Word of the Day: Pyrrhic Victory

[Roman_Man#3]

http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/.

It is funny. I noticed this on dictionary.com. The word of the day is Pyrrhic Victory. I only thought it was fitting to post here, because let us all acknowledge Pyrrhus today. * A moment of silence*, ok its over. Now the romans can conquer the world unopposed.

[lottrbacchus]

but the problem of linking the word of the day as actually the word of the day (instead of to its normal link) is that the day eventually changes and thus so does the link and the word.

still it was a nice catch!

[CountArach]

Yes a nice catch indeed ~:cheers:

[Caerfanan]

Uuuh.

Today, it's "slaver".

An intransitive verb used to describe the vikings berserkers before battle?

:saint:

[Oaty]

http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2007/02/08.html

theres the one for pyrrhic

[bedlam28]

duplicated post

[bedlam28]

duplicated post

[bedlam28]

Today's word -
beau ideal :A perfect or an idealized type or model


Their commentaries inspired generations of schoolboys to pen compositions in praise of the Spartan lad who flinched not as the fox gnawed his vitals, and shaped the American beau ideal of the "strong silent type."

What a strange example:

I can imagine this in the upcoming '300'
"Damn that pesky Fox is gnawing my vitals again !!"

[bedlam28]

ack, computer went screwie; how to clear the first 2 of my posts here ? :furious3:
the one with the quotes was the correct one.....
oh and this one I guess :)

[Martok]

ack, computer went screwie; how to clear the first 2 of my posts here ? :furious3:
the one with the quotes was the correct one.....
oh and this one I guess :)
I don't believe you can actually delete your duplicate posts, but you can go and edit them so that they're blank.

[bedlam28]

Done, thanks Martok

:2thumbsup:

[Roman_Man#3]

LOL, I thought this would give some people a chuckle, because I certainly did. Now a show of hands, who found that it gave them a chuckle.~:wave:



woot, 600th post. It is almost like celebrating a birthday. Except, not really like celebrating a birthday in any way.