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Topic: Good Heavens! Oldest-Known Astrologer's Board Discovered |
Greek Astrology & Zodiac Signs & Horoscopes | Croatia Cave & Adriatic
Sea Archaeology | LiveScience
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From: msesheta <msesheta@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 17 11:37AM -0500
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http://www.livescience.com/17943-oldest-astrologer-board-zodiac.html

A research team has discovered what may be the oldest astrologer's
board, engraved with zodiac signs and used to determine a person's
horoscope.

Dating back more than 2,000 years, the board was discovered in
Croatia, in a cave overlooking the Adriatic Sea. The surviving portion
of the board consists of 30 ivory fragments engraved with signs of the
zodiac. Researchers spent years digging them up and putting them back
together. Inscribed in a Greco-Roman style, they include images of
Cancer, Gemini and Pisces.

The board fragments were discovered next to a phallic-shaped
stalagmite amid thousands of pieces of ancient Hellenistic (Greek
style) drinking vessels.

An ancient astrologer, trying to determine a person's horoscope, could
have used the board to show the position of the planets, sun and moon
at the time the person was born.

"What he would show the client would be where each planet is, where
the sun is, where the moon is and what are the points on the zodiac
that were rising and setting on the horizon at the moment of birth,"
said Alexander Jones, a professor at the Institute for the Study of
the Ancient World at New York University. [See Photos of Astrologer's
Board]

"This is probably older than any other known example," Jones said.
"It's also older than any of the written-down horoscopes that we have
from the Greco-Roman world," he said, adding, "we have a lot of
horoscopes that are written down as a kind of document on papyrus or
on a wall but none of them as old as this."

Jones and StašoForenbaher, a researcher with the Institute for
Anthropological Research in Zagreb, reported the discovery in the most
recent edition of the Journal for the History of Astronomy.

A 'King Tut experience'

In 1999, the team was digging near the entrance of the Croatian cave,
a site well known to archaeologists and people at the nearby hamlet of
Nakovana who simply called it "Spila," which means "the cave,"
Forenbaher told LiveScience.

But what nobody knew at the time was that the cave had a section that
had been sealed off more than 2,000 years ago. Forenbaher's girlfriend
(now his wife) burrowed through the debris, discovering a wide low
passageway that continued in the dark for nearly 33 feet (10 meters).
Forenbaher described going through the passageway as "the unique King
Tut experience, coming to a place where nobody has been for a couple
of thousand years."

Stepping into the cavern "there was a very thin limestone crust on the
surface that was cracking under your feet when you went in, which
meant that nobody walked there in a very, very, long time," Forenbaher
said.

The team would later determine that it had been sealed off in the
first century BC, possibly in response to a military campaign waged
against the local people by the Romans.

When the archaeologists investigated they found the phallic-shaped
stalagmite, numerous drinking vessels that had been deposited over
hundreds of years, and something else. "In the course of that
excavation these very tiny bits and pieces of ivory came up," said
Forenbaher, "we didn't even realize what we had at the time."

The team went to work. "What followed was years of putting them
together, finding more bits and pieces, and figuring out what they
were," Forenbaher said. In the end they found themselves staring at
the remains of the oldest-known astrologer's board.

How did the board wind up in the cave?

Archaeologists are not certain how the board came to the cave or where
it was originally made. Astrology originated in Babylon far back in
antiquity, with the Babylonians developing their own form of
horoscopes around 2,400 years ago.

Then around 2,100 years ago, astrology spread to the eastern
Mediterranean, becoming popular in Egypt, which at the time was under
the control of a dynasty of Greek kings.

"It gets modified very much into what we think of as the Greek style
of astrology, which is essentially the modern style of astrology,"
Jones said. "The Greek style is the foundation of astrology that goes
through the Middle Ages and into modern Europe, modern India (and) so
on."

Radiocarbon dating shows that the ivory used to create the zodiac
images dates back around 2,200 years ago, shortly before the
appearance of this new form of astrology.

Researchers are not certain where the board was made although Egypt is
a possibility. The ivory itself likely came from an elephant that was
killed or otherwise died around that time, they suspect. Being a
valuable item, the ivory would have been stored for several decades,
or even a century, before it was used to construct the zodiac. These
signs would then have been attached to a flat (possibly wooden)
surface to create the board, which may have included other elements
that didn't survive.

At some point it may have been put on a ship heading through the
Adriatic Sea, an important route for commerce that the cave overlooks.
The people who lived in Croatia at the time were called Illyrians.
Although ancient writers tended to have a low opinion of them,
archaeological evidence suggests that they interacted with nearby
Greek colonies and were very much a part of the Mediterranean world.

It's possible that an astrologer from one of the Greek colonies came
to the cave to give a prediction. A consultation held in the
flickering light of the cavern would have been a powerful experience,
although perhaps not very convenient for the astrologer.

"It doesn't sound like a very practical place for doing the homework
for the horoscope like calculating planetary positions," Jones said.
[Gallery: Victorian-Era Illustrations of the Heavens]

Another possibility is that the Illyrians traded for or stole the
astrology board from someone, not fully understanding what it was used
for. The board, along with the drinking vessels, would then have been
placed as an offering to a deity worshipped in the cave whose identity
is unknown.

"There is definitely a possibility that this astrologer's board showed
up as an offering together with other special things that were either
bought or plundered from a passing ship," Forenbaher said. He pointed
out that the drinking vessels found in the cave were carefully chosen.
They were foreign-made, and only a few examples of cruder amphora
storage vessels were found with them.

"It almost seems that somebody was bringing out wine there, pouring it
and then tossing the amphora away because they [the amphora] were not
good enough for the gods, they were not good enough to be deposited in
the sanctuary," Forenbaher said.

The phallic-shaped stalagmite, which may have grown on the spot
naturally, appears to have been a center for these offerings and for
rituals performed in the cavern. Forenbaher cautioned that all
stalagmites look phallic to some degree and it's difficult to
determine what meaning it had to the people in the cave. "It certainly
meant something important," he said.

"This is a place where things that were valued locally, were deposited
to some kind of supernatural power, to some transcendental entity or
whatever [it was]."

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Topic: The Devil - Toni Allen
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From: msesheta <msesheta@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 17 11:16AM -0500
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/msg/a5111edc5b5e5b10

The Devil tarot card sits at number 15.

With so much misrepresentation of the Devil in tarot it is often
difficult for students to decipher the cards true meaning.

At number 5 we have the Pope or Hierophant, symbolising clear
communication with ones higher self, while here at number 15, the
second cycle of tarot, we find the Devil representing negative
thoughts, habits and behavioural patterns.

The Devil stands on a pillar representing the physical realm that we
are all bound to. Chained to this pillar are a male and female figure
which represent the duality that binds us to life and rebirth until we
reach self realisation.

The symbol explains how through temptations in the physical world the
Devil binds us into life time after life time of bondage to lower
levels of existence.

In practice we experience this as bad habits and feelings of guilt.

All of us have a propensity to fall back on habitual behaviour when we
feel stuck, ineffectual or unhappy. This can be anything from smoking,
drinking, taking drugs, eating chocolate, unconsciously choosing
painful relationships (because we are familiar with them), over
working, stealing, lying, sexual excess, abstinence, laziness ... the
list is endless.

A vicious cycle is set up because the more we fall back into habit the
more guilt we experience, and the more guilt we experience the more we
require the habit to sooth us.

Often we experience this as other people *making us feel guilty*. This
process often starts in early childhood when we are threatened with
withdrawal of love if we continue our "bad" activity, and offered
punishment if we persist. This early programming sets up a cycle of
guilt every time we endeavour to tread our own path of self discovery.

The Devil reversed symbolises breaking away from these old habits and
making ourselves a clearer channel for our highest good so that we
cease to be locked into these habitual patterns of activity. I have
often seen this in readings where the questioner is consciously
seeking to address their drinking, smoking or eating habits.

The negative side of the Devil reversed in when the individual has no
remorse or guilt of any sort. It is not uncommon for someone to be so
unaware of their actions having caused harm to others. On a general
level this type of individual presents as inconsiderate. On a deeper
level I have seen it in readings for people with criminal tendencies
or where they are already in therapy having treatment for deep
psychosis. Without a sense of conscience, which the Devil offers, an
individual is likely to become both dangerous and evil.

In one reading a woman had the Devil representing her feelings of
bondage and guilt while nursing her elderly mother. She had been
brought up to respect her parents yet hated the lack of freedom which
her overwhelming sense of duty brought with it. "I shall feel so
guilty if I don't look after her myself," she said, even though she
had enough resources to pay for a nursing home for her mother or
employ home help.

http://www.toniallen.co.uk/thedeviltarotcard.html

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Topic: The Devils of Loudun
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From: msesheta <msesheta@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 17 11:15AM -0500
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/msg/15d21e49ca787bd6

This was originally sent in April of 2009.

The Devils of Loudun

by Edmund Goldsmid [1887]

This is an account of the possession of the nuns of Loudun. In 1634
the Ursuline nuns of Loudon were allegedly possessed by demons. This
is one of the largest cases of mass possession in history. Father
Urbain Grandier, a local priest, was interrogated under torture,
convicted of being responsible for the possessions (as well as
sorcery), and subsequently burned at the stake. This is a 19th century
translation of the primary account of the episode, originally written
in French by Des Niau in 1634.

http://www.sacred-texts.com/evil/dol/index.htm

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Topic: Angel Paths for January 17 - The Devil
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From: msesheta <msesheta@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 17 11:13AM -0500
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/msg/a391e8daa5ff4938

The Devil

The Devil is numbered fifteen and shows a figure, usually male and
satyr-like, half-man and half-animal. Sometimes, male and female forms
are shown chained or trapped at his feet. The Thoth deck (shown here)
has the Devil as a goat, appearing against a background of the male
sex organs. His third eye represents the Eye of God and the staff
across his chest is topped with the Winged Disk symbol and
double-headed snakes.

The Devil card is often misunderstood and feared. However, before
Christianity became a leading religion, there were several pantheons
which contained fertility gods and they were often depicted as animals
- the Horned God of the Wicca for example, servant and consort of the
Goddess. The Devil does not therefore necessarily represent an evil
being.

The Devil is the personification of the animal, instinctual and even
bestial parts of us. Pre-occupation with matters connected to the
Devil can lead to degradation and sheer ugliness, but by identifying
and accepting the darkness within we learn to discover that it is
simply the dark side of our light.

Working with the Devil card

Now here's a card that most of us would prefer not to run into too
often! When the Devil card appears, most people tend to feel that
there's trouble ahead - and often they associate this card with the
doing of evil, and therefor fear it as well.

But, in some ways, this is a misunderstanding of the principle the
card truly represents in life. Certainly it can appear to indicate
evil acts, trouble, strife and conflict - but on most occasions we
have more control of events than we might at first believe. And it is
our lack of belief that causes most of the problems.

You see, one of the Inner mysteries of this card is that it relates to
our basic instinctual needs - those things which confirm to us that,
like it or not, we are animals. Our survival needs, like hunger,
thirst, protection, warmth, safety are ruled by the card, as are our
sexual desires and needs.

However, for some mysterious reason we have allowed ourselves to
become separated from many of our base-line instincts, even sometimes
relating in a negative or distorted fashion toward them. Our ability
to think has got in our own way here.

As a result, we build multitudes of problems around what should be the
fulfilment of our own animal instincts - eating disorders, sexual
disorders, alcoholism..the list is extensive. Even if we don't
actually have a disorder as such, we can have hang-ups, inhibitions,
insecurities, fears.

And it is these thought patterns, and the behaviours that go with them
that cause the Devil card to have such a bad reputation. The important
thing to remember here is that, this being the case, by shifting our
viewpoint, altering our perspective, we can change the way we feel
about the things in the Devil's domain. And in achieving that, we set
ourselves free to be who we are.

So on a day ruled by the Devil, look deeply at your responses and
feelings about this area of instinctual response. Look into your
fears, and try to see if they have any basis in reality. If you find
inhibitions in these basic areas, try to examine them. Locate their
source..and then try to let go and move on. Remove the restrictions
and limitations that narrow the boundaries of your horizon.

Affirmation: I am free to do as I choose.

http://www.angelpaths.com/majors/devil2.html

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Topic: Card of the Day for January 17 - The Devil
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From: msesheta <msesheta@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 17 11:10AM -0500
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/msg/c88d9249487a0dca

THE DEVIL

Attribution - Capricorn (Pluto is also used)

The Devil card is number 15 or 6. This is the condition of obligation
or of being tied to others through fear.

The Capricorn zodiac sign represents this card and people in this sign
can become deeply entrenched in responsibility and obligations and
deeper, heavier bonds than necessary are sometimes the result.

It sits between Temperance and The Tower.

Rider-Waite Imagery

The devil sits on a black double cube. He has rams horns, bat wings,
bird feet and is covered in hair. He makes a sign of benediction with
one hand while he lights the tail of a bound, naked man. There are two
humanoid figures with horns, a man and a woman. The woman has a grape
tail and the man has a fiery tail. They are chained to the devil's
throne.

http://tarotjourney.net/tarot-cards/major-arcana/15-the-devil/

The Pictorial Key to the Tarot by Arthur Edward Waite (1911)

Part I: The Veil and its Symbols

15. The Devil. In the eighteenth century this card seems to have been
rather a symbol of merely animal impudicity. Except for a fantastic
head-dress, the chief figure is entirely naked; it has bat-like wings,
and the hands and feet are represented by the claws of a bird. In the
right hand there is a sceptre terminating in a sign which has been
thought to represent fire. The figure as a whole is not particularly
evil; it has no tail, and the commentators who have said that the
claws are those of a harpy have spoken at random. There is no better
ground for the alternative suggestion that they are eagle's claws.
Attached, by a cord depending from their collars, to the pedestal on
which the figure is mounted, are two small demons, presumably male and
female. These are tailed, but not winged. Since 1856 the influence of
Eliphas Levi and his doctrine of occultism has changed the face of
this card, and it now appears as a pseudo-Baphometic figure with the
head of a goat and a great torch between the horns; it is seated
instead of erect, and in place of the generative organs there is the
Hermetic caduceus. In Le Tarot Divinatoire of Papus the small demons
are replaced by naked human beings, male and female, who are yoked
only to each other. The author may be felicitated on this improved
symbolism.

Part II: The Doctrine Behind the Veil

The design is an accommodation, mean or harmony, between several
motives mentioned in the first part. The Horned Goat of Mendes, with
wings like those of a bat, is standing on an altar. At the pit of the
stomach there is the sign of Mercury. The right hand is upraised and
extended, being the reverse of that benediction which is given by the
Hierophant in the fifth card. In the left hand there is a great
flaming torch, inverted towards the earth. A reversed pentagram is on
the forehead. There is a ring in front of the altar, from which two
chains are carried to the necks of two figures, male and female. These
are analogous with those of the fifth card, as if Adam and Eve after
the Fall. Hereof is the chain and fatality of the material life.

The figures are tailed, to signify the animal nature, but there is
human intelligence in the faces, and he who is exalted above them is
not to be their master for ever. Even now, he is also a bondsman,
sustained by the evil that is in him and blind to the liberty of
service. With more than his usual derision for the arts which he
pretended to respect and interpret as a master therein, Eliphas Levi
affirms that the Baphometic figure is occult science and magic.
Another commentator says that in the Divine world it signifies
predestination, but there is no correspondence in that world with the
things which below are of the brute. What it does signify is the
Dweller on the Threshold without the Mystical Garden when those are
driven forth therefrom who have eaten the forbidden fruit.

http://tarotjourney.net/tarot-cards/major-arcana/15-the-devil/

This card represents bondage and self imposed limitations. It is the
power of negative thinking, a refusal to leave a bad situation,
oppression, darkness, obsessive actions, unethical behaviour, being a
slave to your desires, temptation and self destruction.

Take a good look at your reality. How are you enslaved in your life?
Are you acting out of fear or greed? Are you obsessed by material
wealth? Are you in a relationship that you know is harmful?

Confront your shadow self so that you can grow. You are not helpless
or fated to suffer.

This card can also represent a rebel, an unconventional thinker,
someone who goes against the current.

Be wary of unethical behaviour, abuse of power and avoidance of
responsibility. Question your motives and be clear about what is good
for you – what you need compared to what you want.

UPRIGHT

Materialism.

Fate that cannot be avoided or karmic debts.

Blind contempt for humanity.

Irresistibly strong and unscrupulous person.

An extraordinary effort is requited to escape temptation.

Ambition.

Arrogance.

Temptation, obsession, addiction.

Secret plan about to be executed.

Aching discontent.

Lack of empathy and compassion.

Toxic atmosphere.

Enslavement, bondage, abuse.

Wrong use of force.

Pompous ego games.

Refusal to leave a bad situation.

Self-imposed limitations.

Oppression, darkness.

Rebellion.

Ceremonial magic and rituals that conjure elemental forces.

Chronic diseases, particularly those associated with bones or blood,
like arthritis and diabetes; and spine injuries. (Liz Hazel)

REVERSED

Self-liberation.

Freedom from your obsessions, traps and vices.

Eliminating bad influences.

Letting go of your attachment to material things.

Respite.

Fears released about not "measuring up".

Spiritual enlightenment after a time of beings shackled by harmful
expectations and false values.

Seeing the light.

Going forward with no "chains" attached.

Fearing of making decisions (the "devil" you know)

Instinctive needs obstructed by the intellect.

Weak or ineffectual.

Overall weakening of moral fibre.

Hereditary diseases like cancer, heart disease, mental illness. Birth
defects, impotence, low sperm count, infertility, (Liz Hazel)

Infestations, mold, mildew, termites, rotting (Liz Hazel)

GENERAL MEANING What has traditionally been known as the Devil card
expresses the realm of the Taboo, the culturally rejected wildness and
undigested shadow side that each of us carries in our subconscious.
This shadow is actually at the core of our being, which we cannot get
rid of and will never succeed in taming. From its earliest versions,
which portrayed a vampire-demon, this card evoked the Church-fueled
fear that a person could "lose their soul" to wild and passionate
forces.

The image which emerged in the mid-1700's gives us a more
sophisticated rendition -- that of the "scapegoated Goddess," whose
esoteric name is Baphomet. Volcanic reserves of passion and primal
desire empower her efforts to overcome the pressure of stereotyped
roles and experience true freedom of soul. Tavaglione's highly evolved
image (Stella deck) portrays the magical formula for harnessing and
transmuting primal and obsessive emotions into transformative
energies. As a part of the Gnostic message of Tarot, this fearsome
passion and power must be reintegrated into the personality, to fuel
the soul's passage from mortal to immortal. (Tarot.com)

1. Robin Wood

2. Gnomes

3. Kazanlar

4. Animal Lords

5. Gill

6. Mythic

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Topic: Tuesday January 17, 2012: Reference.com On This Day
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From: msesheta <msesheta@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 17 11:03AM -0500
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On This Day:

Tuesday January 17, 2012

This is the 17th day of the year, with 349 days remaining in 2012.

Fact of the Day: Jack and John

Jack comes from the Middle English "Jankin", Jan being a contracted
form of Jehan, or John, and -kin being a diminutive suffix. Jankin
with time became Jackin, and was later shortened simply to Jack.
Additional information: [a slightly different version] "Jack is
actually derived from the name Johannes, which was shortened to Jehan
and eventually to Jan. The French were fond of tacking the suffix -kin
onto many short names. French nasalization resulted in the new
combination being pronounced Jackin instead of Jankin. The name Jackin
was shortened to Jack."

Holidays

Feast day of St. Sabinus of Piacenza, St. Julian Sabas, St. Antony the
Abbot, St. Geulf or Genou, St. Richimir, St. Sulpicius II or Sulpice
of Bourges, and Saints Speusippus, Eleusippus, and Meleusippus.

Mexico: San Antonio Abad / Blessing of the Animals at the Cathedral.

Philippines: Constitution Day.

Poland: Liberation Day.

Events

1377 - The Papal See was transferred from Avignon in France back to Rome.

1562 - French Protestants were recognized under the Edict of St. Germain.

1773 - Captain Cook's ship Resolution became the first ship to cross
the Antarctic Circle.

1819 - Simon Bolivar the "Liberator" proclaims Columbia a republic.

1871 - San Franciscan Andrew Smith Hallidie patented the first cable car.

1893 - Hawaii's monarchy was overthrown by a group of American
businessmen and sugar planters, forcing Queen Liliuokalani to
abdicate. Hawaii was organized into a formal US territory and in 1959
entered the United States as the 50th state.

1916 - The Professional Golfers' Association of America was founded.

1945 - Soviet and Polish forces liberated Warsaw during World War II.

1946 - The United Nations Security Council held its first meeting.

1959 - Senegal and the French Sudan joined to form the Federal State of Mali.

1995 - More than 6000 people were killed when an earthquake with a
magnitude of 7.2 devastated the city of Kobe, Japan. A year earlier, a
6.7 earthquake hit southern California, killing 61.

1997 - A court in Ireland granted the first divorce in the Roman
Catholic country's history.

2000 - British pharmaceutical companies Glaxo Wellcome PLC and
SmithKline Beecham PLC agreed to a merger that would create the
world's largest drugmaker.

Births

1706 - Benjamin Franklin, American statesman, signer of the
Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States
of America, printer, author, publisher, scientist, inventor, founder
of the University of Pennsylvania.

1860 - Anton Chekhov, Russian playwright, short story writer.

1899 - Al Capone, American gangster.

1942 - Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay), American boxer, heavyweight champ.

1962 - Jim Carrey, Canadian-born actor, comedian.

Deaths

1893 - Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th President of the United States of America.

2007 - Art Buchwald, American Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist.

Reference.com On This Day

http://www.reference.com/thisday/

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Topic: A.Word.A.Day--stochastic
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From: msesheta <msesheta@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 17 11:02AM -0500
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/msg/e6a0fa2654f2870

Wordsmith.org The Magic of Words

Jan 17, 2012

This week's theme

Miscellaneous words

This week's words

sagacity

stochastic

A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg

stochastic

PRONUNCIATION:

(stuh-KAS-tik)

MEANING:

adjective: Involving chance; random; probabilistic.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Greek stokhos (aim, target, a pointed stake for an archer to aim
at). Earliest documented use: 1662.

USAGE:

"Medicine is a stochastic science -- no doctor can predict the future."

Sandeep Jauhar; When Doctors Slam the Door; The New York Times; Mar 16, 2003.

Explore "stochastic" in the Visual Thesaurus.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

There are two kinds of light -- the glow that illuminates, and the
glare that obscures. -James Thurber, writer and cartoonist (1894-1961)

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Topic: Today's wwftd is... grotendous
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From: msesheta <msesheta@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 17 11:00AM -0500
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/msg/f8dd3f25a54218ae

The worthless word for the day is: grotendous

[portmanteau (coined by Neal Stephenson)]

neologism : grotesque, horrendous

Hence, grotendously

"She has this image in her mind that he's going to be like the
wrestling coach at the high school. That would be so grotendous.
Anyway this [Mom's Truck Stop] is where she is supposed to meet him."

- Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash (1992)

"What's weird to me is how the collective output of all that great
work by great people produces such lousy outcomes -- DRM-crippled OSes
like Vista, stupid products like the Zune, grotendously complex apps
like Office.."

- Cory Doctorow, http://boingboing.net/2006?w=40

You can now say there are four words ending in 'endous'

-tsuwm

http://home.comcast.net/~wwftd

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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

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