Posted on 09/17/2012 5:30:38 AM PDT by xsmommy
Word For The Day, Monday, 9/17/12
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".
persiflage; noun
. light, bantering talk or writing. 2. a frivolous or flippant style of treating a subject.
Etymology: 1757, from Fr. persiflage, from persifler "to banter," from L. per- "through" + Fr. siffler "to whistle, hiss," from collateral form of L. sibilare "to hiss," possibly of imitative origin.
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Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Where is the common sense gene
In all the chattering classes?
They’re much more into persiflage
Than how to save their asses
All through the “arab spring”
Terrorists’ lips were smacking-
Waiting till the 9-11 anniversary
So they could start attacking
Consulates raided, a diplomat dead-
The Carter clone chooses to stall
And his minions insist that a video
Is really the cause of it all
If I hear that crap about “spontaneous protests” once more, I think my head may explode-can’t you just see the text messages the perpetrators sent to each other, just on a whim? Hey, Hassan-let’s do a flash mob at the US embassy-grab your rocket launcher and a couple of friends-it’ll be fun!
A ++++ excellent!
Thank you! I’m getting to that stop-the-world-I-want-to-get-off point again-as soon as it gets within an hour of sundown, I’m going to hike to a favorite place in the woods where the only sounds are the birds and the wind in the trees-I hope no one else has the same idea-spoils the solitude...
I honestly don’t know how I’m going to get thru the election . I’m curious to see how the Five makes it thru too. I sense increasing tension ESP Kimberly and guttfield with beckel.
Guess I can watch The Five, chili is in the crockpot and cornbread cooling...nothing else to do for the next hour with dinner all ready done.
Huh, I am doing homework with a 5th grader every day. Found a quiz in his backpack...he got a lousy 60 on it. Not ashamed at all...bunch of excuses. We reviewed it and had quite the discussion. Fantasy, science fiction, memoirs, biographies, autobiographies, historical fiction, fiction, and nonfiction. He had to write out the meaning of each. Epic fail. OMGosh......I think I made it fun to look it all up and figure it out. Then we started naming movies and books and he fit them into the right category.
When they left for the day, I enjoyed a good ten minutes of absolute silence. Felt great.
You are a braver man than I, Gunga Din-I don’t mind helping my neighbors’ kids who are 17 and older with their papers and reading when they ask-especially English and History. But I’m pretty certain that even an hour with a 5th grader would send me screaming into the woods, never to be seen again...
I’ve noticed that too, and it is as if Beckel is daring them by acting more obtuse and rude than usual. They probably ought to bring out that swear jar again, and put it on the desk again while they are on the air...
I have GOT to watch the show on Nov 7th........beckel should be priceless.
Stuck on stupid indeed. Well, Akin said he was listening to a higher power, now we know it is his wife.
Seriously, there goes the Senate!
Of course you realize the dichotomy between your post at number 2, and this one...?
Can I get you to take droptonio back?
Must have been a movie on in the middle of the night....got a Zombies ear worm that won’t quit...
What’s your name...
Who’s your daddy....
It will cost you one pass interference call. ;-)
I’d subsidize his salary....you are far too kind.
So, are your “Gang Green” guys clamoring for Tebow?
I think he provided a bit of a spark when he was in, and was surprised they didn’t go back to him.
Of course, when you eat up most of the 2nd half with two long drives, it didn’t give the Jets a lot of opportunities.
And that was the worst pass interference call ever. Maybe the worst call ever. Everyone thought they were calling a helmet-on-helmet foul. It wasn’t a catch, so no fumble. But there was no penalty either.
If one doesn’t say insanely stupid stuff the media wouldn’t have anything to say.
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