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nefarious
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 1:15 pm
by Bailey
ne·far·i·ous (n-fâr-s)
adj.
Infamous by way of being extremely wicked.
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[Latin nefrius, from nefs, crime, transgression : ne-, not; see ne in Indo-European roots + fs, divine law; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]
ne·fari·ous·ly adv.
ne·fari·ous·ness n.
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now why has it taken me so long to suggest this word?
mark infamous-notorious Bailey
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 11:41 am
by skinem
Bailey, you're not nefarious!
Hilarious, at times...
Tag lines haven't offended me. Scott Adams and I get our mail at the same place.
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:00 pm
by Bailey
naw, I'm infamous and notorious, but that's by design.
mark hard-to-make-a-monkey-of-a-chimp Bailey
Tag lines haven't offended me. Scott Adams and I get our mail at the same place.
give me time skinny, give me time.
I like poking holes in sacred cows. The vets use a tubed instrument much like an old fashioned Apple corer
and it releases built up gas!!!!
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:19 am
by Perry
let me know when my tags have offended Everyone!
You can offend some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time. But you cannot...
Oh never mind!
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 9:54 am
by Stargzer
naw, I'm infamous and notorious, but that's by design.
mark hard-to-make-a-monkey-of-a-chimp Bailey
Tag lines haven't offended me. Scott Adams and I get our mail at the same place.
give me time skinny, give me time.
I like poking holes in
sacred cows. The vets use a tubed instrument much like an old fashioned Apple corer
and it releases built up gas!!!!
Was it Mark Twain that said that sacred cows make the best hamburger?
I'm not sure if Mark is laughing here or having a bad day!
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 1:03 pm
by Perry
Mark Twain is credited with that, as well as with these.
"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." [This is also in the Book of Proverbs. 10:14 "Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the fool brings ruin near."Also 12:23 "A prudent man conceals knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaims his foolishness."]
"Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer."
"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education."
"Always do right - this will gratify some and astonish the rest."
"Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been."