;Posted on 12/03/2012 5:06:22 AM PST by xsmommy
Word For The Day, Monday, 12/3/12
;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".
scurrilous; adj.
1. grossly or obscenely abusive or defamatory 2. characterized by gross or obscene humour
[C16: from Latin scurrīlis derisive, from scurra buffoon] Synonyms 1. vituperative, insulting, offensive. 2. vulgar
Etymology: "using such language as only the licence of a buffoon can warrant" [Johnson], 1576, from scurrile "coarsely joking" (1508, implied in scurrility), from L. scurrilis "buffoonlike," from scurra "fashionable city idler," later "buffoon." According to Klein, "an Etruscan loan-word."
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I had to stop on the way out the door to tell you you are not alone-I was born cynical, and in my former life as a casemanager, I knew several “homeless” people who hung around near our offices, figuring the nice casemanager(s)at the worker’s comp place would give them goodies. It never occured to them that in that line of work, we were trained to spot scammers.
Only one of them was really “homeless”-the others lived from shelter to shelter, moving so they would not be familiar to those they took money from-they always wanted money and were not pleased with the other stuff. They only sold any clothes you gave them, and many bought drugs with the money, usually bathtub crank, crack or such.
There are no homeless out here-just what we call mountain men (and women) who live in remote and tumbledown places in the forest, and are hermits. Neighbors and church members check on them and bring them stuff which they really use-different world from the city.
Back to back generations of marrying 1/2 Italian men will remove any semblance of English, Irish, and Swedish genes (or blue eyes) in the grandchildren! LOL.
I’m 100% Eastern European. All four grandparents came off the boat. I married 100% Italian man whose grandparents were also off the boat. All three of my kids have my green eyes instead of his brown ones.
I does have it’s charm. Thanks.
LOL....upstate NY is quite beautiful......it’s the long frozen snowy winters I detest....and the libs and the taxes!
Thanks, it’s hard to believe it’s been over a year since you visited.
That must have been some boat. ;-)
"There be a lot of scurrilous in my trees"
Thanks. We have our version of mountain men here (usually referred to as woodchucks around here) and I have been in the back of the ambulance with a few. Too close for comfort.
Thanks. I didn’t realize so many would like it as much as I did.
I almost forgot to tell you. My sister got a deer Saturday morning.
With her PT Cruiser.
She’s OK.
I hope this percussionist you mentioned is or will participate in DCI (Drum Corps International) in the summer. VRWCboy marched with the Cavaliers this summer and enjoyed the experience. He plans to march each of the next two summers until he ages out.
I dunno. It’s a small band, and he was a reluctant participant at first. But, now he loves it. He had to be persuaded to join because he didn’t think he’d like marching.
The Band Leader told his mom that he wanted to organize the program around A’s skills, so they made a pitch that marimba players and xylophone players didn’t have to march — they are the “Pitt Band” on the side lines that provide the beat while the rest of them march on the field. The dance moves while he plays the marimba were his own idea. But, they have to have a moving job when they are assigned to be in a parade, and cymbals became his new assignment, since the marimba is not too portable. And he took quite well to the marching too, much to my amazement. He also plays all kinds of drums.
He’s with the Tucker HS Marching Tigers.
How pretty! It’s 70 here today. Perfect weather for filming Nashville at Belmont.
We have it in Nashville too. I threatened my son with Cotillion.
My grandkids love the program. As I said before, a socially awkward boy enjoyed Cotillion so much that he applied to work for them when he aged out. He didn’t get chosen (and was crushed) but he went on to other pursuits where he has overcome much of his shyness. Of course, most girls really enjoy the dances because they get to dress up.
I went to a similar program in CA when I was in HS, but my kids (raised in TX) did not have any such opportunity during the 1970s. I don’t think that my other grandchildren had these programs in NY, KS, & SC. (There could be a program in SC, and I just don’t know about it because they are so involved with Scouts.)
My grandkids love the program. As I said before, a socially awkward boy enjoyed Cotillion so much that he applied to work for them when he aged out. He didn’t get chosen (and was crushed) but he went on to other pursuits where he has overcome much of his shyness. Of course, most girls really enjoy the dances because they get to dress up.
I went to a similar program in CA when I was in HS, but my kids (raised in TX) did not have any such opportunity during the 1970s. I don’t think that my other grandchildren had these programs in NY, KS, & SC. (There could be a program in SC, and I just don’t know about it because they are so involved with Scouts.)
We made do with 6 weeks of square dancing in 9th grade gym class.
The "Today" show staff since July 2012 -- 'scurrilous
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