Posted on 03/20/2012 5:01:02 AM PDT by SoothingDave
Word For The Day, Tuesday, March 20, 2012
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".
quincunx [kwing-kuhngks, kwin-]
-n, pl -tus, -tus·es
1. an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
2. Botany an overlapping arrangement of five petals or leaves, in which two are interior, two are exterior, and one is partly interior and partly exterior.
[1640–50; < Latin: five twelfths ( quinc-, variant of quīnque- quinque- + uncia twelfth; see ounce1 ); originally a Roman coin worth five twelfths of an as and marked with a quincunx of spots ]
and that’s precisely why you chose it. Must be a BURGH thang... ; )
It’s be an awesome name for a metal band.
Nothing quite warms the cockles of my heart like when I arrange a meeting, send out invitations, and then the room I reserved sends me an email to accept my invitation.
That’s special.
Wow, did it rain last night-4 inches here, and more upriver where it is most needed...
When congress talks about reform
They ought to keep it little-
With one idea on each corner
And another one in the middle
That quincunx might be easier
For all the sheeple to believe
Thereby making the spending cuts
Much less onerous to achieve
Ryan has a thankless job
He’s constantly dodging rocks-
Still, he keeps on shouting
Because he’s dumb as a fox...
Anyone see the new commercial with Obama throwing the old lady off the cliff when she wanted a pacemaker? OMG PERFECT!
well if the room weren’t included it might be awkward....
no, but i saw the Obama’s War on Women one and that was good.
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