose or claim to...
  • Word for the Day Tuesday May 23, 2017

    05/23/2017 4:18:53 AM PDT · by SoothingDave · 9 replies
    Word For The Day, Tuesday May 23, 2017 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". memoriter [muh-mawr-i-ter, -ter, -mohr-] -adv1. by heart; by memory. -adj 2. involving or requiring memorization[1605-15; < Latin, equivalent to memori- (stem of memor) mindful of + -ter adv. suffix]
  • Word For The Day - SCINTILLA

    05/19/2017 6:15:02 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 40 replies
    www.merriam-webster.com ^ | 05-19-2017 | Red Badger
    ................It’s FRIDAY!................... 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”. scintilla scin·til·la noun - literary Synonyms ace, bit, crumb, dab, dram, driblet, glimmer, hint, lick, little, mite, nip, ounce, peanuts, ray, particle, scruple, shade, shadow, shred, skosh, smack, smell, smidgen (also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge), snap, soupçon, spark, spatter, speck, splash, spot, sprinkling, strain, streak, suspicion, tad, touch, trace Related Words hoot, iota, jot, minim, minimum, modicum, semblance, syllable, tittle, vestige, whit; atom, dot, fleck, flyspeck, grain, granule, molecule, morsel,...