Word for the Day, FRiday, December 3, 2010 - Götterdämmerung

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[tioga]

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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”.

Götterdämmerung

Noun

a collapse (as of a society or regime) marked by catastrophic violence and disorder; broadly

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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.

The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)

Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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

[martin_fierro]

a collapse (as of a society or regime) marked by catastrophic violence and disorder; broadly

Or more traditionally, "Füstërclück"

[MaggieCarta]

Ich kann nur betrachten Babel Fish. (?)

But, my brother did take several semesters of German. He enjoyed "teaching" me. Or trying to....

[xsmommy]

I minored in it in college but that was a million years ago and unlike Spanish, i never have a chance to use it. I think there are Germans in the Heidelberg Pastry Shoppe, though.

Lets have some of THIS!

[MaggieCarta]

I am so In!

I had completely given up on chocolate for many years, but I'm happy to say, it no longer seems to trigger a migraine.

All those wasted years...

[mikrofon]

All this talk about the actions of Michelle Antoinette and her husband in power leading us to Götterdämmerung has got her dander up...

[Rebelbase]

Can someone please provide a phonetic spelling of this word?

[VRWCmember]

Just when you're wondering whether or not this nation is on the precipice of a Götterdämmerung, along comes a story like this one:

Dr. Goes Through Airport Security in Her Lingerie (wheelchair bound retired dental surgeon)

[xsmommy]

this is how its pronounced in english, i am still trying to get the german pronunciation to open.

[xsmommy]

Here is how it sounds in German.

[xsmommy]

I’m sorry but she looks like a loni anderson blow up doll.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Milk and cookies for breakfast!

No, the twins had 6 Ritz crackers and a half of a pop tart each, plus the usual milk. No fruit Loops or Cheerios (yet.)

Well, at least that's what they were served.

What they ate was one and 1/2 half pop tart in one and all of the Ritz crackers in the other......... The remaining 1/2 pop tart became a bridge for the car one was driving across the table across the remaining Ritz pile.

[Robert A Cook PE]

!! 8<)

[secret garden]

Sometimes, the comments are more interesting than the articles!

[afraidfortherepublic]

Beautiful cookies. I have no comment about the Gotterdammerung brewing south of our border where drug cartels have taken up terrorist techniques to frighten both Mexican and American citizens. Our Congress seems oblivious to this danger. Stop it already!

[xsmommy]

that little girls looks to be saying "these cookies taste like cardboard and who is that SCARY LADY?"

[secret garden]

Absolutely!

[NeoCaveman]

Sometimes, the comments are more interesting than the articles!

Sometimes I just read the pictures.

Oh wait, nevermind.

[xsmommy]

u r depraved

[xsmommy]

i have just put all the fall/t-giving decos on the tubs to be taken down to the basement to prepare for christmas decos. xshub will be gone to his weeklong conference next week and will even miss having his bday at home, so i want to have the house decorated when he gets back. for right now though, it’s filthy.

[NeoCaveman]

Yes, but I know how to use capital letters

:P