Posted on 08/05/2005 2:04:23 AM PDT by Argh
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of four "Words for the Day".
1. habromania
Noun: [from Greek words habros meaning graceful or delicate and mainesthai to be mad]:
a kind of insanity during which the delusions are of a cheerful character
2.quackle [onomatopoeic]
to choke or suffocate
3. uranism [YUR-en-ism: from the Greek Urania, another name for the Greek goddess of sex and love Aphrodite. This is what my 3-volume Webster’s says. I thought Urania was just the Muse of astronomy. Then there was the Titan Uranus who was the sky god and first ruler. He was the son of Gaea, who created him without help. He then became the husband of Gaea (why the complex is named after Oedipus, who at least didn't know he was marrying his mom, instead of Uranus, is beyond me, but I digress) and together they had many offspring, including twelve of the Titans. His rule ended when when Cronus, encouraged by Gaea, castrated him. He either died from the wound or withdrew from earth.]
a homosexual condition especially when involving physically normal males
4. Friday word:
souteneur [pronounced soo-ten-EUR, from French sustenir to support]
A type of pimp, a man who cohabits with a prostitute, lives off her earnings, and often solicits for her - also called cadet
Example sentence:
Souteneur: think Bill and President Hillary.
Rules: Everyone must leave a post using one or more of the Words for the Day in one or more sentences.
The sentences must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Good Morning, Class. Welcome to School!
Review Threads:
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
Review Thread Four: Word For the Day, Friday 7/25/03: Potation
Review Thread Five: Word For the Day, Monday 8/19/03: Stolid
No pushing at the door please!
Hey, Tom, welcome aboard!
Do you have snow yet, Patton? A little early, don't you think?
First thing I thought when I got off of the airplane yesterday...WHO LEFT THE SWAMP COOLER ON????!!!!
You, TOM! always reminds me of twain.
My prayers are with you. We went through this last spring. It was awful.
Actually - I think I have gassed it up, exactly once this summer. How odd.
See, on mondays I take a cab to the airport, on fridays, I take a cab home...somtimes I drive to the 7-11 for smokes, and...well, that's pretty much it.
Which is why I was TICKED OFF that my liberal brother used all my gas.
the foliage in CO was lovely, it doesn't have the brutal heat to contend with and everything looks fresh and perky. the planters were just full of gorgeous combinations of things. i really loved it there. i never got tired of looking at the mts. But i could never live there bc i would not want to be there in winter. 2 weeks in summer would be ideal.
welcome, oh ye relative of slippy!
It's ok Patton, I never believe you so between Gabz and I, it evens out.
In Newfoundland the rear view mirrors read: "Objects in mirror are behind you" :^)
Heinlein said the most artful way to lie was to tell the absolute truth - but in such a way, no one believes it.
oh i believe him. i just discount by about 80% to compensate for the BS factor : )
I drive barefooted too - had a hell of a time in PA when it snowed - I still had to pull my snowboots off -
why yunz hillbillies! i was raised to think something terrible would happen if i drove barefoot i guess, bc i have never done it.
coolbreeze called me a little while ago to tell me he is going to be late egtting home from work because of the T'storms knocking out power all over the MD eastern shore. He was in Food Lion over on Kent Island fixing a register when it took a near direct hit and wiped out the self serve register....he said the woman at the machine actually screamed, because she had already scanned nearly a full shopping cart of groceries. From there he had to go to the Holiday Inn, because their server took a hit and then he has to head for one of the TV stations in Salisbury because they took a hit.
I hear you about the weeds.........coolbreeze actually has taken a machete to them.
Even not knowing where all your perennials will come up shouldn't preclude you from using some of the stuff I used this year...........in fact it gives specific instructions on the package for us in existing perennial gardens. I don't remember the name of this stuff, but we got it in WalMart. I think it was $13 for a 3foot by 20foot roll and it is more of a fabric type stuff than a plastic, and has a 10 lifespan to it (so it claims). You start laying it down, and then cut x's in it to go over the existing plants.
Once I've got shade on the kitchen side of the house, about 3:30, I'm going to limp my way out to attack the weeds in the herb garde, and tackle my humongous crop of basil :)
Discount away - that is the point. LOL.
i will talk to my guy about that next year when he comes to do the mulch, would you put it before or after the mulch?
I buy a liquid product called Spectracide - it kills pretty much within 12 hours - I spray big weeds then pull them up easily - great for grass growing in cracks of the sidewalk or patio, that sort of thing - there is even a battery sprayer attached to the container so I can spray a larger area without causing my hand to go into cramps!
That always seemed so cool - food from the front yard. ;)
When coolbreeze came in from the store yesterday he was shocked at how the price of gas had jumped 10cents a gallon since Wednesday.........
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