If I may say so, the current election cycle leaves me...... "Nugatory lubricious"
On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 8:20 AM, Donald Snook via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I did not know there was a meaning other than relating to lubrication (in > a machine type sense not in a sexual sense). So, I didn't learn a new > word, but I learned a new definition for that word! > > I like interesting words. Especially words that can actually be used in > normal conversation. Obviously there are lots of weird technical words for > things that I would never use and that is an enormous list, but that's a > lot more difficult than finding words that can be used conversationally. > For example: > > Simultaneity -- Learned that one in law school in a Wills and Estate class > where the fact pattern involved a married couple each with a Will and we > had to analyze the simultaneity of their deaths Legerdemain -- opposing > counsel used this in a brief to describe the sleight of hand of my legal > argument -- I was a little insulted, but I won! > Jocular > Assiduous > Abjure > Corpulent > Brobdingnagian - I heard this on Big Bang Theory and read of review of the > new Ford Super Duty truck and they used it too! > Antediluvian > Superannuated > Enmity > Vitriol (or vitriolic) > Axiomatic (I use this often!) > Piscatorial -- don't tell an Oklahoma fisherman that you admire his > piscatorial aptitude unless you know him. He might think those are > fighting words! > Truculent > Nadir > Predilection > Commensalism > > One of my favorite sounding words is exsanguinate. Of course, it sounds > interesting, but its meaning is pretty awful. > > I did learn a lesson in making sure I know what a word means before I use > it. I heard the word pederast before and I knew it was some sort of an > insult. But, I once called someone that without knowing what it really > meant. Be careful, that's a real insult. > > Don Snook > > > -----Original Message----- > From: arche...@embarqmail.com [mailto:arche...@embarqmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 11:57 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Q for Larry > > > Donald Snook wrote: > > I am just impressed that you used the word "lubricious" ! > > It's no wonder you're impressed. Here's the primary definition: > > lu·bri·cious > [lo͞oˈbriSHəs] > ADJECTIVE > "Offensively displaying or intended to arouse sexual desire." > > https://www.bing.com/search?q=lubricious+definition&pc=MOZI&form=MOZSPG > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > From: Dan Penoff > > It also implies my motivation is coming from the idea that I know better > - I don’t, nor do I profess to. It’s more a matter of overcompensation and > fiscal analysis on my part - Yes, the oil probably isn’t > bad/worn/exhausted/sooted up at this point, but I want the peace of mind > that the oil in my car is as clean and lubricious as possible, and I’m > willing to spend a little extra for that assurance. > > > > So it’s not a matter of, “I’m smarter than the guys who designed this to > begin with.” > > > > But thanks for suggesting it, Marshall. > > > > <grin> > > > > > > > > > On Sep 19, 2016, at 5:24 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > By changing the oil more often you're saying "I know better than MB > engineers". Please submit proof that you know better than MB engineers. > > > > > Boy that sounds like a Marshall post don't it? > > > > > > > > > -Curt > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > -- > arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
