Word for the Day, Monday, February 20, 2012 - Funambulist

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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”.

Funambulist

Noun

One who performs on a tightrope or a slack rope.

Also: Funambulism, noun

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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

[tioga]

I am sure xs is somewhat of a funambulist this morning and she will turn up.......I am posting the class in hopes of luring her in. And because last week she posted before 8am, it’s now after 9:30 and she hasn’t turned up yet.

[Yo-Yo]

Mitt Romney is quite the funambulist.

[blueunicorn6]

Because of his prior experience as a comedian, John’s new job as an EMT in an ambulance made him a funambulist.

[tioga]

They all are right now......gees, they are bouncing around like they fell off that tightrope onto the net underneath. A++

[MrB]

-ambulist suffix - one who walks (while X)

somnabulist - one who walks while sleeping

noctambulist - one who walks at night

funambulist - one who walks for fun?

comambulist - one who walks around as a communist?

[tioga]

I like that last one, comambulist....A++

[mikrofon]

It begs the question — was Efrem Zimbalist a funambulist?

[secret garden]

Perhaps we need Remington Steele on the case.

[tioga]

Oh, does it now? A++

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

In presenting the Grammy Awards, it takes a funambulist to walk the tightrope between giving the "yutes" the rap and hip-hop they want to hear, while avoiding albums unfit for adult ears.

[count-your-change]

Funabulist.

The van with blinking lights that picked up the people who died laughing at the political speeches.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Mikey--Did you miss last week's lesson on begging the question?

[count-your-change]

I left out the “m” since I used all I had yesterday.

[tioga]

shouldn’t that be unfit for children’s ears? LOL

A++

[tioga]

OMGosh.....yes it IS! A+++

[tioga]

I beat you to it at post 10.

[secret garden]

You don't have to be a rhetorical funambulist to love the BCP. My favorite version is from 1928.

[hobbes1]

We need the FBI. Not Steffi

[hobbes1]

We need the FBI. Not Steffi