Word for the Day, Tuesday January 7, 2013

[SoothingDave]

Word For The Day, Tuesday January 7, 2013

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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".

vortex [vawr-teks]

-n, pl vortices, vortexes
1.a whirling mass of water, especially one in which a force of suction operates, as a whirlpool.
2.a whirling mass of air, especially one in the form of a visible column or spiral, as a tornado.
3.a whirling mass of fire, flame, etc.
4.a state of affairs likened to a whirlpool for violent activity, irresistible force, etc.
5.something regarded as drawing into its powerful current everything that surrounds it:

[1645–55; < Latin, variant of vertex vertex]

[SoothingDave]

Come and get sucked in.

[NeoCaveman]

The vortex of money printing will continue unabated.

[SoothingDave]

Wouldn’t that be more like a geyser?

[Diogenesis]

Obama and the DNC are nothing but a vortex of venality.

[hobbes1]

Morning Dave.

[hobbes1]

Wwhat is this, the Blue Oyster Bar?

[tioga]

OMGosh, sg.......these knitted hats are adorable

[SoothingDave]

In, not off.

[rarestia]

The tech vortex guides our day-to-day business, sometimes to our detriment.

[tioga]

This past week I could see vortexes of snow whirling on the hill sides across the valley, miles away. It was not the usual ones from the snow blowers, either. More like dust devils. Really sick of winter already here in the frozen tundra.

[NeoCaveman]

OK, I'll try again.

This isn't easy when you skip the obvious.

Hot tub vortex

[hobbes1]

Andrea Tantaros called him “Hot Tub Slime Machine” Spitzer, in a very cool obscure movie reference.

[SoothingDave]

You’ve got water and suction. I’ll accept it. ;-)

[xsmommy]

That woman has ruined her career bc of this affair with the disgusting character. The thought of sex with him is vomit inducing!

[tioga]

oh my...scheduled pee time, two passes allowed to use at will for semester for young children? OMGosh, the vortex of anger will erupt over this one....and the vortex of pee should be on that administrator's shoes. What lunacy.

[NeoCaveman]

Very funny movie. Just saw it a second time recently.

What’s hilarious is I’ve exchanged snakry tweets with her. She was spokesbabe the campaigns of Ted Strickland, Jon Corzine, the DGA, and now DeCommunist of NY.

[secret garden]

They are cute! Cabbage Patch crochet wigs?

[xsmommy]

7 degrees at home, 12 degrees in DC at my ofc. going to be mid-30s tomorrow.

[xsmommy]

that’s exactly what they are!