Word For The Day, Thursday, April 5, 2012 - chelonian

dictionaries ad nauseam | 5 April 2012 | Thursday's sub

[secret garden]

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In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

chelonian \ki-LOH-nee-uhn\, adjective
1. Belonging or pertaining to the order Chelonia, comprising the turtles.
noun
1. A turtle.

Example sentences:
At the truly chelonian pace of somewhat under two miles per hour, the passengers and crew onboard would cover the twenty-seven hundred miles in just over two months.
-- Caleb H. Johnson, The Mayflower and Her Passengers

The study door crashed back and a seventy-year-old politician stood there, top hat firmly on his head, collar awry around his scrawny, chelonian neck.
-- M. J. Trow, Lestrade and the Sawdust Ring

What pair of messiahs could differ more harshly than Hiram and Magnus, the one a pedantic little fellow with a chelonian paunch and gold eye-glasses and the other a rough, shaggy, carnivorous revivalist from the dreadful steppes?
-- H. L. Mencken, "Editorial," American Mercury Magazine, Jan. to Apr. 1924

Etymology:
Chelonian comes from the Greek word for turtle, chelṓn.

The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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Review Threads:

Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate

WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!

[secret garden]

Rise and shine!

[xsmommy]

Describes followers of

[secret garden]

Or Sean Avery. A+ for you!

[blueunicorn6]

The Turtles - HAPPY TOGETHER?

You’d have to be chelonian to have not heard HAPPY TOGETHER by The Turtles.

[SAJ]

As B. B. King once asked:

"Chelonia! Chelonia!
"What makes yo' thick shell so hard?"

[secret garden]

"While the entire Marshall Amplification family mourns Jim’s passing and will miss him tremendously, we all feel richer for having known him and are happy in the knowledge that he is now in a much better place which has just got a whole lot louder!"

RIP Jim Marshall.

[Roccus]

When will the media's chelonian responses to all things related to eligibility end?

...and why does today's word trigger FR's spellcheck?

[xsmommy]

appeals to sentimentality, but a bad idea. Beatles music makes me want to gouge my eyes out with a spoon.

[secret garden]

I do not know the answer to either question but here's your A.

[secret garden]

A+ for you since I've actually met and spoken with Mark Volmer, a very nice and talented man who is on faculty at my son's university.

[secret garden]

You cannot go wrong with music references in here. A+ for you.

[Roccus]

This is the second time in my life that I have received a good grade by confounding my instructor with unanswerable questions. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. ;^)

[secret garden]

Here’s where we completely disagree, because they are my favorite band of all time. :-)

[secret garden]

Next you’ll be telling us that Beach Boys harmonies grate on your ears. ROR!

[left that other site]

Chelonian Traffic in South Florida is two-fold.

Not only is it at a slow pace, but it is often because a turtle has decided to sun himself in the middle of the road.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Obama’s illegal, felonian
But the mainstream response is chelonian
Stick their head in their shell
“Nothing wrong, all is well”
Sheriff Joe wants to come down Draconian

[secret garden]

I saw the most gorgeous box turtle on the trail at my park yesterday. And have seen stopped traffic stopped here when a giant snapper decides to stroll across the roads. A for you.

[left that other site]

Some of them are really beautiful!

[left that other site]

RIP Jim. We LOVE Your Work!

My Marshalls go up to 11.

[NeoCaveman]

This upcoming movie will be a chelonian disaster.

[secret garden]

They are after him too now. A+ for you!

[secret garden]

Oh no, they’re going to ruin another classic. A+ for you.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Next you’ll be telling us that Beach Boys harmonies grate on your ears.

Speaking of Beach Boys and the offspring of famous bands, Wilson Phillips has some great lineage. The Wilsons are the daughters of Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys, while Phillips' parents are John Phillips and Michelle Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas.

Their new album, "Dedicated" has tracks made famous by their elders: 1. California Dreamin' 2. Wouldn't It Be Nice 3. Dedicated To The One I Love 4. Don't Worry Baby 5. Twelve-Thirty 6. I Can Hear Music 7. Monday Monday 8. Do It Again 9. Got A Feelin' 10. Fun, Fun, Fun 11. God Only Knows 12. Good Vibrations

[SoothingDave]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eBrb00pdGw

Wrong way Marshall?

[SoothingDave]

I don’t think I’ve ever heard xs say she likes any music. Except for aggressive hockey arena songs.

[allmost]

Good word.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

I just listened to “Dedicated” on Rhapsody. Save your money. Listening to the songs of the Beach Boys and the Mamas & The Papas as sung by some of their children is like watching a remake of Casa Blanca starring Humphrey Bogart, Jr. and Ingrid Bergman’s daughter.

[xsmommy]

i am not big on ballads that is for dang sure. i like music with a strong base beat. black urban contemporary and 80s mostly. and aggressive hockey arena songs. this was the Gonzaga goal scoring song. Played after every goal scored.

[xsmommy]

i liked the Mamas and the Papas when i was in 4th grade : )

[xsmommy]

here's a ballad. This is our wedding song,that we had for our first dance.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Going all the way on your wedding night is not a new concept.

[xsmommy]

my eyes roll ; )

[xsmommy]

what was your wedding song?

[mikrofon]

In other terms, Obama has been appropriately referred to as a "pedestal chelonian"...

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

We’ve Just Begun. Carpenters.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

We’ve Only Just Begun. Left out a modifier.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

It’s the kind of crap you listen to when you get married at 22 and your wife isn’t even old enough to buy a drink legally.

[xsmommy]

was that you retweeting the peramubulating phallus tweet?

[xsmommy]

poor dead thing, Karen Carpenter.

[xsmommy]

i am sure that song was pretty typical. Our’s probably was too, but maybe not at caucasian weddings. We were 28 and 30, so our choice was MATURE ; )

[xsmommy]

EXCELLENT!!! A++++ [oh wait, i am not teacher today!! but if i was i would give you that!]
what was your wedding song, if any? I want to hear everyone’s, now that i strolled down memory lane circa 1985 for mine.

[SoothingDave]

I thought you were tempting my pedantry.

[xsmommy]

oh like that’s so tough to do! ; )

[mikrofon]

Besides the surname similarity, he does have a “turtle-y” face. ;)

Never remember him covering up in scraps, though...

[SoothingDave]

Yeah. I don’t always agree with him, but Mencken sure knew how to turn a phrase.

“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.”

[xsmommy]

maybe you will reconsider and read it. i KNEW that the latin bread and circuses was in the third book but never was able to find it.

[mikrofon]

Oh, I don’t remember — some funeral dirge.....

Actually, “Can’t Help Falling In Love With You” by The King.

[xsmommy]

nice choice!

[SoothingDave]

“I don’t know, I was really drunk at the time.”