Word For The Day, Wednesday, March 21, 2007 - sidereal

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary ^ | 03/21/2007 | The Janitor

[xsmommy]

i am dying laughing that is hysterical!!!

[NeoCaveman]

Rush's show gets more sidereal today at 1 pm.

Why the liberal governor deigns to visit an 'irrelevant' talk show host, I'll never know.

[xsmommy]

i bet the Stallion will want a gig on there as well at some point.

[Soaring Feather]

sidereal-I think a sidereal was used on this observation.
See the target?
The learned men of astronomy searched the heavens wide
Using this method to measure one by the apparent motion of the stars
What the one is -is a mystery to me,
but the learned men of astronomy have a handle on it using the sidereal.
I think it's really a side rail in outer space to hold onto so you don't lose your place.

[NeoCaveman]

Let a million RINO's speak.

Or something like that....

[SoothingDave]

I like my new fishin' pole. It's got a sidereal.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Great graphic!

Where did you find it?

[Robert A Cook PE]

!

So true!

The two angles (elevation from the plane of the earth's orbit, and the angle from Aries' rising on Mar 21 ) combine to give you the location of any point in the sky's sphere: So your "side rail" analogy is exactly right, its the "handle" astronomers use to keep a grip on their stars. 8<)

[Soaring Feather]

Thank You, Cook!

[LonePalm]

Right click on any image and go to properties.

I found this one on Wickipedia.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Is there some sidereal occurance over Houston? Not this crap again

[VRWCmember]

Judging by her picture, even the "I'd hit it" and "what's the crime" freeper crowd would say "Definitely Guilty"

[xsmommy]

i didn't see her pic. but i do love how the morality/criminality of a particular act depends on the looks of the perp.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

It seems like there is a story like this weekly here in Houston. I guess they are hiring folks now saying "the pay is lousy but the perks are great"

Yeah, I know that was a disgusting comment

[xsmommy]

is society just more depraved than it was? bc while i think it went on back in the day, i don't think it was THIS prevalent!

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Actually I think it has always gone on. When I was in Junior High School there was a rumor that one of the coaches was boffing a girl, or two. He was very flirty with all of us and we were all of 13 at the time.

[Laura Earl]

mernin from the state of the 62% pay raise.

[VRWCmember]

Morning Miss Laura. Good to see you again.

[Laura Earl]

Good to be alive.

[SoothingDave]

A little of both. The media certianly plays up these kinds of stories and once local items are now broadcast nationwide.