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To: ganeemead

HMFIC of Tangut,
what the heck is that ?

called Genhgis Khan plastic a thousand years before plastic was invented ?


15 posted on 03/24/2024 12:20:13 PM PDT by A strike (There is no tyranny that cannot be justified by 'climate change')
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To: A strike
HMFIC

It stands for "Head Mom's Favorite In Charge" or something close to that.   And that guy was living in Tangut.

29 posted on 03/24/2024 4:30:15 PM PDT by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! )
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To: A strike
ORIGIN OF PLASTIC

1625–35; 1900–10 for def. 1; Latin plasticus that may be molded Greek plastikós. See -plast, -ic

The original definition of the word plastic was anything like clay that could be molded or formed.   The English usage dates back 400 years.

Here are two other uses of the word.

having the power of molding or shaping formless or yielding material:

Example: the plastic forces of nature.

being able to create, especially within an art form; having the power to give form or formal expression:

Example: the plastic imagination of great poets and composers.having the power of molding or shaping formless or yielding material: the plastic forces of nature.

39 posted on 03/24/2024 11:21:32 PM PDT by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! )
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