Word For The Day,. Friday, August 5, 2005

August 5, 2005 | Argh

[Argh]

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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 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....

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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!

[hobbes1]

you're welcome to move there where you need not be bothered by the horror that is WAS America's Pastime.

If you're looking for fun....

You Don't neeed a Reason,

Baseball isn't Number one....

Its Football season...!!!!!!!!!!

[xsmommy]

well i waited to get married so having kids at that age wasn't possible. which i happen to think accounts for our still being married after 20 years. though my best friend growing up whose 26 yo son just got married, is my age exactly and got married at age 22 and is still married to the same man. she is truly an anomaly in this day and age.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

With my Sox on top of the majors I have a blind eye for everything else. They were the first team in either league to 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 & 70 victories. Which ultimately means nothing come October - but after a a lifetime of frustration following these guys - well hell - it's a fun ride.

Odd thought that hit me for no reason driving to work - maybe the Corialis Effect (sp?) spins the football backwards for that Aussie punter - but only on his natural side of the equator.

[xsmommy]

both of my parents are gone now, but my mom predeceased my dad by about 11 years or so and i definitely was physically affectionate with him, bc that thought had occurred to me, that he would have been deprived of touch. it is wonderful that your pastor articulated that and is telling children that they owe that to their parents. i would feel terrible if i was just made aware of that now and had missed the opportunity to do it.

your mom is remarkable in asking that you pray for her to be able to change, that is so laudable. old people can become so self centered and entitled to whatever they feel just based on longevity. it isn't an attractive trait. i like your mom : )

[xsmommy]

omg ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

[Hegewisch Dupa]

can't you get a quiter Hello Kitty? - I can hear it all the way over here. And isn't it embarrassing to travel with the thing - doesn't it show up on x-rays?

[xsmommy]

bite me.

[hobbes1]

He's a lefty and kicks across the ball....LOL


The Mets are just unf*ngbearable.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

Typically I'd jump at the chance to do just that, XS, but now I realize God help me if my pacing is off and I'll get berated to STEP THINGS UP DOWN THERE ALREADY!

[Dutchgirl]

Unbelievable...you and I are paying for Air America! (embezzeled federal grant money)...http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1457538/posts

[secret garden]

The touching part he added about adult children is so true. When kids are small, they are all over you, all the time it seems(especially nursing moms), but as they get older there is less physical contact. While growing up, my family was not touchy at all, but my kids are.
Touchy is better. :-)

[hobbes1]

Since I get all my News from the NYTimes, I totally missed that /sarcasm

see here --> http://powerlineblog.com/archives/011256.php

[secret garden]

You need to ask Robert that one. He loves to talk physics.

[xsmommy]

it is true there is less touching as they get older. xsteen made a point of giving me a big hug on my bday and i said how much i appreciated it, bc she doesn't do it often and her response was that i didn't HUG HER anymore. so i am trying to maintain physical affection with here and xsboy even though they are teens now. now xsbrownie is on me like white on rice fairly constantly, even in church this past sunday with no a/c and she is right up agin me : )

my family growing up was very touchy and i want to make sure it is that way with my kids

[Laura Earl]

waited to get married so having kids at that age wasn't possible


You could have been a babymomma

[Robert A Cook PE]

Well, I would use a maul, myself.
But on a girl? That's sick.

So true.

Death by malling is more of a teenager thong.

[xsmommy]

wasn't done back in the day. i was 29 when i got married and 32 when i had the first baby xsteen. i am very serious that i think waiting til you know who you are and what you want, gives your marriage a much greater chance of success. not that youngsters who marry can't have a successful marriage, but the odds are against them. Many of xsteen's friends parents are much younger than xshub and i, and almost every one of them is divorced. xsteen, herself, has seen that correlation for what it is.

[xsmommy]

that being said, i give you and CG about a 110% chance of making it to your 50th wedding anniversary ; )

[Robert A Cook PE]

He can't.

The Kitty is in still the way of your kitty.

[secret garden]

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.