Posted on 05/17/2012 4:33:33 AM PDT by secret garden
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".
omphalos \OM-fuh-luhs , noun
1. The central point.
2. The navel; umbilicus.
3. Greek Antiquity. A stone in the temple of Apollo at Delphi, thought to mark the center of the earth.
Example sentences:
To that incurable romantic the Trenton hovel was omphalos, the hub of existence, the center of mass.
-- Ellen Queen, Halfway House
Yes; but if not of the earth, for earth's tenant Jerusalem was the omphalos of mortality.
-- Thomas De Quincey, Suspiria de Profundies
Etymology:
From Greek, omphalos did not enter English until the 1850s when Thomas De Quincey used it in his work Suspiria de Profundis. It literally meant "navel."
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....
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
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Too much QT! A+ for you!
Obama’s omphalus is power. Not power to the people, power to him.
Gatsby and I are off to the park. Back in a bit.
That was what I was going to say.
Omphalos
Soon enough, Count-Your-Change will be along to explain about “Um, fellows?”, which is the all-too-quiet response to “Hold muh beer ...”.
Obama believes he’s the omphalos
Condescending, conceited and garrulous
But the road he must travel
Will fray and unravel
November, for him, looks real perilous
only less cleverly ; )
Good Lord - who would want that old dried up man? Sheesh, how many women has he cheated with? Does his god not frown on that? Our God does.
hey, is my black bag fulla DRUG there at the Gian’Iggle?
taking the morality out of it, for a minute, she is a 30 yo woman, WHY would she need to mess with that MESS? i guess it’s just a young lib worshipping at the altar of race hustlerdom, but seriously, that man is not remotely attractive. but then i guess Morgan Freeman’s GRANDDAUGHTER likes her’s a little OLD too!
She is Morgan Freeman’s granddaughter????
Isn’t morgan freeman engaged to his own granddaughter? i was just bringing in another young thang who is doing the geriatric set. i need to look for a pic of the granddaughter and morgan, i have heard of them but not seen a pic of her.
I could almost excuse him if they lured him to the GE and had the police there waiting for him. But to actually go to the police station? Incredible.
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