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His Royal Hiney |
During standing watch in dry dock in the engine room, I would go through the big thick dictionary with pictures. It was the only reading material allowed besides technical manuals and stuff to take the promotion exams. I think I increased my vocabulary that way. "It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946. | |||
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....one of Granny's favorite terms of derision for the terminally unchangable : nin·com·poop ˈniNGkəmˌpo͞op/ noun noun: nincompoop; plural noun: nincompoops a foolish or stupid person. Example: recent WaPo reporter interviewed on Tucker Carlson program. | |||
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folderol fol·de·rol \ˈfäl-də-ˌräl\ noun 1: a useless ornament or accessory : trifle 2: nonsense : foolish language, behavior, or ideas | |||
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Drill Here, Drill Now |
Deliver My doctor told me to cut back on the tequila because it is bad on deliver Wheelchair Juan and I only have one taco, but it's ok wheelchair Pasteurize That ND was a close call. The bullet whizzed right pasteurize. Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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Self Immolation self-im·mo·la·tion ˈˌself ˌiməˈlāSHən/ noun the offering of oneself as a sacrifice, especially by burning; such suicidal action in the name of a cause or strongly held belief. Ex: Self immolation is something I wish more people would engage in, that or defenestration, particularly those callow, scrofulous nincompoops who are prone to puerile behavior borne of bovarism. | |||
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Step by step walk the thousand mile road |
The budding official SIGforum quadringenarious quaesitum. Where the world can, one day, find four hundred of something sought for; knowledge of true value. Nice is overrated "It's every freedom-loving individual's duty to lie to the government." Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018 | |||
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| Eschew Obfuscation |
Great idea. I know it's kind of weird, but I keep a list of "cool" words and try to find ways to introduce them into business correspondence. English is such a great language. I mean why say "I've got two guys in front of me" when you could say "I'm in the antepenultimate position"?  _____________________________________________________________________ “Civilization is not inherited; it has to be learned and earned by each generation anew; if the transmission should be interrupted for one century, civilization would die, and we should be savages again." - Will Durant | |||
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| Thank you Very little  |
Procrustean \proh-KRUHS-tee-uh n\ adjective 1. tending to produce conformity by violent or arbitrary means. 2. (initial capital letter) pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes. Quotes A procrustean system or plan forces individuals--no matter how different they may be--to fit the same mold or to conform to a single type or pattern. | |||
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| Too soon old, too late smart |
Being introduced to so many new words bumfuzzles me. | |||
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cal·li·pyg·i·an ˌkaləˈpijēən/ adjective having well-shaped buttocks. | |||
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Chip away the stone |
Heard this one recently: bi·fur·ca·tion ˌbīfərˈkāSHən noun The division of something into two branches or parts. "The bifurcation of the profession into social do-gooders and self-serving iconoclasts." Either of two branches into which something divides. plural noun: bifurcations "Right aortic bifurcation nodes were seen." | |||
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Tinker Sailor Soldier Pie |
One that I learned a few months ago that is apt for current discussions and events...Bolshie The bolshie bastards left over from the Obama administration that are still in DC need to be weeded out from the ranks. Bol·shie ˈbōlSHē/ noun BRITISH informal 1. a Bolshevik or socialist. adjective BRITISH informal dated 1. (of a person or attitude) deliberately combative or uncooperative. "policemen with bolshie attitudes" ~Alan Acta Non Verba NRA Life Member (Patron) God, Family, Guns, Country Men will fight and die to protect women... because women protect everything else. ~Andrew Klavan "Once there was only dark. If you ask me, light is winning." ~Rust Cohle | |||
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| Little ray of sunshine  |
Or even a philologist. The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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| Thank you Very little |
yeah he might become a cunning linguist.... | |||
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Waiting for Hachiko |
discombobulate discombobulating. to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: | |||
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Handy for today's collection of combative headstrong and belligerent political wankers: pu·sil·lan·i·mous ˌpyo͞osəˈlanəməs/ adjective: pusillanimous showing a lack of courage or determination; timid. synonyms: timid, timorous, cowardly, fearful, faint-hearted, lily-livered, spineless, craven, shrinking on·a·ger ˈänəjər,ˈônəjər/ noun noun: onager; plural noun: onagers an animal of a race of the Asian wild ass native to northern Iran. As in : Remaining devoid of Constitutional facts or knowledge of political history, the WH press corps betrayed their vow to avoid acting like pusillanimous onagers. | |||
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Syzygy... When the moon is in the Seventh House And Jupiter aligns with Mars Then peace will guide the planets And love will steer the stars… | |||
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cagmag Definition of cagmag plural -s 1 dialectal, England : inferior meat 2 dialectal, England : something inferior 3 Definitely not Sig | |||
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Blatherer one who runs their mouth about meaningless things. Blatherskite that person is a blatherskite. SigP229R Harry Callahan "A man has got to know his limitations". Teddy Roosevelt "Talk soft carry a big stick" I Cor10: 13 "1611KJV" | |||
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| Master of one hand pistol shooting |
wallydrag noun, Scot. 1. a feeble, dwarfed animal or person. Reckling and wallydrag are both names for the runt of a litter. | |||
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