Word for the day (Hagiography) 12/11/17

12/11/17

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WORD FOR THE DAY

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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”.

(Hagiography) [phonetic]

noun ha·gi·og·ra·phy \ ˌha-gē-ˈä-grə-fē , ˌhā- , -jē- \

(part of speech - Noun)

Definition

1 : biography of saints or venerated persons 2 : idealizing or idolizing biography

"an account that smacks of hagiography"

First Known Use: 1821

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Of course, it could be a treatise on Marine Life:


Hagfish, the class Myxini (also known as Hyperotreti), are eel-shaped, slime-producing marine fish (occasionally called slime eels). They are the only known living animals that have a skull but no vertebral column, although hagfish do have rudimentary vertebrae.[1] Along with lampreys, hagfish are jawless; they are the sister group to vertebrates, and living hagfish remain similar to hagfish from around 300 million years ago.[2]

The classification of hagfish had been controversial. The issue was whether the hagfish was a degenerate type of vertebrate-fish that through evolution had lost its vertebra (the original scheme) and was most closely related to lampreys, or whether hagfish represent a stage that precedes the evolution of the vertebral column (the alternative scheme) as is the case with lancelets. Recent DNA evidence has supported the original scheme.[3]

The original scheme groups hagfish and lampreys together as cyclostomes (or historically, Agnatha), as the oldest surviving class of vertebrates alongside gnathostomes (the now-ubiquitous jawed vertebrates). The alternative scheme proposed that jawed vertebrates are more closely related to lampreys than to hagfish (i.e., that vertebrates include lampreys but exclude hagfish), and introduces the category craniata to group vertebrates near hagfish. (From Wikipedia)

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Excellent! :-)

I wonder if the Hagiography of Margaret Sanger includes her speech to the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the KKK?

[Louis Foxwell]

He’s the ONE.

[Red Badger]

They are the only known living animals that have a skull but no vertebral column,....

So, they are all Republicans...................

[Texan5]

Back from work-

The lack of interest in the latest
Of Hillary’s self-serving books
Hasn’t kept her from selling it
With whining and deadly looks

Her latest hagiography claims
There was this huge conspiracy
Between pres Trump, Russia
And every other Clinton enemy

It is nothing but the same crap
She used to put on such a show
While Bill was doing Monica-
And that was about 20 years ago....

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Magnificent!

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LOL!

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You should see some of the other Hagiographic “art” of the Period.

[Texan5]

Thank you!

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My pleasure!

This is only my second Monday on the job at WFTD, and I am delighted with today’s responses.

[Louis Foxwell]

The many splendid faces of the ONE.

Greek OrthodoxHindu

Muslim

From the group: Putin the drag queen and Obama the sex doll

[MoochPooch]

This is what Hillary’s hagiography needs to go with it:

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3611299/posts

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Or this:

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Shucky Darn! I already have a tree-topper.

[secret garden]

Yay, a new sub! Sorry I don’t have any homework. Although the press trying to exonerate themselves from their fake news makes it seem like they are practicing hagiography about their so-called profession. Trust us more because we make mistakes. Yeah, right.

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You are right about that! The NEWS Guys think they are “holy”.

[NicknamedBob]

I thought that looked pretty realistic until I saw the flag pin on the lapel.

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LOL! :-)