Word For The Day, Thursday, July 3, 2003 - Antaean

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary | 07/03/2003 | The Verbivores

[VRWCmember]

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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".

Antaean \an-TEE-un\ adjective
1. mammoth
2. having superhuman strength *

* Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.

Example sentence: In an emergency, an average person can become an Antaean powerhouse, capable even of lifting a car to rescue someone trapped underneath.

Did you know?
In Greek mythology, Antaeus was the gigantic and powerful son of Gaea the Earth goddess and Poseidon the sea god. Antaeus was a wrestler and whenever he touched his mother (the Earth), his strength was renewed, so he always won his battles even if his opponents threw him to the ground. He proved invincible until he challenged Hercules to wrestle. Hercules discovered the source of the giant's strength, lifted him off the ground, and crushed him to death. In 18th century England, the poet William Mason discovered the power of "Antaean" as a descriptive English adjective, when he used it in his _Ode to the Hon. William Pitt_:

"If foil'd at first, resume thy course
Rise strengthen'd with Antaean force."

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....

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[Conspiracy Guy]

2L and 4L first day. December 2001.

[honeygrl]

I missed the Ho and Mo thing.. got a link to the post?

[NYC GOP Chick]

Very cute! :)

[NYC GOP Chick]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/939247/posts#207

[Conspiracy Guy]

What lulabelle 2L wished I looked like.
What I really look like.

[Laura Earl]

If your shoulders were waxed, you would actually look more like picture 1 that picture 2.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Maybe I should try that Nads stuff.

[Laura Earl]

they don't need waxing.

[Conspiracy Guy]

wrong word.

[Laura Earl]

?

[honeygrl]

"The sad thing is that I knew an ER doctor who used to pull crap like that -- pressuring young women with sore throats and the like to submit to pelvic examinations. "

The only doctor I allow to do pelvic exams is my OB/GYN. Although he's probably a perv himself. I've heard rumors of him fooling around with nurses and instead of KY jelly for ultrasounds he uses yummy smelling Victoria Secret lotion. He's a really nice OB/GYN though and he was great during my pregnancy with Lydia. He let me have anything I wanted during delivery no matter what the nurses said. When the nurses told me I couldn't have my epidural yet I told them they better get on the phone with the doc because he promised I could have it whenever I wanted, plus I'd been in labor 12 hours already. They called and I got what I wanted. The nurses didn't like me much during labor. I refused to blindly follow instructions and did things the way that made me comfy rather than what they wanted me to do. With one of the nurses I even had to get the head nurse in there to tell her to leave me the hell alone and let me sit up. She wanted me to lay on my side through the whole thing once I got the epidural which I wasn't going to do. I was in labor for like 30 hours too so they had to put up with me a while. One nurse kept touching my hair while they were doing the epidural and it was all I could do to keep myself from telling the woman to get out of the room if she couldn't leave my hair alone. I whispered in hubby's ear "if that woman doesn't stop touching my hair I'm going to scream at her." He kept getting in her way to stop her but she was relentless. I'm a major b!tch when I'm in labor to everyone except the doctor and hubby.

[honeygrl]

"Aint = At. I am truly impaired after only 5 tokillya shooters and 5 beers."

"only"? can you still walk without help?

[Laura Earl]

I can drink lots of beer, but with tequila it's

1 Tequila
2 Tequilas
3 Tequilas
FLOOR!!!!

Might get the stuff to make strawberry margaritas for the 4th.

[honeygrl]

"And yelling at the neighbors Saturday morning while using the leaf blower to blow fireworks debris back into their yards. There was already debris this morning in the cul-de-sac going uphill. No surprise there...Short Bus Jr. at your service. "

It's not even legal to have fireworks here without a permit. You can't sell them in the stores at all. Yet tomorrow night and maybe even tonight I'm sure the morons will be outside shooting them off from their balconies even with all the pine trees around. They did it last year too. I will be very surprised if no one starts a fire in my apartment complex.

[honeygrl]

"I hope you feel better soon. Moms aren't allowed to get sick or be in pain. We're supposed to wait until they go to college. Hang in there. "

Yep and the nurses at my doc's office seem to think that I can magically get a babysitter and afford to pay for one until I get well. The only sitter I remotely trust with the kids other than their grandparents (who all work full time) is my brother's girlfriend who charges 6.50/hour. She worth the money but I don't have it.

[honeygrl]

Hah, poor demented puppies. They are going straight to hell for that! /sarcasm

[honeygrl]

"Might get the stuff to make strawberry margaritas for the 4th. "

We are going to my parents house for the 4th. They are anti-alcohol. Couldn't drink with the meds anyhow so I guess it doesn't matter.

[Conspiracy Guy]

serdanly i'm fine ocerfer whaz d problem. Get caught up we are way ahead. Read faster faster faster.

[Laura Earl]

Woohoo!! I'm headed home. Flurry-I'll have the beer vat good and cold when you get there. Everyone have a fun and safe 4th. And...for homework, do something bizarre this weekend and we will discuss on Monday. ;)

[Laura Earl]

I'm giving my parents the holiday off. They are going to a hangar party with all their church buddies.