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as i am a wordsmith of sorts, i would like to start this thread

the word 4 today is...

inimical: unfriendly; unfavorable.

***curtsies***

theladylindybug of the DunBarr BugHouse

I'm glad Tick's supper of burritoes assuaged your appetite

Word of the Day Archive
Wednesday March 12, 2008

diffident \DIF-uh-dunt; -dent\, adjective:
1. Lacking self-confidence; distrustful of one's own powers; timid; bashful.
2. Characterized by modest reserve; unassertive.

Diffident is from the present participle of Latin diffidere, "to mistrust, to have no confidence," from dis- + fidere, "to trust." The noun form is diffidence.

He lived naturally in a condition that many greater poets never had, or if they had it, were embarrassed or diffident about it: a total commitment to his own powers of invention, a complete loss of himself in his materials.
-- James Dickey, "The Geek of Poetry", New York Times, December 23, 1979

Word of the Day
Sunday March 30, 2008

obsequious \ob-SEE-kwee-us\, adjective:
Servilely attentive; compliant to excess; fawning.

His wealth nevertheless turns the townspeople into groveling, obsequious sycophants.
-- Stephen Holden, "The Best Man': When She Says 'I Do,' She Means 'Not You'", New York Times, August 14, 1998

Obsequious comes from Latin obsequiosus, from obsequium, "compliance," from obsequi, "to comply with," from ob-, "toward" + sequi, "to follow."

I missed those, Good to see you posting!!

thank you sara...i like to think i am contributing to the expansion of Marklar Minds

My mind got totally expanded in 1960 in San Francisco and Monterey.

Good to see ya, Lady Lindy

You learn something everyday...here's your lesson:

Manure: In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had to be transported by ship and it was also before commercial fertilizer's invention, so large shipments of manure were common.

It was shipped dry, because in dry form it weighed a lot less than when wet, but once water (at sea) hit it, it not only became heavier, but the process of fermentation began again, of which a by product is methane gas. As the stuff was stored below decks in bundles you can see what could (and did) happen.

Methane began to build up below decks and the first time someone came below at night with a lantern, BOOOOM!

Several ships were destroyed in this manner before it was determined just what was happening.


After that, the bundles of manure were always stamped with the term 'Ship High In Transit' on them, which meant for the sailors to stow it high enough off of the lower decks so that any water that came into the hold would not touch this volatile cargo and start the production of methane.


Thus evolved the term ' S.H.I.T ' , (Ship High In Transport) which has come down through the centuries and is in use to this very day.

You probably did not know the true history of this word.

Neither did I.

I had always thought it was a golfing term.

I had this really cool book that had the meaning of things like that, so I knew about SHIT..but I had forgotten about it! You know, like what does "not enough room to swing a cat REALLY mean"

thanks for the scoop (hee hee) on SHIT

well I deal with alot of SHIT any more..

(n.) A violent storm, characterized by extreme fury and sudden changes of the wind, and generally accompanied by rain, thunder, and lightning; -- especially prevalent in the East and West Indies. Also used figuratively.

I can always count on you!!

when I can say that for real, you know I have gotten another wish come true...

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