From Merriam-Webster.
Flagitious
Pronunciation: fl&-‘ji-sh&s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English flagicious, from Latin flagitiosus, from flagitium: shameful thing
Date: 14th century
: marked by scandalous crime or vice : VILLAINOUS
– fla·gi·tious·ly adverb
– fla·gi·tious·ness noun
Flagrant flagitiousness will be flagged by the flatfeet.
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The Unfact™ Of The Week.
The Unfact™ is, to the best of our knowledge, completely false and unsupportable. We are not responsible for any consequences that are bound to occur if you are silly enough to believe it.
The last duel in the US took place in 1903. It was fought to settle the disputed ownership of a pair of Holstein cows.
No bull.
posted by latiolais at 0800
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Things Ray Says #41:
“Foolish human!”
(Insert rimshot here.)
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"One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important."
Bertrand Russell
ευτυχισμένος Δευτέρα!
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The Management is reasonably certain that the following sentence has never been uttered:
All of the nutria have let their memberships lapse.
Nutria are inherently self-important.
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From Merriam-Webster.
Tergiversation
Pronunciation: “t&r-“ji-v&r-‘sA-sh&n, -“gi-; “t&r-ji-(“)v&r-
Function: noun
Date: circa 1570
1 : evasion of straightforward action or clear-cut statement : EQUIVOCATION
2 : desertion of a cause, position, party, or faith
I have been, on occasion, known to be not entirely unkind to my sisters.
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