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Posted: **Mon Jul 03, 2006 11:44 pm**

ha·mar·ti·a (hämär-t)
n.
Tragic flaw.

[Greek, from hamartanein, to miss the mark, err.]

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ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words AntonymsNoun 1. hamartia - the character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall
tragic flaw
flaw - defect or weakness in a person's character; "he had his flaws, but he was great nonetheless"

Please forgive this; my favorite Hamartian is Hubris.

hu·bris (hybrs) also hy·bris (h-)
n.
Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance: "There is no safety in unlimited technological hubris" McGeorge Bundy.

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[Greek, excessive pride, wanton violence; see ud- in Indo-European roots.]

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hu·bristic (-brstk) adj.
hu·bristic·al·ly adv.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words AntonymsNoun 1. hubris - overbearing pride or presumption
arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, highhandedness, lordliness - overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

I always thought these went together so beautifully

mark

Posted: **Tue Jul 04, 2006 4:22 pm**

As I said once before: not under hamartial law.

-gailr

Posted: **Tue Jul 04, 2006 10:35 pm**

As I said once before: not under hamartial law.
-gailr

"Hamartia, Hamartia, Hamartia!!" --Jan HaBrady

Posted: **Wed Jul 05, 2006 10:42 am**

"John, John, John". Anon

mark

Posted: **Mon Jul 31, 2006 2:07 pm**

"John, John, John". Anon

mark

Bailey, you're deep. It's the other end of the month and I just got it. The joke that is. I believe it's the work of Stan Freberg.

-at least it's the other end of the same month

Posted: **Mon Jul 31, 2006 2:29 pm**

Ohhhhooho,no, no, no, not deep at all I just have a mind packed to the gunw'les with trivia bits and pieces,
http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/language ... 01710.html

mark circular-file-minded-possibly-mined-also Bailey

edited for spelling for the umpth time

Posted: **Mon Jul 31, 2006 3:20 pm**

Ohhhhooho,no, no, no, not deep at all I just have a mind packed to the gunw'les with trivia bits and pieces,
http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/language ... 01710.html

Dat's da one.
I coulda said you're plumb deep but, well, that's a hole 'nother thread...

Sadly, Stan Freberg is now facelessly hosting an old-time radio rerun program where he does nothing in particular beyond blandly slating the next piece

An abject waste of talent.

Posted: **Mon Jul 31, 2006 3:24 pm**

well no wonder I have to say HUH? to myself all the time. Plums?

mark sitting-in-the-shallow-end Bailey