Word of the day

darthmaul · Post by **darthmaul** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 11:32 am

SKIJORER n pl. -S a skier who is drawn over snow by a horse or vehicle

jhopgood · Post by **jhopgood** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 5:28 pm

Some years ago my son gave me a desk agenda called forgotten English, with a different word for each day.
EG, Jan 24, CLOCK FACES
A favourite name for the small circles of ice formed upon a pool when it begins to freeze over. (Frances Taylor's Folk-Speech of South Lancashire, 1901)
The one for Katherine's Birthday says
Executrice
A female executioner. (Anglo-Norman)
Obviously someone not to be messed with.

Katharine · Post by **Katharine** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 5:45 pm

jhopgood wrote:Some years ago my son gave me a desk agenda called forgotten English, with a different word for each day.
EG, Jan 24, CLOCK FACES
A favourite name for the small circles of ice formed upon a pool when it begins to freeze over. (Frances Taylor's Folk-Speech of South Lancashire, 1901)
The one for Katherine's Birthday says
Executrice
A female executioner. (Anglo-Norman)
Obviously someone not to be messed with.

Especially when you misspell my name, John

jhopgood · Post by **jhopgood** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 6:42 pm

Katharine wrote:
jhopgood wrote:Some years ago my son gave me a desk agenda called forgotten English, with a different word for each day.
EG, Jan 24, CLOCK FACES
A favourite name for the small circles of ice formed upon a pool when it begins to freeze over. (Frances Taylor's Folk-Speech of South Lancashire, 1901)
The one for Katherine's Birthday says
Executrice
A female executioner. (Anglo-Norman)
Obviously someone not to be messed with.
Especially when you misspell my name, John

Humble apologies.

Katharine · Post by **Katharine** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 7:21 pm

palgsm93 wrote:
Katharine wrote:Especially when you misspell my name, John
I hope you're an executrice. This could be fun!

On another thread I have said that I can quell a class of teenage girls with just a single LOOK

AKAP · Post by **AKAP** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:59 am

palgsm93 wrote:
Katharine wrote:On another thread I have said that I can quell a class of teenage girls with just a single LOOK
Okay everyone, slowly back away from the topic.....

Now run as fast as you can

Jude · Post by **Jude** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:28 am

Apparently my eyes which are grey/blue turn vivd green and the light makes them lok like I am shooting lasers out of them .... I first got told about my laser eyes when my step bro had his 18th - I am 10 yrs older than he.... and had 2 children.. the other step bro (8 yrs younger than me) brought one of his Navy friends...... anyhow, 4 lads had too much to drink, and took on this navy guy, got him on the floor and started kicking the c r a p out of him, when I finally got him to me and put him into recovery pos, they started to walk towards me - mother nature and maternal instinct cut in real fast, and apparently it took a mere 5 seconds for these guys to look at me and then run for it........

it's the only time I have ever shouted at my father - who just stood there in a daze...... "phone the ** ambulance and the police you ***** idot.."

it worked, the little toe rags were caught and the navy guy was let out to light duties the next day - he did however have a lots of bruises all over his body....

So - you know - there are now 2 of us in here!!!!!!!! lol

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:31 am

Wow, scary ladies.

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:02 am

A churchy word today :

rogation

â€¢ noun [usu. as modifier] (in the Christian Church) a solemn supplication consisting of the litany of the saints chanted on the three days before Ascension Day: Rogation Week.

â€” origin late Middle English: from Latin rogatio(n-), from rogare â€˜askâ€™.

I was vaguely aware that this was something to do with the church calendar, but didn't really know what it meant.

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:04 am

Are you really an OB?

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:12 am

englishangel wrote:Are you really an OB?

I think I must have skipped chapel a few times......

Great Plum · Post by **Great Plum** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 12:12 pm

I knew what rogation meant... *smug look*

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:34 am

laconicum

â€¢ noun (pl. laconica) a room in an ancient Roman baths used for hot-air or steam baths.

â€” origin Latin, neuter of Laconicus â€˜Laconicâ€™, this type of room being first used by the Spartans.

A sauna, then......

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:39 am

I'll remember that one next time I'm at the gym.

Katharine · Post by **Katharine** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 10:32 am

Richard Ruck wrote:laconicum

â€¢ noun (pl. laconica) a room in an ancient Roman baths used for hot-air or steam baths.

â€” origin Latin, neuter of Laconicus â€˜Laconicâ€™, this type of room being first used by the Spartans.

A sauna, then......

The second house we had in Borneo had a sauna, had I known, I could have called it a laconicum couldn't I? Never used the thing, you just had to go to sit outside for a steam bath much of the year!!