Redefining misanthropy for a fresh generation. Standard posts begin with a definition from Ambrose Bierce's The Devil's Dictionary followed by a modern adjustment. Miscellany on Wednesday and storytelling on Saturday.
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Omen
Omen, n. A sign that something will happen if nothing happens.
2006 Update: A sparrow in a raven's nest, rumors of war in the East or a cloud that looks like a kitten. Proof that your neighbor has it coming.
Omen: Something that is always revealed after an unfourtunate incident has occured. It goes something like this: "Remember yesterday night when I asked you if you loved me and you made stupid excuses? This is why your tires are slashed this morning."
Omen: When at last you fall in love after so many heartaches (one last time), give in and have faith and for once believe it could all be true. You would be happy. And in love.
Great minds think alike Jenna! Bohemians like to compliment and throw a lil' somethin', somethin' in for themselves too... give 'em a blog and oh my!... self-centered narcissists gone wild!
Omen~ a sign of trouble and doom up ahead when such a foreboding word still conjures up images of the wondrous aspects of men that make bohemians tremble...
Omen~ the bohemian is stuck on the silliness of yore... oh my! stuck I said? Is this a sign of blogger's block to come? Have I lost my mojo? Did I have any to begin with? This definitely is, IS an omen I say!
OH MY!
*Bohemian gasps for air and collapses... overwhelmed and in despair*
Omen: The overhead projector breaks, the LCD projector bulb zaps then goes dark, and the remote control to the VCR is gone. It actually happened today.
Omen: A movie which came out in 1976 and was the harbinger of more Omens to come: Omen II, Omen III, Omen IV, etc. (can be applied to the title of any movie making a profit).
Double negatives, Doug? I was sure, counting the many times you have opened the dictionary, that a few grammatical rules might have implanted themselves in your brain :)
Omen, n., A phone call that says that Owen might be coming. See Dread and doom.
ReplyDeleteOmen, p.n. One of the more foreboding countries of the United Arab Emirates. Host of Predict This! - the 2006 World Soothsayers' Conference.
ReplyDeleteOmen: Inexplicably dreadful foreshadowing, especially when a certain freakish boy named Damion is nearby.
ReplyDeletei'm seeing the glass half full here:
ReplyDeletewhen your ticket number says '666' ... and you go on to win the national sweepstakes ;))
Omen, n. A sign that you've been watching.
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TLP, as long as there's a backdoor to the garage, you should be ok.
ReplyDeleteHaha, A. Spo. Predict this, huh?
Sar, I hate that kid too. Let's kick his butt.
Congratulations, Karma
Gabriel, I've seen red clouds and frogs raining from heaven, but I sure didn't expect you to be up at 7.
Omen, n.
ReplyDeleteA vague sign which occurs which occurs prior to any rather unfortunate event and which allows one to exclaim “I knew it" after the fact.
By the pricking of my thumbs,
Something wicked this way comes.
I got nothing ... but I love yours! xoxo
ReplyDeleteOmen: Something that is always revealed after an unfourtunate incident has occured. It goes something like this: "Remember yesterday night when I asked you if you loved me and you made stupid excuses? This is why your tires are slashed this morning."
ReplyDeleteOh! Men!
ReplyDeleteWhere, where?!?!?!
Bohemian is silly and braindead. Forgive her...
Will try again later...
Good reference, Alice. Retroactive omens are pretty common, aren't they?
ReplyDeleteWell, thanks, Mireille. XOXO
Funny, Monika. Have you sobered up yet?
No one here but us dogs, Miz B,
Hey Miz B! You stole my line. Fink.
ReplyDeleteOh men - aren't they awesome? Sigh. I'm off to gawk at my favorite picture in the entire world because it is that damn good to look at. Ahh...bliss.
Omen - when the boss walks in and closes the door to my office.
omen-what to blame when god has stopped with the miracles. wow, i'm really tired, that didn't really make sense in my head either.
ReplyDeleteOmen:something I often feel when the reverse is usually true, and good things are really happening
ReplyDeleteomen - A collective noun. Ex: A busload omen passed by earlier today.
ReplyDeleteOmen: a sigh breathed by a woman when a male of the species does something predictably stupid.
ReplyDeletePresent company excluded, of course.
Doug, and this coming from the guy that uses any excuse to say Prost!
ReplyDeleteTLP: That was so funny :D
ReplyDeleteOmen: When at last you fall in love after so many heartaches (one last time), give in and have faith and for once believe it could all be true. You would be happy. And in love.
And then you wake up.
Dream over. As usual.
Some omen, huh?
Sorry for the tragedy, Doug.
Perhaps it was an omen?
ReplyDeleteNah, I was just up late finishing a post...
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Great minds think alike Jenna! Bohemians like to compliment and throw a lil' somethin', somethin' in for themselves too... give 'em a blog and oh my!... self-centered narcissists gone wild!
ReplyDeleteOmen~ a sign of trouble and doom up ahead when such a foreboding word still conjures up images of the wondrous aspects of men that make bohemians tremble...
Omen~ the bohemian is stuck on the silliness of yore... oh my! stuck I said? Is this a sign of blogger's block to come? Have I lost my mojo? Did I have any to begin with? This definitely is, IS an omen I say!
OH MY!
*Bohemian gasps for air and collapses... overwhelmed and in despair*
Jenna, it's worse when your muse does that.
ReplyDeleteThat struck me funny, Masil but get some rest.
Pia, Paranoia projected?
Poobah, stay off that bus.
Dddragon, of course. My stupidities are unique and very individual.
Yeah, that hypocrite. Prost, Monika.
We have broad shoulders here, Marwa. Leave your burdens.
Hahaha, Gabriel. I should have known you were up late not early. You give reprobate a good name.
Miz Bohemia, I have every confidence in your mojo. Maybe some pranayama would help.
Omen, The word you use before a blessing.
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"Road Work Ahead"
ReplyDeleteomen- I got nothing, I am dry here, is that an omen?
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, I always start mine with "I'm really sorry." It's always good to have a new editor around. Especially an anonymous one.
ReplyDeleteJamie Dawn, my magic 8-ball says traffic's going to be bad.
Thanks, Actonbell. I had the same trouble. I'm glad you made it safely.
Yes, logophile. It means rain.
Omen... an expression of interspirituality, specifically, a cross between amen and om.
ReplyDeleteHey, Omen is Nemo backwards! Now he was a cutie!I don´t know...I am really tired and it seemed funny to me at first!
ReplyDeleteOmen: The overhead projector breaks, the LCD projector bulb zaps then goes dark, and the remote control to the VCR is gone. It actually happened today.
ReplyDeleteTime to cancel the lesson.
Monika, are you still in your cups?
ReplyDeleteOmen, n., A sign. E.g. In a restaurant window: Eat here and you'll never eat anyplace else again.
When I saw those ducks and things flying South a while back, I figured it was an omen that it was going to get cold! And I was right! Woof!
ReplyDeleteI have nothing... *she says as she hangs her head in shame*
ReplyDeleteOh wait... When Bush got re-elected, I knew it was an Omen we were going to hell-in-a-hand basket... I was right!
AP3, I'd been looking forward to Mystical Montage coming to visit.
ReplyDeleteMonika, that was an angle I hadn't thought of. Nemo was cute, wasn't he?
Fred, you may want to just skip the rest of the semester.
Excellent question, TLP and a great example. A defibrilator next to the cash register would be another legible omen.
Good girl, Icy!
Good girl, Day-by-Day!
Hmmm I hope it's good things that are coming.
ReplyDeleteOmen: A movie which came out in 1976 and was the harbinger of more Omens to come: Omen II, Omen III, Omen IV, etc. (can be applied to the title of any movie making a profit).
ReplyDeleteIt is Wednesday, two o´clock my time and no special guest on the horizon. This sure is a bad Omen for the rest of the day.
ReplyDeleteYou bet, Cairo, why there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel and it's coming our way!
ReplyDeleteVery clever, Indie!
Yeah, Monika. Ain't lookin' good here neither.
Double negatives, Doug? I was sure, counting the many times you have opened the dictionary, that a few grammatical rules might have implanted themselves in your brain :)
ReplyDeleteHee-hee, Monika! I was hoping you'd stay drunk a couple more more days.
ReplyDeletemore more... seems like somebody sees double without even tasting the liquor :)
ReplyDelete;) Now you see why I don't drink. I already stutter and can't sing.
ReplyDeleteAh, that explains why you always walk on four legs:)
ReplyDeleteGee whiz, Monika. It's a dog thing.
ReplyDeleteAP3: I was going to say "omen" is an antonym of "amen."
ReplyDeleteDay-by-Day: Bush was not "re"-elected. But he gives me a pain in the abd-omen, too.