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Word For The Day - DILETTANTE
www.dictionary.com ^ | 06-16-2017 | Red Badger

Posted on 06/16/2017 6:17:26 AM PDT by Red Badger

DILETTANTE

dil·et·tante

noun noun: dilettante; plural noun: dilettantes; plural noun: dilettanti

a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge.

Example: "a dilettante approach to science"

synonyms: dabbler, amateur, nonprofessional, nonspecialist, layman, layperson

Example: "there is no room for the dilettante in this business"

antonyms: professional

archaic: a person with an amateur interest in the arts.

Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.

The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day........


TOPICS: Books/Literature; Education; History; Word For The Day
KEYWORDS: dilettante
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To: Red Badger

Well, why don’t we all sit in a circle,
And pass around a bottle,
And I will play guitar,
You, the air will throttle.

The key to our enjoyment,
Is a song, a drink, a laugh.
Let’s invite all the FReepers,
And Jim and all his staff.

Our jolly camaraderie,
Will only flourish if,
We put aside contentions,
As we pass around the fifth.

Forget Putin! Forget Clintoon!
Forget Erdogan! Forget Merkel!
Tis a night of fellowship,
As we sit around the circle.

Let Major FRiendship be our mode,
Even if our gifts are minor,
Since everything is relative,
Just don’t play a guitar if it’s made in China.

Gibsons! Fenders!
There aren’t any finer!
I play all my scales
On my cushy recliner.

And, speaking of scales,
Let’s have some class,
I want to go Phish-ing
For Tuner and Bass.

So come sit in the circle,
Pass that Fifth around,
Cuz Air guitar
Makes a glorious sound! :-)


21 posted on 06/16/2017 8:37:19 AM PDT by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: left that other site

You can tune a piano but you can’t tuna fish...............


22 posted on 06/16/2017 8:40:16 AM PDT by Red Badger (Unless you eat The Bread of Life, you are toast!.......................)
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To: Red Badger

BUT, they both have scales!

But I’m not going to fret about it! LOL!


23 posted on 06/16/2017 8:42:47 AM PDT by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: left that other site

You’re way too high strung.................


24 posted on 06/16/2017 8:48:09 AM PDT by Red Badger (Unless you eat The Bread of Life, you are toast!.......................)
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To: Red Badger

You got me pegged!


25 posted on 06/16/2017 9:14:49 AM PDT by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: left that other site

Well, I won’t be picky....................


26 posted on 06/16/2017 9:32:37 AM PDT by Red Badger (Unless you eat The Bread of Life, you are toast!.......................)
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To: Red Badger

hehehe.

I’m just stringing you along...


27 posted on 06/16/2017 10:00:56 AM PDT by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: left that other site

I’ll let it slide...............


28 posted on 06/16/2017 10:01:33 AM PDT by Red Badger (Unless you eat The Bread of Life, you are toast!.......................)
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To: Red Badger

Nancy Pelosi was a debutante
and a political dilettante
Abortion, sacred ground
She religiously did expound
To the delight of the church militant.

The woman calls herself a Catholic......bah. Too many of her kind in my church. Too many.


29 posted on 06/16/2017 10:14:57 AM PDT by tioga
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CINO.................Excellent!...A+++!.............


30 posted on 06/16/2017 10:17:17 AM PDT by Red Badger (Unless you eat The Bread of Life, you are toast!.......................)
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