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.
Monday, July 24, 2006
Motive
MOTIVE, n. A mental wolf in moral wool.
2006 Update: The first fabrication in a simple explanation.
Well done, G. I spent 10 minutes this morning trying to make Motive side A in a right triangle, with action side B and the hypoteneuse the explanation. No way to make that funny, though. I just couldn't make it funny, especially when I tried to bring pythagoras' theorem into it.
Logo, yup.
O Ceallaigh, I think you're about to invent the votive motive.
Haha, Dusty, and life is just a series of naps with inspirations between.
Lammy, you should nap with Dusty.
Puppybrose, plagiarism is motive without inspirations. Dream well.
Pot of what, Mireille? Tread lightly now.
Pia, I'm at a conference and cranky. Apologies to all I offend accidentally. Those I offend intentionally need no apology, because they already get to be a majority.
Jenna, the Portland vapors.
Indie, I suppose because a superior motive is just called crime.
Mo'tive, less tive, who cares? I'm pretty paws-a-tive that we should hire a de-tech-tive to see what the dog here is up to with this word.
This is a dumb comment. Too emo-tive, no per-spec-tive, and I have no idea where I was going with the narr-a-tive.. My motive was not vin-dic-tive, I'm just too talk-a-tive. Not very crea-tive. Somebody please take the initi-a-tive to get the hook and get me off the stage....I can't quit....it's ad-dic-tive!
Motive comes from motivation, and all motivation comes from the need for chocolate. --------------------- I'm too busy today to blog in the manner I am accustomed. I have no time to read the comments of my fellow Doug disciples. For that, I am saddened. I hope this comment finds you doing well wherever you are, and I hope your hotel pillow is not too soft, not too firm, but just right. :)
Am I first? Gasp!
ReplyDeleteMotive: the answer to the question why.
Motive: the reason for EVERYthing.
ReplyDeleternqmuzik: running quickly from elevator music.
Motive: A powerful mental force used to shift momentum, and alter a course of events.
ReplyDeleteMotive:Often the missing piece of the puzzle necessary to solve the mystery.
ReplyDeleteMotive...best to have a strong, unbreakable alibi to back up my, er, your motives.
ReplyDeleteMotive...often unexplainable when dealing with criminals and teenagers.
ReplyDeletea small fire lit under someone's ass to get him/her moving
ReplyDeleteaaaaaoooooooooooooooo!
vnpudhik: a side effect of Viagra
Motive: The lack thereof provides the basis for a multi-gazillion dollar industry (see also Tony Robbins).
ReplyDeleteMotive: the truly effective alarm clock powered by the desire to play in blogsphere.
ReplyDeleteMotive: It's Like Motown...only different.
ReplyDeleteI will be back, after my brain kicks into gear
My paycheque is the only thing keeping me from quitting this crap ass job. Somehow on days like this it's just not a strong enough motive.
ReplyDeleteJenna, that's the first why. What's the second?
ReplyDeleteDddragon, so you're saying nothing is truly random?
Get after it, then, Brian. And welcome back.
Mutha, you make it sound like an apocalypse or a diet or something.
Joel, I know Colonel Mustard did it in the Study with the Lead Pipe. But what I want to know is why.
Jenna, I was blogging.
Joel, mostly teenagers.
Haha, Karma. A burning goose?
Joel, I'll look up Tony Robbins. In a minute or two.
Sar, because screaming kids are too easy to ignore.
V.I., you won't always be a young man.
"Paycheque," Jenna? Man, I wish the LA Zoo had a Canadian House.
In mathematical terms, where two lines meet in a point is an angle, therefore the motive is where those two points began.
ReplyDeleteIs it the third time that's a charm - here goes...
“There is no act, however virtuous, for which ingenuity may not find some bad motive.”
ReplyDeleteThomas Jefferson
Seems he had Bierce's number, eh?
MOTIVE, n. The power (petrol, electric, or push) that lets you go out and cut the grass. MOTIVATE: see THE DOG ATE MY HOMEWORK.
ReplyDeleteAre you sure your paymaster's not from Prague?
I never need a motive for taking a nap
ReplyDeleteOh pardon me "pay check" I forgot where I was for a minute.
ReplyDeleteI have found sufficient motive. Now I just need an alibi.
I don't need a motive for taking a nap
ReplyDeleteI don't need a motive for taking a nap
ReplyDeleteMotive: the *real* reason behind the reason for EVERYthing (with apologies to 3D!)
ReplyDeletei don't need a motive for taking a nap, but a good excuse is always helpful.
Ability, as in sperm, to move freely and of their own accord. Oh. That's motile.
ReplyDeleteMotive. Um. An interest in stirring the pot on an otherwise dull day.
xoxo
Doug left a comment saying that no boy deserves to be called a snowflake--took me two readings to get why no girl should be---slow today
ReplyDeleteI can't think of a good motive to have left the above comment other than I felt like
And do you think I should join Sar in the spelling bee?
Doug's comments seem to be frisky today, and the motive is?
Maybe it's the Portland air, Pia?
ReplyDeleteMy alibi is going out of town. Damn it.
Motive: A word invented to go along with the adjective ulterior, as there was no other word it could be used with.
ReplyDeleteWell done, G. I spent 10 minutes this morning trying to make Motive side A in a right triangle, with action side B and the hypoteneuse the explanation. No way to make that funny, though. I just couldn't make it funny, especially when I tried to bring pythagoras' theorem into it.
ReplyDeleteLogo, yup.
O Ceallaigh, I think you're about to invent the votive motive.
Haha, Dusty, and life is just a series of naps with inspirations between.
Lammy, you should nap with Dusty.
Puppybrose, plagiarism is motive without inspirations. Dream well.
Pot of what, Mireille? Tread lightly now.
Pia, I'm at a conference and cranky. Apologies to all I offend accidentally. Those I offend intentionally need no apology, because they already get to be a majority.
Jenna, the Portland vapors.
Indie, I suppose because a superior motive is just called crime.
Motive: the big picture and/or fine print.
ReplyDeleteMo'tive, less tive, who cares? I'm pretty paws-a-tive that we should hire a de-tech-tive to see what the dog here is up to with this word.
ReplyDeleteThis is a dumb comment. Too emo-tive, no per-spec-tive, and I have no idea where I was going with the narr-a-tive.. My motive was not vin-dic-tive, I'm just too talk-a-tive. Not very crea-tive. Somebody please take the initi-a-tive to get the hook and get me off the stage....I can't quit....it's ad-dic-tive!
Motive comes from motivation, and all motivation comes from the need for chocolate.
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I'm too busy today to blog in the manner I am accustomed. I have no time to read the comments of my fellow Doug disciples. For that, I am saddened.
I hope this comment finds you doing well wherever you are, and I hope your hotel pillow is not too soft, not too firm, but just right. :)
motive: The reason for murder, and the non ending monotony of my blog at this point in time.
ReplyDeleteBiercean, Puppybrose.
ReplyDeleteHaha, TLP. With a hip, hop and a hippity hippity hop.
Actonbell, very connotive.
Jamie Dawn, you should really stop and smell the roses. Anyway you get here is grand with me.
Actonbell, all motivation no common sense, that guy.
Cooper, I hear you. Sometimes it's the world's biggest fun, sometimes it's work without dental.