Word For The Day, Tuesday, 2/25/03

2/25/03

[Bella_Bru]

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 of the day”; in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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chimerical\ky-MER-ih-kuhl; -MIR-; kih-\, adjective:

1. Merely imaginary; produced by or as if by a wildly fanciful imagination; fantastic; improbable or unrealistic.
2. Given to or indulging in unrealistic fantasies or fantastic schemes.

Her name is Dulcinea; her country El Toboso, a village in La Mancha; her degree at least that of Princess, for she is my Queen and mistress; her beauty superhuman, for in her are realized all the impossible and chimerical attributes of beauty which poets give to their ladies. --Miguel De Cervantes, Don Quixote.

Etymology: Chimerical is ultimately derived from Greek khimaira, "she-goat" or "chimera," which in Greek mythology was a monster having the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a dragon.

Good Morning Class. Welcome to School!

[EODGUY]

I remember the first snowfall.....17 inches. I immediately bought snow tires for my car and the next day, the snow had melted away. I really don't believe Rapid City had much in the way of snow removal equipment because mother nature took care of the problem.

[EODGUY]

I think the catalogs were used primarily in the little house behind the big house.

:)

[NeoCaveman]

You'd better protect all your plants, pets, pipes... and - above all - bring in your BRASS MONKEY!!

That funky monkey, brass monkey junkie, that funky monkey

[P.O.E.]

Worst case scenario: based on chimerical terrorist chatter the alert goes out, we retreat to our safe rooms dutifully sealed off with duct tape and plastic sheets when all of a sudden we get some stupid song stuck in our head.

[TheGrimReaper]

I think the catalogs were used primarily in the little house behind the big house

True, but their usefulness was significantly impaired when Sears switched to that glossy paper.

[EODGUY]

"True, but their usefulness was significantly impaired when Sears switched to that glossy paper."

I think that had a significant impact on ones selection of hygiene material.

[EODGUY]

Yo, H-1. Over 40 posts and not one zinger aimed at XS.

You feelin' OK?

[hobbes1]

Actually, I am feeling sorry for her this A.M., as I was too busy to congress with her, in her fight for classic liberal values, against some of the harsher judgements of our classmates......

[EODGUY]

Hobbes1...compassion.

I don't think I've ever seen XS use those words in the same sentence. But anything is possible.

[hobbes1]

Girls - All I Really Want Is Girls
And In The Morning It's Girls
Cause In The Evening It's Girls

I Like The Way That They Walk
And It's Chill To Hear Them Talk
And I Can Always Make Them Smile
From White Castle To The Nile

Back In The Day
There Was This Girl Around The Way
She Liked By Home-piece M.C.A.
He Said He Would Not Give Her Play
I Asked Him, 'Please?' - He Said, 'You May.'
Her Pants Were Tight And That's Ok
If She Would Dance - I Would D.J.
We Took A Walk Down To The Bay

I Hope She'll Say, 'Hey Me And You Should Hit The Hay!'
I Asked Her Out - She Said, 'No Way!'
So I Broke North With No Delay
I Heard She Moved Real Far Away
That Was Two Years Ago This May
I Seen Her Just The Other Day
Jockin' Mike D. To My Dismay

Girls - To Do The Dishes
Girls - To Clean Up My Room
Girls - To Do The Laundry
Girls - And In The Bathroom
Girls - That's All I Really Want Is Girls
Two At A Time - I Want Girls
With New Wave Hairdos - I Want Girls
I Ought To Whip Out My - Girls, Girls, Girls, Girls, Girls!

[TheGrimReaper]

I trust I was neither harsh nor judgmental toward xs yesterday. That was not intended.

[xsmommy]

now what the heck kind of lawyer would i be, if i had my nose out of joint over an argument? i argue for a living, i love to argue.

bottom line= i am right, and you are wrong, grimmy ; )

i am not pouting, i am preoccupied with that rather novel concept called, WORK....

[TheGrimReaper]

That's one of those 4-letter words I detest.

[xsmommy]

glad you conceded that i am right and you are wrong. those words are among the biggest turn ons for me...; )

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

I had a job doing data base analysis. I often had to put stuff into alphabetical order, although I always found it simpler to use chimerical order.

[TheGrimReaper]

BTW... we are BOTH right.
You-from a 1st Amendment, free-market perspective
Me - from a "right and wrong" perspective.
The law protects many an immoral act, as you know.

[xsmommy]

PETA arguments are always chimerical, but this is downright offensive.

[hobbes1]

Being of the sam mind as xs on the Issue (I like eminem, and IYO far worse...lol) I was just funnin ya.....

You were neither harsh, nor judgemental....

[xsmommy]

that does it, for your bday i am sending you 50 cent, ludacris and eminem cds....; )

[P.O.E.]

Postulating a hypothesis at the bar the other day.

I said the sure way to a woman's heart is to say (and here I raised my voice a bit) "It's all my fault".

Sure enough, about 10 good-looking women autonomically flicked their eyes in my direction. It must be some instinctual thing.