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November 13, 2012
excuse us
The Word of the Day for November 13 is:
eructation Ìý ih-ruk-TAY-shun Ìý noun
: an act or instance of belching
Examples:
Excessive eructation is a common side-effect of that particular medication.
Did you know?
"Eructation" is simply a fancier, and some might argue a more decorous, word for "belch." "Eructation" was borrowed from Latin in the 15th century; the verb "eruct," meaning "to belch," followed in the late 16th century. Both have theirRead More...
November 8, 2012
UGH - listen up YALL - IMPOSTOR APPEARANCE
IMPOSTOR APPEARANCE!
YALL FEST!
NOVEMBER 10! CHARLESTON!
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
November 7, 2012
Happy election day
So excited to go vote! Here's a hint for those of you trying to learn Bosch compound coordinates: It's still yesterday here.
November 5, 2012
possible location of PB's underground lair?
Penguin Beach
Members of the IceBridge team visited a colony of Magellanic penguins near Punta Arenas on a no-flight day.
Image Credit: NASA/ Maria-Jose Vinas
November 2, 2012
12 years ago today
Twelve Years and Counting Aboard the Station
Twelve years ago, Bill Shepherd, Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev made history by becoming the first crew to live and work on the International Space Station. On Nov. 2, 2000, Expedition 1 docked with the station. From the moment the hatch of their Soyuz spacecraft opened and they entered the fledgling space station, there have been people living and wRead More...
November 1, 2012
psychopomp
The Wordnik Word of the Day for November 1, 2012 is
psychopomp
A guide or conductor of spirits or souls to the other world: a special title of Hermes.
‘Psychopomp� comes from a Greek word meaning ‘spirit-guide.�
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Example:
We have seen that the original werewolf, howling in the wintry blast, is a kind of psychopomp, or leader of departed souls; he is the wild ancestor of the death-dog, whose voice Read More...
October 31, 2012
October 27, 2012
ad hominem
The Word of the Day for October 28 is:
ad hominem Ìý ad-HAH-muh-nem Ìý adjective
1 : appealing to feelings or prejudices rather than intellect
2 : marked by or being an attack on an opponent's character rather than by an answer to the contentions made
Examples:
The governor's only response to the criticism of his new policy was to launch an ad hominem attack against those doing the criticizing.
"This democratization of the online media comment wRead More...
October 26, 2012
Some costume ideas?
Emily Temple has compiled a bunch of weird vintage costumes. Maybe they can give you some last minute costume ideas?
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October 25, 2012
Neat looking libraries
Check out these neat looking libraries from around the world.
Click on any image to see more libraries.
Kosovo:
The spaceship/hard drive inspired National Library of China in Beijing. Designed by KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten.
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