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#186362 - 08/09/09 08:24 AM so, what's eonism then
hogmaster journeyman Registered: 01/24/06 Posts: 71	a) a religion asserting that the world was created at sunrise today (along with all the geological and cosmological evidence of fifteen billion years of evolution) [authored by wofa] selected by Faldo, etaoin b) the desire to create words indicating one's leanings, including towards causes, personal beliefs, and certain activities, and ending such words with –ism [twosleepy] c) a cerebral bruise that causes a person to have a stone-like demeanor [olly] d) the belief that world history changes at thousand-year intervals [Jackie] musick e) the belief that staring at a video feedback loop, created by projecting a camera's live feed onto the monitor which that camera is focused on, is the secret to longevity (after Hofstadter) [suggested by musick, redacted by tsuwm] BranShea, olly f) the belief that studying the lessons of history will prevent their repetition [musick] g) sectarian the practice of worshiping the dawn [BranShea] wofa h) the complete and/or perfect realization of a concept [tsuwm] latishya i) the belief that the narration of the six days of creation in the Book of Genesis represent six eons rather than six, twenty-four hour periods [Owlbow] Jackie, twosleepy j) transvestism, esp. by a man [OED2 / fr. the name of the Chevalier Charles d'Éon (1728-1810), a French adventurer who wore women's clothes: see -ISM] unselected k) the belief that things will be better tomorrow [Faldage] Owlbow the exegetical notes: 1) the word, obviously, is an eponym (and has nothing to do with dawn [eos], time [eons], or religion of any stripe) 2) wofa, Owlbow and musuwm each collected two(2) votes for their bluffs 3) the hogmaster scores a skunk (although this is mitigated by a somewhat reduced participation) 4) musick gave us the choice of two entries; e, we felt, needed some work-shopping and having done that we put his other entry as is (it got nada) 5) as always, remember that the points don't matter _________________________ the hogmaster™
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#186363 - 08/09/09 08:40 AM Re: so, what's eonism then [Re: hogmaster]
tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 9400 Loc: this too shall pass	and.. 6) things will be better tomorrow -joe (perendination 'Я us) friday
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#186364 - 08/09/09 09:39 AM Re: so, what's eonism then [Re: tsuwm]
Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 6595 Loc: Vermont	heh and we just watched Ed Wood the other day....
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#186368 - 08/09/09 04:19 PM Re: so, what's eonism then [Re: Buffalo Shrdlu]
tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 9400 Loc: this too shall pass	ah, Ed Wood - noted eonist.
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#186369 - 08/09/09 04:42 PM Re: so, what's eonism then [Re: tsuwm]
BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 3387 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague	Ah! le pauvre mec! Le bougre! messing up a thousand years of dawns by getting himself eponymmed for his frivolery. À bas le fripon!!
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#186373 - 08/09/09 09:54 PM Re: so, what's eonism then [Re: BranShea]
Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 10232 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky	Ah, thanks for the new word! Should have guessed it based on frippery, but didn't.
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#186382 - 08/10/09 05:02 AM Re: so, what's eonism then [Re: Jackie]
BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 3387 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague	Now that I've recovered from the shock, thanks Hogmaster Ts. for the tricky word. Edit: Jackie, thanks in return for frippery. Fripon is scaundrel. frippery = frivolity?
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#186404 - 08/10/09 09:51 PM Re: so, what's eonism then [Re: BranShea]
Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 10232 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky	Essentially, yes. My son thinks beauty products are so much frippery. read: complains about his sister's stuff all over the bathroom.
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#186479 - 08/13/09 10:58 PM Psst-- [Re: hogmaster]
Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 10232 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky	Thanks for doing this!
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#186514 - 08/17/09 12:58 PM Re: Psst-- [Re: Jackie]
Owlbow enthusiast Registered: 10/21/03 Posts: 345 Loc: Rhode Island, USA	'Been away - but yes, Thanks HM & all.
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