Word For The Day, Tuesday, September 16, 2003: Fastidious

Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online | 09/16/2003 | The Janitor

[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".

fastidious \fass-TIH-dee-uss\ adjective
1. having high and often unpredictable standards
2. showing a meticulous or demanding attitude *

* Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.

Example sentence: The celebrated imperial Easter eggs designed by goldsmith Peter Carl Faberge are regarded as the ultimate in fastidious workmanship.

Did you know?
There's nothing offensive about fastidious workmanship, and yet the word "fastidious" traces to the Latin noun "fastidium," meaning "disgust." "Fastidium" itself is most likely a combination of the Latin words "fastus," meaning "arrogance," and "taedium," meaning "irksomeness." ("Taedium" also gave us our "tedium.") In keeping with its Latin roots, "fastidious" once meant "haughty" or "scornful" or "disgusting" or "disagreeable," although those uses are now archaic or obsolete. The word then came to be applied to someone who was overly difficult to please or squeamish, and later, to work which reflected a demanding or precise attitude.

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]

OK I got 2 wids. Any agins? We need more wids.

[Slip18]

Is that a swim suit or is that paint?

[xsmommy]

there is no pic in #98.

[Slip18]

Grimmy last posted on September 4.

If my memory serves me (and it usually doesn't), wasn't he going somewhere?

[xsmommy]

he didn't clear any trip with me....

[hobbes1]

Like I said, (i was going to mention this scenario, on Monday, with the Clark news but...) I have not been able to see if the actual Mechanics allow for it tohappen, but that is the way I see it happening also.


We had talked about this early on, in the context of How she could get the nod, without exposing herself in the primary, and leaving only a short campaign (in essence trying to steal two simultaneous elections, The Primary, and coast through the General with a complicit media.....


Clark already has the deal with HRHHillary!ous, and that
suspicion was furthered by the bizarre popping of the Veep question, and his adamant denial.

[Slip18]

Forty lashes with a wet noodle. The Janitor's Closet is vacant right now.

[hobbes1]

Probably liquid latex.

[VRWCmember]

It appears to be some type of body paint. I wonder if it's edible.

[Robert A Cook PE]

WAIT A MINUTE!

I don't sea any bra there.....

So, what's the paint of your points?

[Slip18]

I'm at wids' end. LOL!

[Argh]

But...but...but...Al needs your support, Dubs!

[Slip18]

If she's got paint on her hands, she may have been touching herself. Oh, no! Or the painter painted the paintees hands.

[NeoCaveman]

But...but...but...Al needs your support, Dubs!

Al needs to go third party. He tooo much better than the rest of the D's.

[Slip18]

"paintees hands" should be "paintee's hands."

I really don't think anyone cares.

[Robert A Cook PE]

R.Jayne and Honeygirl (and the goldfish) are arguing about wid's way up.......

Does that count fer ya or agin' ya?

[VRWCmember]

If she's got paint on her hands, she may have been touching herself. Oh, no!

And what is your point? Is there something wrong with that? It just shows that she was thinking of me.

[Robert A Cook PE]

You have raised a touchy subject about who's hands are on first.

And where's the second base coat .. or what's covering third base.

Is there a primer on the subject at hand?

But I won't paint myself into a corner pointing out the need further investigation into all points raised.

It will be a nip and touch race though.

[VRWCmember]

I'm mainly interested in investigating the edibility issue.

[xsmommy]

i assume there are boobs in vast's pic. nothing shows up here.