Posted on 03/28/2017 4:22:40 AM PDT by SoothingDave
Word For The Day, Tuesday March 28, 2017
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".
mumpsimus [muhmp-suh-muh s]
-n
1. adherence to or persistence in an erroneous use of language, memorization, practice, belief, etc., out of habit or obstinacy (opposed to sumpsimus ).
2.a person who persists in a mistaken expression or practice
[1520-30; from a story, which perhaps originated with Erasmus, of an illiterate priest who said mumpsimus rather than sūmpsimus (1st plural perfect indicative of Latin sūmere to pick up; see consume ) while reciting the liturgy, and refused to change the word when corrected]
All right, all you grumps and mumps. Front and center.
Odd. Bill Clinton told one of hs rape victoms that he was sterile from a childhood case of mumps. Must have been a mumpsimulust version of the virus.
Alinskyites spew lies of such repulsiveness
They can make men of goodwill just cuss
But the left
Has nothing left
So they cling to their radical mumpsimus
We’ve had chicken pox in us, but never had mumpsimus ............
On foreign policy, John McCain is mumpsimus maximus.
oh yea, bigly..... ; )
The left has fostered the mumpsimus that equates “immigration” with “illegal immigration,” blurring the distinction between a legitimate policy that has contributed greatly to our country’s success, and one that has hurried us down the road to destruction.
Illegitimi et Mumpsimus non carborundum.
On immigration,
Dems, practicing mumpsimus,
omit “illegal”.
Looks like you and I immediately locked onto the most egregious, blatant mumpsimus of the day. I was repeatedly yelling “illegal, you moron!!!” (and a variety of less family-oriented substitutes for moron) at the TV yesterday when Tucker had on this lying creep Cristobal Alex from the current NYC Lawbreaking Conference re sanctuary cities. In the future I can yell “mumpsimus!” or “quit your mumpsimus you [fill in the blank]!!” Won’t feel as good but it won’t upset the cats as much.
GMTA
OK, now I have this mind-worm of McCain preening through the Senate to mock cheers of “Mumpsimus ... Mumpsimus!” a la ‘Gladiator’’ …
Thanks for the link...
In the liberal manner of speech
Mumpsimus has become a trait-
Even with that simple phrase
About making America great
Liberals insist those few words
Are downright racist or worse-
And if you put America first
That is just code for a curse
They say people here illegally
Are really just immigrants now-
There’s no limit to the lipstick
Liberals will put on that sow...
LOL
Eating on the patio of the Seattle-ish organic/natural food restaurant Saturday evening, the snowbirds from cities were easy to spot-they were the people taking photos of the pot-bellied pig in the restaurant owner’s yard-which is separated from the patio and grounds by just a 4 ft. chainlink fence-or taking photos of the various chickens and guineas roaming around the patio area.
We locals dining there were tossing bits of salad and veggies from our plates to the chickens-and breadsticks to the pig, which seemed to horrify a lot of the tourists. Nemesis commented on the fact that there still aren’t near as many snowbirds staying at the RV park there than there were pre-Obama-we still have a way to go before more of the snowbirds have the money to come stay here for the winter and bring that money in...
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