Word For The Day, Wednesday, October 5, 2005 - nemesis

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary ^ | 10/05/2005 | The Janitor

[VRWCmember]

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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".

nemesis \NEM-uh-siss\ noun

1a. one that inflicts retribution or vengeance
1b. a formidable and usually victorious rival or opponent *
2a. an act or effect of retribution
2b. a source of harm or ruin; curse

*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.

Example sentence:
The team will be facing their longtime nemesis in the very first round of the playoffs.

Did you know?
Nemesis was the Greek goddess of vengeance, a deity who doled out rewards for noble acts and punishment for evil ones. The Greeks believed that Nemesis didn't always punish an offender immediately but might wait generations to avenge a crime. In English, "nemesis" originally referred to someone who brought a just retribution, but nowadays people are more likely to see animosity than justice in the actions of a nemesis.

Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for 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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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
Review Thread Six: Word for the Day, Tuesday 11/09/2004: Peripatetic (Post #125 may be my best anagram post ever)

[TheBigB]

I live in PA, but I still consider myself an Alabaman. :-)

[LonePalm]

Coming right up.

'La bonne cuisine est la base du véritable bonheur.' - Auguste Escoffier
(Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[TheBigB]

Tell us somethin' we don't know. :-D

[xsmommy]

here's a tidbit for yunz.WHere in PA are ya, B?

[Dutchgirl]

What retribution is appropriate,
For the misquotes of the press
Slandering Bill Bennett,
As a white supremacist?
Is Keyes-Bennett '08!
A fitting nemesis?

[martin_fierro]

nemesis \NEM-uh-siss\ noun

Apparently it also means "Bald white dude in leather".

[TheBigB]

State College. I'm waiting patiently for Playboy to return for a "Girls of the Big 10" spread. :)

They came to Mississippi State while I was an undergrad for a GoT SEC pictorial.

[xsmommy]

you're their quality control guy?

[xsmommy]

vast will like that, i predict.

[Dutchgirl]

My two cents.
W is as sure of his nominee as he is of his stance on stem cells.
He knows there are bloody battles to be fought on SS reform and budget cuts.
He is choosing where to spend his political capital.

[martin_fierro]

Dammit, B, I was just there a few weeks ago!

Didya get the link to the naked guy in the minimart?

[TheBigB]

No, but we do like to make popcorn and sit outside their bus, just to see who has the guts to try out. :)

[TheBigB]

LOLed at that one for quite a while. reminded me of all the kerry nuts who needed therapy after the election. :)

[martin_fierro]

I was in Boalsburg and passed by a theater that was advertising "An Evening Of Very Strange Plays".

Seems to me that State College is a patch of Blue in a sea of Red.

[TheBigB]

Almost any college town is the same way, though. Buncha kids still have their K/E bumper stickers on their cars. I put my Winner! 4 MORE YEARS! sticker on my SUV.

[Fierce Allegiance]

Did we kill this thread?

[TheBigB]

We are the thread's nemeses. :)

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Now the announcers are calling the Ain'ts "Americas Team".......... duh

[NeoCaveman]

Mary Mapes considers us her arch-nemesis and calls us hyperconservative jihadis. Thanks Mary, I'll take that compliment.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Martin, do you eat Chicken fried steak? As a teen, I was in Chicago and ordered chicken fried steak and the waitress just stared at me........ ;^)