September 04, 2010Word of the Day
BONA FIDES\boh-nuh-FYE-deez\DEFINITIONnoun

1: good faith : sincerity
2: evidence of one's good faith or genuineness
3: evidence of one's qualifications or achievements
EXAMPLEIf you still have doubts about Rob’s bona fides as a lawyer, you should hear all the good things his past clients have said about him.
DID YOU KNOW?"Bona fides" looks like a plural word in English, but in Latin, it's a singular noun that literally means "good faith." When "bona fides" entered English, it at first stayed very close to its Latin use -- it was found mostly in legal contexts and it meant "honesty or lawfulness of purpose," just as it did in Latin. It also retained its singular construction. Using this original sense one might speak of "a claimant whose bona fides is unquestionable," for example. But in the 20th century, use of "bona fides" began to widen, and it began to appear with a plural verb in certain contexts. For example, a sentence such as "the informant's bona fides were ascertained" is now possible.

And for those who like to gossip about wrecks, I humbly give you this:

RECTUM! = [censored] near killed him!

Skunk - your example of RECTUM proves that you really ARE from Missouri!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Hehe, YUP I'M AN ORIGINAL TOM!

That's for SURE!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />............................................. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

Oh special day! Over on the ZDC2EB thread lazi enlightened us on a couple things and in his honor I am presenting to you, the loyal citizens of SCRAPYARDIA a Trifecta. That's right, TWO words and of course our ever popular (and frighening) Redneck Dictionary Definations.

1. ANTISOCIAL

Definition of ANTISOCIAL
1: averse to the society of others : unsociable
2: hostile or harmful to organized society; especially : being or marked by behavior deviating sharply from the social norm
— an·ti·so·cial·ly\-sh&#601;-l&#275;\ adverb
Examples of ANTISOCIAL
She's not being antisocial; she's just shy at parties.
<she's not antisocial, just extremely shy>
First Known Use of ANTISOCIAL
1797
Related to ANTISOCIAL
Synonyms: aloof, cool, asocial, buttoned-up, cold, cold-eyed, detached, distant, dry, frosty, offish, remote, standoff, standoffish, unbending, unclubbable, unsociable

2. INTROVERTED

Definition of INTROVERT
: to turn inward or in upon itself: as a : to concentrate or direct upon oneself b : to produce psychological introversion in
Origin of INTROVERT
intro- + -vert (as in divert)
First Known Use: 1669

3.
secretion - Hiding something

BillyJoeBob May be SECRETIONING! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Now back to the REAL "todays word"

September 08, 2010Word of the Day
ZENITH\ZEE-nith\DEFINITIONnoun

1: the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer
2: the highest point reached in the heavens by a celestial body
3: culminating point : acme
EXAMPLE"The race was either the nadir or the zenith of high jinks politics, depending on one's point of view." (Kathleen Parker, Charlotte Observer, June 14, 2010)
DID YOU KNOW?When you reach the zenith, you’re at the top, the pinnacle, the summit, the peak. "Zenith” developed from Arabic terms meaning "the way over one’s head," and then traveled through Old Spanish, Medieval Latin, and Middle French before arriving in English. As long ago as the 1300s, English speakers used "zenith" to name the highest point in the celestial heavens, directly overhead. By the 1600s, "zenith" was being used for other high points as well. As in our example sentence, "zenith" is often contrasted with "nadir." In celestial contexts, the nadir is the point that is vertically downward from the observer (imagine a line going through the earth from the observer's feet and out the other side into the sky). Figuratively, "nadir" simply means "the lowest point."

4. A pretty good TV set. (they forgot that one).

And for Those Hisorians (Sumo you paying attention?) among us:

SEIZURE = Roman Emperor!

ALL HAIL JULIUS SIEZURE! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> ....................... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/doh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

At one time the United States was compared to the Roman Empire with the Universal Law of Men, the military, and representation of people within the Empire's borders. A comparison can be drawn between the height of the Roman Empire under Emperor Trajan and the United States under John F. Kennedy; and sadly between Emperor Theodosius I and President Seizure (once know as Barrack).

I KNEW we could depend on you Jeff! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

September 09, 2010Word of the Day
AUXILIARY\awg-ZILL-yuh-ree\DEFINITIONadjective

1a : offering or providing help b : functioning in a subsidiary capacity
2: constituting a reserve : supplementary
EXAMPLE"I began working in opera 65 years ago, coaching singers, and then served in various auxiliary functions before I began conducting." (Erich Leinsdorf, The New York Times Book Review, January 13, 1991)
DID YOU KNOW?"Auxiliary" can be used in a wide range of capacities in English to describe a person or thing that assists another. A fire department may bring in auxiliary units, for example, to battle a tough blaze, or a sailboat may be equipped with auxiliary engines to supply propulsion when the wind disappears. In grammar, an auxiliary verb assists another (main) verb to express person, number, mood, or tense, as "have" in "They have been informed." The Latin source of "auxiliary" is "auxilium," meaning "help."

And for those of us who aren't really sure about some things, this

TABLET - A small table! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

September 10, 2010Word of the Day
SYNCHRONICITY\sing-kruh-NISS-uh-tee\DEFINITIONnoun

1: the quality or fact of being simultaneous
2: the coincidental occurrence of events and especially psychic events
EXAMPLEWho could explain the synchronicity of receiving an e-mail from cousin Jane on the very day we stumbled upon pictures from her wedding?
DID YOU KNOW?"It happens to everyone sooner or later: A certain number pops up wherever you go; an old friend you haven't seen in 20 years since high school appears the same day you're looking at her picture in a yearbook; you're singing a song and turn on the radio -- and the same song is playing." Such coincidences, here described by Thomas Ropp in the Arizona Republic, March 29,1999, are examples of synchronicity. The concept is linked to the psychology of Carl Jung. Jung didn't coin the word (the "simultaneousness" sense of "synchronicity" was already in use), but he gave it special importance in his writings. Jung believed that such "meaningful coincidences" play an important role in our lives. Today, some people even look to synchronicities for spiritual guidance.

And for all you frequent flyers

TERMINAL ILLNESS - Getting sick at the airport!

I know we're missing a day here, but we didn't have internet service for almost two full days. So we're missing a day and will just have to settle for what we got.

September 12, 2010Word of the Day
MAYHAP\MAY-hap\DEFINITIONadverb

: perhaps
EXAMPLE"Mayhap this thought will lead to another, that perhaps we should have second thoughts about becoming a society all about consumption." (The Bismarck Tribune, November 21, 2007)
DID YOU KNOW?If "mayhap" looks to you like a relative of its synonym "perhaps," you're right -- the words are related. Both ultimately derive from the Middle English noun "hap," meaning "chance" or "fortune." "Mayhap" was formed by combining the phrase "(it) may hap" into a single word. "Hap" here is a verb essentially meaning "happen" (the word "maybe," another synonym of "mayhap" and "perhaps," was developed similarly from "may" and the verb "be"), and the verb "hap" comes from the noun "hap." "Perhaps" came about when "per" (meaning "through the agency of") was combined directly with the noun "hap" to form one word. Today "mayhap" is a rare word in contrast with the very common "maybe" and "perhaps," but it does show up occasionally.

And now How to rate beauty;

Urinate - Not quite a 10 put close enough for most of us!