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!
I think I've got all of Jack's points covered just by the people living out here without having to invent any fictional characters, don't you? I will, of course be the narrator...
Thousand-page-dump arriving. LOL.
ROFLMAO! And no need to invent more scandal-no dearth of it in the reality...
I had to see this for myself...
I cannot quite put my finger on it. Nor do I want to.
Jack.
The First Rule Of Writing is: "Write what you know about!"
I have a great title too: "Our Town" though some Literary Scholars might get a bit miffed. :^)
Jack.
You have the talent, too, T5!
Don't you need a murder or suicide in there, too?
Diamondbacks won!!! Yaaaaaaaaaayyyy. Colorado was one rough team.
When will it end?
Holy Moses. Write that book now before things change.
Where's CJ to explain this to us?
Thank you kindly! There was, indeed a murder in "Peyton Place", I seem to recall Lucas Cross' stepchildren killed him-although I've always considered it a justifiable homicide. I'm hoping to avoid the tragic death scenarios in thois story and stick to the lesser mortal sins...
Then there's Ryan O'Neal who was allegedly a wife beater of two wives. Notice I said "allegedly."
Cyber's showing me all the places we're going, and I'm getting dizzy from looking at maps. LOL! We're now on the way back going into Texas. I'm confooosed! Going over the Apalachians before then.
Who wants to add their two cents?
Jack.
fox has had coverage of some woman going nuts on a police cruiser and i thought of your nutball neigbhor.
the kids were TEENY, SG. and i swear though they had helmets on, the sheep stepped on their faces at times! i am sitting there thinking of the liability issues of these kids laying there after falling off and being stomped and they just pick the kids up, heads lolling around and brush them off and send them on their way! we were pretty amazed.
jack, it's a rodeo event! nothing bad about it. they were adorable, little 5-6 yo boys and girls who come out of the gate hanging on the sheep for dear life, they get points for how long they remain atop the thing!
Well, as long as the kids know what they're doing and are halfway well protected, xsmommy.
Whatever happened to Kitten Juggling?
Jack.
I found on my trip to Newfoundland in 1995 that Newfies tell the best Newfie jokes. :^)
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