Word for the Day, FRiday, May 4, 2012 - Bon Vivant

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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”.

bon vivant

Noun

A person with refined taste, especially one who enjoys superb food and drink.

[French : bon, good + vivant, present participle of vivre, to live.]

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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]

Julia, that composite voter, will never develop her bon vivant for fine dining living on the governement dole. To Be Julia Or Not To Be Julia? That Is the Question

[tioga]

Blatantly Stolen from comments below article:

“I am WOMAN!
Hear me moan!
I can't do it.
On my own!
I need someone else to.
Take care of me!

With entitlements
Cradle to grave,
The weaker sex.
Will now be saved!
It's a trade-off.
I am now no longer free!”

[tioga]

Rise and Fight! The election is coming, the election is coming....

[Larry Lucido]

I love a Whataburger and an icy Diet Coke. Guess that makes me a Bon Vivant. :)

[tioga]

To each his own! A++

[count-your-change]

Bon Vivant is the wife of Bon Jovi. And they have two children, twins, Bon Bon.

[MrB]

I was told there would be no French...

[ConorMacNessa]

When I grow up I want to be a bon vivant, just like the Kenyan-in-Chief!



Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[tioga]

LMAO A+++

[tioga]

Good luck with that life goal. A++

[tioga]

promises, promises....

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Moochelle, one of earth’s bon vivants
Is a scold, like my old maiden aunts
Says to: “Watch your food cravings,
Be careful with savings”
While she eats and she spends what she wants

[tioga]

Excellent! The Moose needs to retire and shop on her own dime. A+++

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Those of us of a certain age might remember the Bon Vivant botulism case of the early 1970s.

[tioga]

Never heard of it. A+++ for the second time today!

[SoothingDave]

Mais oui!

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

I went to your link and read too quickly and thought it said they died after eating canned soup at a party! lol “partly eating a can....”

[mikrofon]

NTBCW bon-bon savant, a couch potato who munches candy and watches soap operas…

[tioga]

NTBCW bon-bon savant, a couch potato who munches candy and watches soap operas…...while memorizing the Constitution and Bill of Rights and solving the NYTimes crossword puzzle.

[MrB]

“May we?”

No, you may not.

[afraidfortherepublic]

I have to disagree with Conor about the current White House Occupier. He is certainly not bon (handsome, beautiful) and I don't know how anyone can call him a vivant (full of life) when obviously he favors muerte (death) as demonstrated by his several votes against the Infant Born Alive amendment.

[afraidfortherepublic]

muerte should be mortp>Got my French and my Spanish confused.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Did you all see this ?

[secret garden]

This WFTD bon vivant reminds me of the chorus in this song.

[afraidfortherepublic]

muerte should be mortp>Got my French and my Spanish confused.

Correction:

muerte should be mort

Got my French and my Spanish and my HTML confused.

[secret garden]

Today's earworm is brought to you by REO Speedwagon.

[afraidfortherepublic]

“Come to Jesus” moment! Glad to see it.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

A little late for those he banned though.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Are the rest of you getting that odius Tom Barrett ad before the song plays? Or, is that just a special gift for those of us who have a Wisconsin IP address? Trust me, we do NOT want Tom Barrett as our Governor in Wisconsin. Please, no Barrett.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Hopefully, they can come back. Some have already, under other screen names. The FR discourse has suffered in the absence of some of the great old names who were here in the beginning. Some have died, some have gotten tired, some have been banned — but I miss them all.

[count-your-change]

Excellent! How about a Bon Bon Voyage. After eating the whole box of candy our couch potato had to leave suddenly

[secret garden]

I’m not seeing any ads.

[afraidfortherepublic]

I guess I’m just lucky. On my computer an obnoxius Tom Barrett ad pops up accusing our Governor Walker of being anti-woman. Nothing could be farther from the truth. The incompetent Barrett is running in a recall to try to unseat Walker.

[NeoCaveman]

It’s “We can’t Barrett”

[SoothingDave]

Does a mort-gage tell you how long you have left to live?

[NeoCaveman]

Bon vivant is a good word for Derby weekend.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Or it gages how long you have to pay!

[NeoCaveman]

Does a mort-gage tell you how long you have left to live?

I heard that the word mortgage origninated from the phrase death gamble. If you died before you were paid off the debt extinguished with you. Not sure if that is accurate.

[SoothingDave]

Interesting. I’ve been cautiously engaging with some who are advocating 3rd party nonsense. Good to know that I probably won’t be banned for wanting to remove Obama for our only realistic option.

[SoothingDave]

Did you hear it from a friend who heard it from a friend?

[SoothingDave]

The dictionary says “dead pledge.” I don’t know the terms of medieval banking. They didn’t cover that at CMU. ;-)

[tioga]

Wow.

[tioga]

You are strolling down Memory Lane today. A++

[tioga]

I am betting they don’t serve dirty dogs to those fans. A+++

[SoothingDave]

http://www.lenconnect.com/news/x1364628998/Adrian-College-commencement-speaker-debated

Quinn was talking about this on the radio this morning. Pat Boone is now a controversial counter-cultural figure.

[tioga]

Pat Boone? Controversial? Well, he supports Logar. I thought he was just a silly OF?

[mikrofon]

Most likely to the bathroom ....

[tioga]

OMG.....can't stop LMAO...

[ConorMacNessa]

Your point as to Obama's dearth of goodness is well taken. What I was alluding to in describing him as a "bon vivant" was his penchant for wallowing in sybaritic splendor.



Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[afraidfortherepublic]

I like that definition! If only my debts would expire when I do!