30 JUN 03
"Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever."
Aristophanes
ευτυχισμένος Δευτέρα!
Coffee is the most important meal of the day.
"Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever."
Aristophanes
ευτυχισμένος Δευτέρα!
Today’s handy Latin phrase:
Pro Cras – for tomorrow.
Hmmm. Sounds familiar.
From Merriam-Webster.
Captious
Pronunciation: ‘kap-sh&s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English capcious, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French captieux, from Latin captiosus, from captio
Date: 14th century
1 : marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
2 : calculated to confuse, entrap, or entangle in argument
synonym see CRITICAL
– cap·tious·ly: adverb
– cap·tious·ness: noun
No! And your mom dresses you funny.
Satire is hard to do and easy to misunderstand. It looks like humor, and sometimes it is funny, but it’s supposed to comment on a social problem. Social problems are always touchy; they’re hard to see but when they’re pointed out someone is bound to get angry.
The site is Black People Love Us!
I’m grudgingly appreciative to have my own shortcomings pointed out in such an underhanded manner, damn it.
Wet dog? Really?
Yesterday was the second time I wore my Utilikilt to work. Nothing has been said about it, so I suppose that the Utilikilt is tacitly NASA approved.
Someone from another section asked me in the REAL MEN’s room:
“So what is under those things?”
“Boots.”, says I.
Props to Mickey Sattler for the comeback line. I have several pre-loaded. Mickey’s boot line is one of my favorites.
For $500 you can find out for yourself.
Things Ray Says #24:
"I have a computer and I’m not afraid to use it."
(Insert rimshot here.)
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