Today's Word of the Day was used in George Eliot's masterwork, Middlemarch, which I am listening to via audiobooks in my iPad.
Word of the Day
"Droll" - adjective and noun [$10]
Droll means (adjective) 1. quaintly amusing; 2. strange, odd, surprising; (noun archaic) 1. a jester, an entertainer; 2. a quaintly amusing person.
Sentence: My dog, Lucky Star, put on a droll performance once as a puppy: she stuck her head into a sheepskin boot and proceeded to walk around the house with a boot on her head. The other dogs were surely thinking, "How droll!"
PS: 'drôle' is a very common word in French, meaning funny, comical, amusing.
About Me
- Bunkerman
- I have a pioneer mentality. My wife & I live in the woods - neighbors aren't visible except slightly in winter. Our "bunker" - hehe, really a fine home & barn - has plenty of security. We have four dogs: Krypto (age 9, Kelpie), Ava (age 13, Rat Terrier), Sky (Kelpie, age 5) and Lucky Star (age 1, kelpie). I don't take crap from anyone anymore, having enough resources & gear stocked up to survive in any circumstance. I have three degrees from Harvard including a Ph. D. in a physical science, and an MS in Management from MIT. I worked as an investment banker for about 25 years, mainly in secured finance, at three major Wall Street firms and for the last 17 years with my partners at our own firm. I'm semi-retired now, managing some private corporations and business interests and doing my own trading & investing. This is not to boast, but to give you an idea I know a little about some subjects from experience. The photo is my 1943 M16 half-track which I am restoring. These armored vehicles were ubiquitous in the US Army in World War II and Korea. It's driveable.
5 comments:
The Bman bashing billionaires is such a droll.
please see definition 2
My name is Big Al. Those who follow the Bunkerman may be familiar with me. I have been honored to have been mentioned in his blog. Some of you have made jackleg gibes at me from time to time. I hold no malice. I was stunned by the peripeteia announcement, but applaud Bunkerman’s lèse-majesté barbs tossed at the Washington bunch. I have known Bunkerman for 50 years and his foibles are few. Regardless, I will miss the view from the bunker, but as Mr. Spock (first name unpronounceable) once said, “It is illogical for things to remain constant.”
...now you show up??....NOW???
ROFLMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
WE'VE LANDED ON THE MOON!!!!
Spin-em, my timing was admittedly poor but certainly overdue. Your comments have been more civil than some. Of course, as all humans, we have a dark side. Never under-estimate its power. Smile emoticon.
Hmmm Big Al has added a word to the card file (peripeteia).
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