Posted on 01/20/2010 6:13:29 AM PST by VRWCmember
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".
Augean stable • \aw-JEE-un-STAY-bul\ • noun 
a condition or place marked by great accumulation of filth or corruption
Example sentence:
The presidency of Ulysses S. Grant was marred by his refusal to clean out the Augean stables of his own administration
Did you know?
"Augean stable" most often appears in the phrase "clean the Augean stable," which usually means "clear away corruption" or "perform a large and unpleasant task that has long called for attention." Augeas, the mythical king of Elis, kept great stables that held 3,000 oxen and had not been cleaned for thirty years -- until Hercules was assigned the job. Hercules accomplished this task by causing two rivers to run through the stables. The word "Augean" is sometimes used by itself, too -- it has come to mean "extremely difficult and usually distasteful." We can refer to "Augean tasks," "Augean labor," or even "Augean clutter."
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....
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)
They love the silky feel of the nighties.....it’s ALL about comfort. Mom hangs them up in their room and they are able to change nighties all day....LOL. Ava used to prefer dresses, but she has moved on to nighties and her little sister has followed along quite happily. They are a hoot.
Warning: The link is to the DUmp There had better be some grand plan we're all missing here b/c otherwise we are being seriously screwed by the candidate of our own choosing.
LOL......still trying to blame Bush. won’t work. won’t work at all.......obama has destroyed our way of life. they were just sick of the war news, which the media now glosses over for theOne....can’t gloss over lack of jobs....we are living that daily. remember this: “it’s the economy, stupid”.....yep.....so true. and theOne is still spending us into oblivion.
Looks like Haiti is the ultimate Augean stable:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2433267/posts
that pick was RIDIC! thank God he just gave up and went home!
that is GREAT info, thanks for posting it! i am a huge fan of Tudor history, but now you made me want to move on to Cromwell’s England. can you suggest any books?
THIS PLACE is a good start. Some background HERE.
The full text of Oliver's butt-chewing is HERE.
thanks so much!
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