Posted on 02/22/2010 5:00:38 AM PST by xsmommy
Word For The Day, Monday, 2/22/10
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".
boeotian; adj or noun
adjective 1.of or pertaining to Boeotia or its inhabitants. 2.dull; obtuse; without cultural refinement. –noun 3.a native or inhabitant of Boeotia. 4.a dull, obtuse person; Philistine
Etymology: Boeotian 1590s, "ignorant, dull," from Boeotia, district around Thebes in ancient Greece (said to have been so called for its cattle pastures), whose inhabitants were characterized as proverbially dull and countrified by their neighbors, the Athenians. The Boeotians presumably held reciprocal opinions, but their great writers, Plutarch and Pindar, though patriots, are full of praise for Athenian deeds and institutions. "Though his aim was to vindicate Boeotia, [Pindar] has probably done her a disservice, in that he has helped to immortalise the scurrilous proverb which he wished to confute. ... If left to itself, the slander might have passed into oblivion long ago." [W. Rhys Roberts, "The Ancient Boeotians," 1895]
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.
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Practice makes perfect.....post on....
uh oh that musta been DIRTY dancing bc it was blocked LOL!!!
It’s not dirty at all. Don’t know why it was blocked.
then you disappoint me... ; )
The hair color is so realistic.
Thanks SG. And I LOVE the cake.
the guy is over 60 yo and still clawing his way to hang onto those boyish good looks!
The IOC has blocked any clips of the boeotian Canadian 3 player pile-up from last night’s game. That was going to be my homework! The commentator cracked us up with his “Nice going fellas” comment when they showed it again. And I loved how the fans yelled all over the guy in the street and started singing O Canada.
did that not look like a three stooges move??? ROR!
A++++ for homework!
He and Couric see themselves as some Dorian Gray Campbell soup kids.
jcrew my a$$! I’ve bought stuff from jcrew and it’s not that expensive. She buys her sneakers from Chanel for $600.
maybe i’m sexist but i always thinks it looks more pathetic when men do it.
Milbury is a Douche.HERE'S ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HIS TALENT EVALUATING SKILLS...
"However, Milbury has also been criticized for the many decisions he made in which payroll or orders for upper management were not factors. Many young players and prospects that Milbury traded away went on to have distinguished careers, often eclipsing those of the players he received in return. He has traded away defensemen Zdeno Chara, Wade Redden, Bryan Berard, Eric Brewer, Darius Kasparaitis, and Bryan McCabe; goalies Roberto Luongo and Tommy Salo, as well as forwards Olli Jokinen, Todd Bertuzzi, Tim Connolly, and Raffi Torres. Milbury has also come under fire for his draft day decisions such as choosing Rick DiPietro first overall in 2000 over Dany Heatley and Marian Gaborik; as well as his decision to include the 2001 second overall draft pick (Jason Spezza) as part of the Alexei Yashin trade.
In June 2006, Milbury stepped down as Islanders GM to accept a position as Senior Vice President of Charles Wang's sports holdings. In an appearance on Mike and the Mad Dog, Wang did not challenge a suggestion from the hosts that he "fired" Milbury."
yeah i give his opinion about as much credence as Don Cherry’s!
who’s the guy on the right?
Were you not loving the earlier exchanges between him and JR? Omigosh, we were roaring here!
I was going to suggest that song, but I had to drive to Boardman this morning.
BTW, I only know the song because of Jay and Silent Bob.
(aka too fat for Southwest Kevin Smith)
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