December 03, 2010Word of the Day
YIPS \YIPS\DEFINITION
noun

: a state of nervous tension affecting an athlete (as a golfer) in the performance of a crucial action
EXAMPLES Afflicted with a sudden case of the yips, Doug tensed up and pulled his putt too far to the left.

"[Texas manager Ron] Washington's team has the yips, pure and simple. The Rangers can't string together hits. Their young bullpen has been a nightmare, as the eighth inning last night underlined. A parade of relievers walked the Giants around the bases, surrendered base-clearing blasts, turned a tight game into a laugher." -- From an article by Sam Donnellon in the Philadelphia Daily News, October 29, 2010
DID YOU KNOW? Who first dubbed an athlete's stress under pressure the "yips"? We're not sure. We also can’t say for certain if this plural noun has anything to do with the singular "yip," a word of imitative origin meaning "a short bark (as of a dog)." Some theories equate the "yip" sound made by a small dog with the unfortunate habit some athletes have of flinching or "hiccupping" when a steady hand is called for. What we do know for certain is that sportswriters have been using "yips" since 1962 and that it most often appears in golf-related contexts.

Or, B.O. got a case of the yips when his teleprompter quit working and he had to do his own thinking. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

Or BO got the yips in the pick-up game, wait, that was stitches LOL.

Tom, you mean body odor can think for himself! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" />

He makes a poor attempt at it! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

He probably thinks for himself the same way he plays basketball!

December 04, 2010Word of the Day
VOCIFEROUS \voh-SIF-uh-rus\DEFINITION
adjective

: marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry
EXAMPLES The toddler offered a vociferous protest when her mother scooped her up and carried her away from the lit menorah.

"Citizens of the United States are vociferous about the right to freedom of speech, especially when it comes to entertainment." -- From a review by Stuart Kemp in The Hollywood Reporter, October 22, 2010
DID YOU KNOW? "Vociferous" derives from the word Latin "vox," which means "voice." But other English words can be used to describe those who compel attention by being loud and insistent. "Vociferous" implies a vehement shouting or calling out, but to convey the insistency of a demand or protest, "clamorous" might be a better choice. You could also use "strident" to suggest harsh and discordant noise in a protest, or "obstreperous" to imply loud, unruly and aggressive resistance to restraint. But someone who is noisy and turbulent due to high spirits rather than dissatisfaction might more aptly be called "boisterous."

I think that the entire Scrapyard is very Vociferous in it's praise of Dan's most excellent product!

Or, the HOGS are very voiciferous at the Blade trough when Jerry starts selling knives! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />

CORRODE \kuh-ROHD\DEFINITION
verb

1: to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing; especially : to wear away gradually usually by chemical action
2: to weaken or destroy gradually : undermine
3: to undergo corrosion
EXAMPLES Several sections of the pipe have corroded and will need to be replaced.

"Power, the old saying goes, corrupts. It corrodes principle and beguiles politicians into placing their interests above the voters." -- From an article by Steve Huntley in the Chicago Sun-Times, November 2, 2010
DID YOU KNOW? "Corrode" comes from Latin "corrodere" ("to gnaw to pieces"), a combination of the suffix "cor-" (used here as an intensifier with the meaning of "completely") and the verb "rodere" ("to gnaw"). At one time, "corrode" was used to literally indicate the action of gnawing away, as in "woodworms corroded the wood." But it is the more figurative senses from the action of gnawing or eating away that have persisted, as in "salt water corroded the iron" or "graphic content on television and the Internet is corroding the moral fabric of society."

I think that the first example about Power is VERY evident in todays Government. From the very top as he has shown numerous times. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />

Should we continue this thread into the new year? What say you Dawgs?

hellyeah

I say continue this thread.............I love it.

In 2008, the people of the United States decided to elect a new President because some wanted change. However, the change that so many wanted only corroded our rights away as evidenced by the TSA and flying, pushing mandated Obamacare on the working populace, and the lack of interaction between the two parties in Congress. Unfortunately, the corrosiveness we are seeing and dealing with is starting to affect me like salt on bare metal. Quick, the United States needs a Pepcid, and quick!