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Word For The Day, Thursday, September 19, 2013 – aegis
dictionaries ad nauseam | 19 September 2013 | Thursday's sub

Posted on 09/19/2013 4:44:28 AM PDT by secret garden


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".

aegis (EE-jis) noun
Protection, support, guidance, or sponsorship of a particular person or organization.

Example sentence:
"The French hope that by April an African force will have come under the UN's aegis.
--"The Battle Moves to the Mountains; The Economist (London, UK); Feb 9, 2013.

Etymology:
From Latin aegis, from Greek aigis (goatskin), from aix (goat). Aigis was the name of the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena in Greek mythology. It was made of goatskin. Earliest documented use: 1704.

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
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate

WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!


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1 posted on 09/19/2013 4:44:28 AM PDT by secret garden
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To: secret garden; Fierce Allegiance; Jack Deth; MoochPooch; NeoCaveman; Conspiracy Guy; Laura Earl; ...

Rise and shine!


2 posted on 09/19/2013 4:45:09 AM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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To: secret garden
I was appalled to learn yesterday that under the aegis of her remarkable achievements as Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano has become the President of my alma mater, the formerly renowned University of Calilfornia at Berkeley. How far have the mighty fallen.
3 posted on 09/19/2013 4:48:34 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: secret garden

Did I need a sarcasm tag on that?


4 posted on 09/19/2013 4:49:07 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: secret garden
I enjoy Freedom under the protection of Aegis guided missile destroyers.

Peace through fire superiority!


America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

5 posted on 09/19/2013 5:04:20 AM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

You went to Berzerkely?


6 posted on 09/19/2013 5:04:25 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: afraidfortherepublic
Were you at Berkeley before the time of Mario Savio?


America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

7 posted on 09/19/2013 5:05:41 AM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: SoothingDave

Ha! Beat me ro it!


8 posted on 09/19/2013 5:08:55 AM PDT by hobbes1 (Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "St.Sarah, the1Tru Conservative that REFUSES to unite us and Save America"you)
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To: secret garden
Gennifer Flowers says Chelsea and the Aegis of political implications, kept her from being the second Mrs.Clinton.

she repeats the money quote about Hillarious! Appettites

9 posted on 09/19/2013 5:16:19 AM PDT by hobbes1 (Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "St.Sarah, the1Tru Conservative that REFUSES to unite us and Save America"you)
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To: afraidfortherepublic
She'll be a perfect fit. A for you.
Huge production going on in this house which started yesterday. Youngest child has an enormous project for her Spanish class and I'll be bringing it up to school shortly. We made Chiles en Nogada last night for 25 and the shopping alone was a pain, not to mention roasting and peeling poblanos. Heck, finding them was a 3 store trip with phone calls.
10 posted on 09/19/2013 5:35:31 AM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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To: ConorMacNessa
A+ for you!
11 posted on 09/19/2013 5:36:19 AM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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To: SoothingDave

12 posted on 09/19/2013 5:36:57 AM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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To: ConorMacNessa; SoothingDave

Yes and Yes!

My husband and I graduated and bought our first house about 6 months before Savio hit the streets and the headlines and turned the town upside down. We lasted 5 years before we gathered up our children and moved to get away from all the riots and street marches.

There is a book called “Subversives” that is a pretty accurate depiction of the tumultous era. My only bone to pick with the author is that he paints a too sympathetic picture of Savio. Although, at the time, I considered Savio and his cohorts street thugs, Savio (himself) is really an example of a wasted life. I imagine that drugs had a lot to do with it.


13 posted on 09/19/2013 5:37:51 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: hobbes1
A+ for you! I am running back and forth to the kitchen, throwing everything together to take up to the school. Huge production and I hope she realizes why delegation would have been nice.
14 posted on 09/19/2013 5:38:40 AM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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To: secret garden

Aegis

This aegis is just our version of “age is”. Now don’t make fun here, spelling baries a lot according to Marlow the Mad.


15 posted on 09/19/2013 5:45:29 AM PDT by count-your-change (you don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Why go all the way to California when you have Madison so close? ;-)


16 posted on 09/19/2013 5:45:43 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: secret garden

Whats the event...?

Your guys go back to school earlier right?


17 posted on 09/19/2013 5:45:55 AM PDT by hobbes1 (Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "St.Sarah, the1Tru Conservative that REFUSES to unite us and Save America"you)
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To: SoothingDave

Now that was funny!

Though, Cali has better weather.


18 posted on 09/19/2013 5:46:40 AM PDT by hobbes1 (Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "St.Sarah, the1Tru Conservative that REFUSES to unite us and Save America"you)
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To: hobbes1

Mexican Independence Day is this week.


19 posted on 09/19/2013 5:49:21 AM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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To: secret garden

Grito de Delores....didnt know that was such a big event!


20 posted on 09/19/2013 5:52:43 AM PDT by hobbes1 (Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "St.Sarah, the1Tru Conservative that REFUSES to unite us and Save America"you)
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