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#186615 - 08/25/09 11:37 AM Re: so, what's eonism then [Re: hogmaster]
AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 6481 Loc: lower upstate New York	This was lots of fun to *watch. And I especially enjoyed your elegant exegesis, Herr Hogmeister.
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#186891 - 09/21/09 05:21 AM Re: so, what's eonism then [Re: hogmaster]
Kardor stranger Registered: 01/12/09 Posts: 2	Originally Posted By: hogmaster 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 Uh oh. I just see where I went wrong. In catching up one must be sure to cover all aspects. Robin
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#186903 - 09/21/09 02:44 PM Re: so, what's eonism then [Re: Kardor]
BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 3387 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague	Yes, welcome anyhow. You jumped right into a game here that can be a bit confusing. Have a second look and try one of the other topics.
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#186905 - 09/21/09 05:02 PM Re: so, what's eonism then [Re: BranShea]
LukeJavan8 old hand Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 830 Loc: Land of Flat River	Yes, do!
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