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Oh boy, here comes the thought/word police.
Why do I constantly do this and make myself crazy?
(Man, she doesn't even have 25 posts yet and she's stirrin' the pot)
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Should I respond to this post? I don't know. Well, mebee. Naw, mebee not.
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Dear MLC I remember in Roman history, a man who was nicknamed "Cunctator" because he managed to avoid combat under unfavorable conditions, but managed to conserve his resources for eventual total success. So a cunctator is merely a delayer. I practise it constantly, but it will never bring me fame. Bill
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From MW:
One entry found for cunctation.
Main Entry: cunc·ta·tion
Pronunciation: "k&[ng](k)-'tA-sh&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin cunctation-, cunctatio, from cunctari to hesitate; akin to Sanskrit sankate he wavers, Old English hangian to hang
Date: 1585
: DELAY
- cunc·ta·tive /'k&[ng](k)-"tA-tiv, -t&-tiv/ adjective
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I know what it means guys, just wanted to know why I was hanging out wit youse guys instead of writing my lecture for Wednesday. Oh, maybe I should go to the psychiatry chat board...
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Fabius Maximus Verrucosus Cunctator, Quintus (275?-203 BC), Roman statesman and general, grandson of Fabius Maximus Rullianus. He was consul in 233 BC, censor in 230, and consul again in 228, 215, 214, and 209. He was an ambassador to Carthage in 218. In 217, during the Second Punic War, he became dictator of Rome by popular acclamation; he then put into operation the tactics that won him the surname Cunctator ("Delayer"), by which he is best known. He constantly harassed the flanks of the army of the Carthaginian general Hannibal, and, by avoiding a decisive encounter with the Carthaginian invaders, gave Rome time to build its strength. This policy, although it eventually achieved its objective, gave rise to popular dissatisfaction. Minucius Rufus, commander of the cavalry under Fabius, was elevated to an equal share in the dictatorship. At the expiration of his own term, Fabius resigned as dictator. His resignation was followed by a disastrous Roman defeat at Cannae. During his fifth consulship, Fabius recovered Tarentum (modern Taranto), one of Hannibal's strongholds.
"Fabius Maximus Verrucosus Cunctator, Quintus," Microsoft(R) Encarta(R) 98 Encyclopedia. (c) 1993-1997 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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And old Verrucosus (Warty) gave his name to GBS and pals Fabian Society:
Fabian Society, British socialist educational organization that advocates social change through democratic reforms. It was founded in London in 1884 by a group of middle-class intellectuals who rejected the Marxist theory of class struggle but wished to promote equality for all through collective ownership and democratic control of the nation's resources. Believers in peaceful and gradual change, they named their group for the ancient Roman general Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus Cunctator, who wore down a powerful enemy by using delaying tactics and avoiding decisive battles. In time, local Fabian societies affiliated with the parent body were founded all over Great Britain.
From the beginning, the society attracted a number of talented people who helped ensure its success. Among these were the economist Sidney Webb and his wife, sociologist Beatrice Webb; social reformer Annie Besant; dramatist George Bernard Shaw; future prime minister James Ramsay MacDonald; and novelist H. G. Wells. Shaw was a particularly effective promoter of Fabian ideas. Fabian Essays (1889), which he edited, became a classic of British socialist thought. Devoted primarily to education and social research, the Fabians never constituted themselves as a political party. However, they participated in founding the Labour Representation Committee in 1900, which later became the Labour Party, and have maintained a close connection with the party.
"Fabian Society," Microsoft(R) Encarta(R) 98 Encyclopedia. (c) 1993-1997 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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"Fabius Maximus Verrucosus Cunctator, QuintusLet's see... So Dictator Cunctator was the son of a Rulli (or unruly) anus, and put Rufus in charge of the Hoofus before the Cunctator resigned as Dictator because of his Verrucosus veins. Do I have that right?  Your Happy Epeolatrist!
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Lots of people suffer from very coarse veins, WO'N.
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Oh, thank you, Dr. Bill. I read about this in the biographies of my beloved Rupert Brooke, and your source gave me a much better understanding of what the Fabians were about than anything else I found. I think that around 1900 in England must have been a...confusing...time to live.
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