Posted on 07/27/2015 6:14:54 AM PDT by SoothingDave
Word For The Day, Monday July 27, 2015
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".
nabob [ney-bob]
-n
1. any very wealthy, influential, or powerful person.
2. Also, nawab. a person, especially a European, who has made a large fortune in India or another country of the East.
[1605-15; < Hindi nawāb. See nawab]
Happy Monday
Every time I hear that word, i remember the phrase:
“Nattering nabobs of negativity”
from the Nixon/Agnew era.
I’m really old.
Barney Frank, now an unemployed gay slob
Once was a top democrat nabob
Along with Chris Dodd
He played financial God
Dodd-Frank prevents many a paid job
“Of negativism” actually. I was a bit of a toddler for catching that phrase first hand, but am well aware of it.
I’m old enough that I stuck Boston’s “Third Stage” CD into my car this weekend, while thinking of it as “the new album.”
It came out in 1986.
Is this how the sane people in Minnesota felt right before a pro wrestler was elected governor?
Cool.
I have worked with the drummer on that particular album. He played drums on my first cd.
Back in the 90’s.
Thanks for the correction! I remembered the phrase inaccurately but at least I remembered it! hahahaha
(I’m not totally “gone”)
I didn’t know you had any CDs.
I hadn’t listened to Third Stage in forever, but it held up well. Good for driving around on a sunny day.
My first one was in ‘95, and it was a collaboration between me and three other artists.
After that, I started making my own in the “basement” using multi-tracking.
Here’s one i did by myself, playing and singing all the parts:
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/marylou/from/payplay
Now I devote myself to Music Ministry, and my music is much “edgier”, as befits the demographic!
With riches that would embarrass an Arab
And policies stuck together like a kabob
A Chump
Named Trump
Proves class isn’t needed by a nabob
Also from the line in the Disney movie “Alladdin”
Oh yes...I forgot that.
We must be close in age, because that’s the first thing that occurs to me too.
I’ll be 63 in Oct.
Nabob: Someone named Robert who lives next to you
“Sorry about that, I hit that branch accidently,” Robert murmured.
“Neigh, bob,” the horse replied, “Didn’t hurt at all.” ...
It was hot and still by 1:00, so we packed up and left off work-there is a breeze now, and it is 94...
Every nabob who funds Hillary
Has way more money than sense
They’re funding a train wreck
That is likely to get intense
Even that top-secret server
For she and Bill themselves
We now find was compromised
By some little hacker elves
She sent e-mails to friends
That weren’t hers to share-
Someone may have been harmed
And she didn’t notice or care...
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