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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread wwftd as AWAD: thersitical #127722 04/22/2004 2:20 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass Date: Fri, 17 Sep 93 9:47:42 CDT the worthless word for the day is: thersitical there once was a Greek: Thersites whose name became eponymized he was ugly, abusive and very obtrusive the Trojans went to their knees! (its not much of a limerick, but you get the idea) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: wwftd as AWAD: thersitical #127723 04/22/2004 4:28 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 81 Jenet journeyman Jenet journeyman Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 81 There once was a Greek called Thersites Who shouted "Agamemnon fight? He's Bamboozled us with tactics political. How hypocritical! Call me thersitical, But his head's bigger than God Almighty's." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: wwftd as AWAD: thersitical #127724 04/23/2004 1:23 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Both you guys need to work on scansion. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter AWAD: thersitical #127725 04/26/2004 2:46 AM Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 34 tang newbie tang newbie Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 34 Thersites was a Greek we recall Not for his wit but his gall He called his King greedy And Achilles needy Everafter such gall is "thersitical". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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