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Word for the Day, Tuesday December 30, 2008
Posted on 12/29/2008 6:17:27 PM PST by SoothingDave
Word For The Day, Tuesday, December 30, 2008
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".
fainéant [fey-nee-uhnt; fe-ney-ahn]
-adj
Given to doing nothing; idle.
-n
An irresponsible idler; a sluggard.
[French, alteration (influenced by fait néant, does nothing) of Old French faignant, idler, from present participle of faindre, feindre, to feign; see feign.]
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Early edition today.
Enjoying my vacation.
To: SoothingDave
Canis edit. Incitatus, Senator.
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posted on
12/29/2008 6:19:49 PM PST
by
patton
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To: patton
And semper ubi sub ubi to you as well.
To: SoothingDave
you are such a cheat. it is a good 2.5 hours away from being TUESDAY, soother. slacker cheat vacationer! ; )
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posted on
12/29/2008 6:24:53 PM PST
by
xsmommy
To: SoothingDave
Two minutes ago, I couldn’t even spell fainéant —
Now I are one.....
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posted on
12/29/2008 6:25:34 PM PST
by
Uncle Ike
(Sometimes I sets and thinks, and sometimes I jus' sets.........)
To: SoothingDave
To: SoothingDave
Quo Video! Vidi, in vino veni!
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posted on
12/29/2008 6:27:42 PM PST
by
patton
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To: SoothingDave
fainéant? Sounds like some kinda dang ol' French word or sumpthin'. We don't put up with that here in Texas (except in Castroville).
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posted on
12/29/2008 6:32:05 PM PST
by
smokingfrog
(I'll go green when they plant me in the ground.)
To: SoothingDave
one of the best scenes in 300 was when Queen Gorgo offed Theron, the scumbag politician. Earlier, as he was raping her, he said to her: “This will not be over quickly. You will not enjoy this. I am not your King.” so after he claims to the assemblage in the Council that she whored herself out to him, she draws someone’s sword and as she was stabbing him to death she said: This will not be over quickly. You will not enjoy this. I am not your Queen.
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posted on
12/29/2008 6:32:44 PM PST
by
xsmommy
To: SoothingDave
President-Elect Scatterbrain is a fainéant when it comes to learning what our Founders actually meant in the words of the U.S. constitution.
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posted on
12/29/2008 6:33:18 PM PST
by
jla
(Sarah!)
To: SoothingDave
Theron on Gorgo
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posted on
12/29/2008 6:35:39 PM PST
by
xsmommy
To: SoothingDave
Facing six days off now, I’m feeling a bit faineant m’self...
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posted on
12/29/2008 6:38:52 PM PST
by
mikrofon
(Mais Oui)
To: xsmommy
Y’all would have an anyeurism if I posted at my leisure sometime tomorrow afternoon.
To: xsmommy
Clever, and I like a good rape scene, but it’s not lyrical like “squeal like a pig!”
To: SoothingDave
Today, this week, and the preceding two weeks, I am and have been a fainéant. I had hoped to have the pipes going for Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve (and far above all, early early early and loud loud loud on New Year's Day!) but alas, poor health did not allow. *\8^(
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posted on
12/29/2008 6:41:47 PM PST
by
sionnsar
(Iran Azadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY)|http://trad-anglican.faithweb.com/|RCongressIn2Years)
To: patton
To: SoothingDave
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posted on
12/29/2008 6:49:38 PM PST
by
patton
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To: SoothingDave; xsmommy
For the feign of heart, I will fainéantasy it is Tuesday already!
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posted on
12/29/2008 6:54:59 PM PST
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
To: SoothingDave; RightWhale; patton
In vino veritas. But if you have some left over, is it still the right wine?
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posted on
12/29/2008 6:56:33 PM PST
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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