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rogue49 · 06-09-2003, 05:24 AM

My life is an interesting farrago of fact, fiction & fantasy.

Sparhawk · 06-09-2003, 05:31 AM

You keep on using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

BoCo · 06-09-2003, 05:32 AM

TFP is like a great big farrago of people and opinions.

mrsandman · 06-09-2003, 05:41 AM

Whenever I see a woman wearing farrago ballistic! (PETA says I'm supposed to.)

redravin40 · 06-09-2003, 06:05 AM

The new governors budget is a farrago of deceit, destructive spending cuts and out right blunders.

spectre · 06-09-2003, 09:08 AM

The stew was nothing more than a farrago of leftovers.

ARTelevision · 06-09-2003, 09:14 AM

The mind of man is a farrago of nonsense.

JadziaDax · 06-10-2003, 02:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sparhawk
You keep on using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

???

Quote:

far·ra·go
Pronunciation Key (f-räg, -r-)
n. pl. far·ra·goes
An assortment or a medley; a conglomeration: “their special farrago of resentments” (William Safire).
[Latin farrg, mixed fodder, hodgepodge, from far, farr-, a kind of grain. See bhares- in Indo-European Roots.]
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

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Quote:

farrago
\Far*ra"go\, n. [L. farrago, -aginis, mixed fodder for cattle, mash, medley, fr. far a sort of grain. See Farina.] A mass composed of various materials confusedly mixed; a medley; a mixture.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

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Quote:

farrago
n : a motley assortment of things [syn: odds and ends, oddments, melange, ragbag, hodgepodge, mingle-mangle, hotchpotch, omnium-gatherum]
Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University

hmmm...
Maybe I need to get you the Oxford English Dictionary's definition to convince you?

JadziaDax · 06-10-2003, 02:13 AM

The Word of the Day for June 10 is:

banausic • \buh-NAW-sik\ • (adjective) relating to or concerned with earning a living -- used pejoratively; also utilitarian, practical

A little more information about today’s word:
The ancient Greeks held intellectual pursuits in the highest esteem, and they considered ideal a leisurely life of contemplation. A large population of slaves enabled many Greek citizens to adopt that preferred lifestyle. Those who had others to do the heavy lifting for them tended to regard professional labor with contempt. Their prejudice against the need to toil to earn a living is reflected in the Greek adjective "banausikos" (the root of "banausic"), which not only means "of an artisan" and "nonintellectual," but also "vulgar."

My sentence:
Each summer, countless college students set aside their books and turn to more banausic tasks, such as waiting tables, to earn tuition and spending money for the coming year.

Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition.

Next sentence?

spectre · 06-10-2003, 05:20 AM

At 13, I had the banausic job of being a caddy.

mrsandman · 06-10-2003, 05:39 AM

Tempers were flaring and as the Pit Bull looking menacingly at me, I told my neighbor: " Banausic that dog on me or you’ll regret it!”

redravin40 · 06-10-2003, 06:09 AM

When the executive was laid off he didn't want to take any banausic jobs but quickly found that he had to in order to pay the bills.

rogue49 · 06-10-2003, 06:33 AM

I had many banausic jobs in my early adult years.

titsmurf · 06-10-2003, 07:20 PM

If you're going to work in my kitchen, boy, you'd best be on your least banausic behavior!

mackyroo · 06-10-2003, 11:58 PM

My banausic plan is to be an Architect.

YourNeverThere · 06-11-2003, 12:04 AM

i just quit my banausic job, also, many people has used this word excatly as i have before me, i suck, in a banausic sort of way

JadziaDax · 06-11-2003, 01:49 AM

The Word of the Day for June 11 is:

cumshaw • \KUM-shaw\ • (noun) present, gratuity; also bribe, payoff

A little more information about today’s word:
It was probably British Navy personnel who first picked up "cumshaw" in Chinese ports, during the First Opium War of 1839_42. "Cumshaw" is from a word that means "grateful thanks" in the dialect of Xiamen, a port in southeast China. (Rendered "kam sia" in the Pinyin system of romanizing Chinese words, it’s still a common expression used by about one billion Chinese to show grateful thankfulness.) Apparently, sailors heard it from the beggars who hung around the ports, and mistook it as the word for a handout. Since then, U.S. sailors have given "cumshaw" its own unique application, for something obtained through unofficial means (whether deviously or simply ingeniously). Outside of naval circles, meanings of "cumshaw" range from a harmless gratuity to bending the rules a little to outright bribery.

My sentence:
"There are now strict rules against payoffs, and senior managers must sign monthly statements that all sales have been made . . . 'with no cumshaw whatsoever.'"
-- Louis Kraar, Fortune, October 1977

Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition.

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Daval · 06-11-2003, 04:20 AM

Rupert lost control the other day looking at a Natasha post and my cumshaw(t) all over the place!

ARTelevision · 06-11-2003, 04:21 AM

Although it was a real cum show, the male strippers left without a cumshaw from the ladies.

mrsandman · 06-11-2003, 04:26 AM

Cumshaw this board for me, I don’t have any carpenter skills.

titsmurf · 06-11-2003, 05:13 AM

cumshawa my lord, cumshawa!

I don't really know how the rest of the song goes. I'm sorry. I'll try to embarass myself better next time.

redravin40 · 06-11-2003, 05:51 AM

It looked like there would be no beer for the sailors but the chief cook met a few people and used a little cumshaw so 400 cases were mysteriously delivered to the ship.

spectre · 06-11-2003, 08:53 AM

There has been speculation that the former governor of Illinois took a cumshaw before his election.

rogue49 · 06-11-2003, 02:31 PM

Sometimes I feel if I'm ever going to get good service from tech support I have to give the guy on the other line a cumshaw.

And yes you could take that both ways...geez.

JadziaDax · 06-12-2003, 01:42 AM

The Word of the Day for June 12 is:

defenestration • \dee-feh-nuh-STRAY-shun\ • (noun) a throwing of a person or thing out of a window

A little more information about today’s word:
These days "defenestration" is often used figuratively to describe the forceful removal of someone from public office or from some other advantageous position. History’s most famous defenestration, however, was one in which the tossing out the window was quite literal. On May 23, 1618, two imperial regents were found guilty of violating certain guarantees of religious freedom. As punishment, they were thrown out the window of Prague Castle. The men survived the 50-foot tumble into the moat, but the incident, which became known as the Defenestration of Prague, marked the beginning of the Bohemian resistance to Hapsburg rule that eventually led to the Thirty Years' War.

My sentence:
Inspector Fry surveyed the scene and asked himself three questions: did the man fall out the window accidentally, did he jump, or was this a case of murder by defenestration?

Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition.

Next sentence?

redravin40 · 06-12-2003, 02:32 AM

He was so angry at the results of the hocky playoffs that the only course of action was the defenestraion of his TV set.

mrsandman · 06-12-2003, 05:17 AM

I’m not going to defenestration it or anything like that; I’m ambivalent to animals.

spectre · 06-12-2003, 05:26 AM

If I keep getting disconnects in chat, this computer is going to be defenestrated .

rogue49 · 06-12-2003, 06:05 AM

Don't do defenestration of the baby with the bathwater.

BentNotTwisted · 06-12-2003, 02:54 PM

This whole idea of the USA going to war with North Korea should be defrenestrated.

Cumhachd · 06-12-2003, 05:55 PM

Defrenestration was the primary way of killing people during the French Revolution. Really.

vermin · 06-12-2003, 11:51 PM

Ultimately, her defrenestration made her think twice about trying that shit again.

vermin · 06-12-2003, 11:53 PM

The porn starlet got a cumshaw at the end of filming.

JadziaDax · 06-13-2003, 02:08 AM

The Word of the Day for June 13 is:

exegesis • \ek-suh-JEE-sis\ • (noun) exposition, explanation; especially an explanation or critical interpretation of a text

A little more information about today’s word:
Theological scholars have long been preoccupied with interpreting the meanings of various passages in the Bible. In fact, because of the sacred status of the Bible in both Judaism and Christianity, biblical interpretation has played a crucial role in both of those religions throughout their histories. English speakers have used the word "exegesis"—a descendant of the Greek term "exegeisthai," meaning "to explain" or "to interpret"—to refer to explanations of Scripture since the early 17th century. Nowadays, however, academic writers interpret all sorts of texts, and "exegesis" is no longer associated mainly with the Bible.

My sentence:
"This biography of Augustine is compounded in equal measure of fact and exegesis, all of it offered up in elegant prose."
-- The Los Angeles Times, December 5, 1999

Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition.

Next sentence?

titsmurf · 06-13-2003, 02:14 AM

How many times do I have to give you an exegesis before you'll understand? You do not feed gremlins after midnight!

mrsandman · 06-13-2003, 05:06 AM

If you continue to drive while drinking, you’ll need more than an exegesis on your dashboard to protect you.

redravin40 · 06-13-2003, 05:50 AM

One of the problems with literrature classes is that students are expected to exegesis a work of fiction rather then read it for enjoyment.

rogue49 · 06-13-2003, 05:54 AM

I am known for giving an exegesis on many different subjects.

boy, is that an understatement...
wait, wait...don't walk away.

Gertie · 06-13-2003, 07:11 AM

If you think Judas Iscariot is going to finger you, you should take the exitJesus.

spectre · 06-13-2003, 07:56 AM

I had to write an exegesis on the works of Borges for an English class a few semesters ago.

06-09-2003, 05:31 AM	#42 (permalink)
Sparhawk Dubya Location: VA	You keep on using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. __________________ "In Iraq, no doubt about it, it's tough. It's hard work. It's incredibly hard. It's - and it's hard work. I understand how hard it is. I get the casualty reports every day. I see on the TV screens how hard it is. But it's necessary work. We're making progress. It is hard work."

06-09-2003, 05:32 AM	#43 (permalink)
BoCo Fear the bunny Location: Hanging off the tip of the Right Wing	TFP is like a great big farrago of people and opinions. __________________ Activism is a way for useless people to feel important.

06-09-2003, 05:41 AM	#44 (permalink)
mrsandman Addict Location: 3rd coast area	Whenever I see a woman wearing farrago ballistic! (PETA says I'm supposed to.) __________________ Hail to ALL the troops and shadow warriors.

06-09-2003, 09:08 AM	#46 (permalink)
spectre Junkie	The stew was nothing more than a farrago of leftovers. __________________ "Fuck these chains No goddamn slave I will be different" ~ Machine Head

06-09-2003, 09:14 AM	#47 (permalink)
ARTelevision I change Location: USA	The mind of man is a farrago of nonsense. __________________ create evolution

06-09-2003, 05:24 AM	#41 (permalink)
rogue49 Loser	My life is an interesting farrago of fact, fiction & fantasy.

06-09-2003, 06:05 AM	#45 (permalink)
redravin40 Loser Location: With Jadzia	The new governors budget is a farrago of deceit, destructive spending cuts and out right blunders.

06-10-2003, 02:13 AM	#49 (permalink)
JadziaDax Loser Location: who the fuck cares?	Word of the day June 10 The Word of the Day for June 10 is: banausic • \buh-NAW-sik\ • (adjective) relating to or concerned with earning a living -- used pejoratively; also utilitarian, practical A little more information about today’s word: The ancient Greeks held intellectual pursuits in the highest esteem, and they considered ideal a leisurely life of contemplation. A large population of slaves enabled many Greek citizens to adopt that preferred lifestyle. Those who had others to do the heavy lifting for them tended to regard professional labor with contempt. Their prejudice against the need to toil to earn a living is reflected in the Greek adjective "banausikos" (the root of "banausic"), which not only means "of an artisan" and "nonintellectual," but also "vulgar." My sentence: Each summer, countless college students set aside their books and turn to more banausic tasks, such as waiting tables, to earn tuition and spending money for the coming year. Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence?

06-10-2003, 05:20 AM	#50 (permalink)
spectre Junkie	At 13, I had the banausic job of being a caddy. __________________ "Fuck these chains No goddamn slave I will be different" ~ Machine Head

06-10-2003, 05:39 AM	#51 (permalink)
mrsandman Addict Location: 3rd coast area	Tempers were flaring and as the Pit Bull looking menacingly at me, I told my neighbor: " Banausic that dog on me or you’ll regret it!” __________________ Hail to ALL the troops and shadow warriors.

06-10-2003, 06:09 AM	#52 (permalink)
redravin40 Loser Location: With Jadzia	When the executive was laid off he didn't want to take any banausic jobs but quickly found that he had to in order to pay the bills.

06-10-2003, 06:33 AM	#53 (permalink)
rogue49 Loser	I had many banausic jobs in my early adult years.

06-10-2003, 07:20 PM	#54 (permalink)
titsmurf Crazy Location: Belgium	If you're going to work in my kitchen, boy, you'd best be on your least banausic behavior!

06-10-2003, 11:58 PM	#55 (permalink)
mackyroo Tilted Location: in a padded room.	My banausic plan is to be an Architect. __________________ Official Bullshit.

06-11-2003, 12:04 AM	#56 (permalink)
YourNeverThere Practical Anarchist Location: Yesterday i woke up stuck in hollywood	i just quit my banausic job, also, many people has used this word excatly as i have before me, i suck, in a banausic sort of way __________________ The Above post is a direct quote from Shakespeare

06-11-2003, 01:49 AM	#57 (permalink)
JadziaDax Loser Location: who the fuck cares?	Word of the day June 11 The Word of the Day for June 11 is: cumshaw • \KUM-shaw\ • (noun) present, gratuity; also bribe, payoff A little more information about today’s word: It was probably British Navy personnel who first picked up "cumshaw" in Chinese ports, during the First Opium War of 1839_42. "Cumshaw" is from a word that means "grateful thanks" in the dialect of Xiamen, a port in southeast China. (Rendered "kam sia" in the Pinyin system of romanizing Chinese words, it’s still a common expression used by about one billion Chinese to show grateful thankfulness.) Apparently, sailors heard it from the beggars who hung around the ports, and mistook it as the word for a handout. Since then, U.S. sailors have given "cumshaw" its own unique application, for something obtained through unofficial means (whether deviously or simply ingeniously). Outside of naval circles, meanings of "cumshaw" range from a harmless gratuity to bending the rules a little to outright bribery. My sentence: "There are now strict rules against payoffs, and senior managers must sign monthly statements that all sales have been made . . . 'with no cumshaw whatsoever.'" -- Louis Kraar, Fortune, October 1977 Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence?

06-11-2003, 04:20 AM	#58 (permalink)
Daval Junkie Location: The True North Strong and Free!	Rupert lost control the other day looking at a Natasha post and my cumshaw(t) all over the place! __________________ "It is impossible to obtain a conviction for sodomy from an English jury. Half of them don't believe that it can physically be done, and the other half are doing it." Winston Churchill

06-11-2003, 04:21 AM	#59 (permalink)
ARTelevision I change Location: USA	Although it was a real cum show, the male strippers left without a cumshaw from the ladies. __________________ create evolution

06-11-2003, 04:26 AM	#60 (permalink)
mrsandman Addict Location: 3rd coast area	Cumshaw this board for me, I don’t have any carpenter skills. __________________ Hail to ALL the troops and shadow warriors.

06-11-2003, 05:13 AM	#61 (permalink)
titsmurf Crazy Location: Belgium	cumshawa my lord, cumshawa! I don't really know how the rest of the song goes. I'm sorry. I'll try to embarass myself better next time.

06-11-2003, 05:51 AM	#62 (permalink)
redravin40 Loser Location: With Jadzia	It looked like there would be no beer for the sailors but the chief cook met a few people and used a little cumshaw so 400 cases were mysteriously delivered to the ship.

06-11-2003, 08:53 AM	#63 (permalink)
spectre Junkie	There has been speculation that the former governor of Illinois took a cumshaw before his election. __________________ "Fuck these chains No goddamn slave I will be different" ~ Machine Head

06-11-2003, 02:31 PM	#64 (permalink)
rogue49 Loser	Sometimes I feel if I'm ever going to get good service from tech support I have to give the guy on the other line a cumshaw. And yes you could take that both ways...geez.

06-12-2003, 01:42 AM	#65 (permalink)
JadziaDax Loser Location: who the fuck cares?	Word of the day June 12 The Word of the Day for June 12 is: defenestration • \dee-feh-nuh-STRAY-shun\ • (noun) a throwing of a person or thing out of a window A little more information about today’s word: These days "defenestration" is often used figuratively to describe the forceful removal of someone from public office or from some other advantageous position. History’s most famous defenestration, however, was one in which the tossing out the window was quite literal. On May 23, 1618, two imperial regents were found guilty of violating certain guarantees of religious freedom. As punishment, they were thrown out the window of Prague Castle. The men survived the 50-foot tumble into the moat, but the incident, which became known as the Defenestration of Prague, marked the beginning of the Bohemian resistance to Hapsburg rule that eventually led to the Thirty Years' War. My sentence: Inspector Fry surveyed the scene and asked himself three questions: did the man fall out the window accidentally, did he jump, or was this a case of murder by defenestration? Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence?

06-12-2003, 02:32 AM	#66 (permalink)
redravin40 Loser Location: With Jadzia	He was so angry at the results of the hocky playoffs that the only course of action was the defenestraion of his TV set.

06-12-2003, 05:17 AM	#67 (permalink)
mrsandman Addict Location: 3rd coast area	I’m not going to defenestration it or anything like that; I’m ambivalent to animals. __________________ Hail to ALL the troops and shadow warriors.

06-12-2003, 05:26 AM	#68 (permalink)
spectre Junkie	If I keep getting disconnects in chat, this computer is going to be defenestrated . __________________ "Fuck these chains No goddamn slave I will be different" ~ Machine Head

06-12-2003, 06:05 AM	#69 (permalink)
rogue49 Loser	Don't do defenestration of the baby with the bathwater.

06-12-2003, 02:54 PM	#70 (permalink)
BentNotTwisted Optimistic Skeptic Location: Midway between a Beehive and Centennial	This whole idea of the USA going to war with North Korea should be defrenestrated. __________________ IS THAT IT ???!!! Do you even know what 'it' is? When the last man dies for just words that he said... We Shall Be Free

06-12-2003, 05:55 PM	#71 (permalink)
Cumhachd Upright	Defrenestration was the primary way of killing people during the French Revolution. Really. __________________ Sorry, I can only exorcise clam spirits. EbichuMAAN! From the dark end of the dark has been chosen for disipline, from the moon to the stars, no one knows what a justice and earnest shopkeeper then today, the justice maker in tonight by the way, they call it: Ebichuman.

06-12-2003, 11:51 PM	#72 (permalink)
vermin Indifferent to anti-matter Location: Tucson, AZ	Ultimately, her defrenestration made her think twice about trying that shit again. __________________ If puns were sausages, this would be the wurst.

06-12-2003, 11:53 PM	#73 (permalink)
vermin Indifferent to anti-matter Location: Tucson, AZ	The porn starlet got a cumshaw at the end of filming. __________________ If puns were sausages, this would be the wurst.

06-13-2003, 02:08 AM	#74 (permalink)
JadziaDax Loser Location: who the fuck cares?	Word of the day June 13 The Word of the Day for June 13 is: exegesis • \ek-suh-JEE-sis\ • (noun) exposition, explanation; especially an explanation or critical interpretation of a text A little more information about today’s word: Theological scholars have long been preoccupied with interpreting the meanings of various passages in the Bible. In fact, because of the sacred status of the Bible in both Judaism and Christianity, biblical interpretation has played a crucial role in both of those religions throughout their histories. English speakers have used the word "exegesis"—a descendant of the Greek term "exegeisthai," meaning "to explain" or "to interpret"—to refer to explanations of Scripture since the early 17th century. Nowadays, however, academic writers interpret all sorts of texts, and "exegesis" is no longer associated mainly with the Bible. My sentence: "This biography of Augustine is compounded in equal measure of fact and exegesis, all of it offered up in elegant prose." -- The Los Angeles Times, December 5, 1999 Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence?

06-13-2003, 02:14 AM	#75 (permalink)
titsmurf Crazy Location: Belgium	How many times do I have to give you an exegesis before you'll understand? You do not feed gremlins after midnight!

06-13-2003, 05:06 AM	#76 (permalink)
mrsandman Addict Location: 3rd coast area	If you continue to drive while drinking, you’ll need more than an exegesis on your dashboard to protect you. __________________ Hail to ALL the troops and shadow warriors.