"Lo! by the laying on of hands,"2009 Update: The explanation accompanying a request.
Say parson, priest and dervise,
"We consecrate your cash and lands
To ecclesiastical service.
No doubt you'll swear till all is blue
At such an imposition. Do."
—Pollo Doncas
Imposition -- Lay it on me brother as long as you don't impose any thing new. Ha! The ever upward spiraling costs of governing with welfare.
ReplyDelete(Dang! I might be first this morning. And I'm retired. Got to go to bed later so I can sleep in now and then.)
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IMPOSITION, n. One conducive to neither recreation nor procreation.
ReplyDeleteIn French, the word for tax is [un] impôt. At least they're up front about it. Unlike in these Untied States, where children in the public schools are led to believe that a tax is something that arrives in a taxi. Until it's too late.
I love your definition
ReplyDeleteSo Doug will you......I need it done badly and I need it now because I can't live unless you do it now. What? I explained it :)
Oh bother!
ReplyDeletereligious missionaries ringing my doorbell during a nap. ...
ReplyDeletewhere do i give
ReplyDeletePeace
Whatever it is I know it is far worse when the imposer calls it a "tiny imposition".
ReplyDeleteI actually rad it as "inpostion", that I could have handled. And yes, I found out last week that it's not a word. ;)
Sauerkraut:
ReplyDeleteYou should do something about your cat's eyeballs and frightening grimace.
Could a veterinarian help?
Jim, its no imposition to me.
ReplyDeleteAmoeba, in France its mostly impot.
Sure, Pia, probably. Submit a work request.
Indeed, TLP!
Absolutely, Actonbell. Twister is a violation of my rights as a citizen and a klutz.
Sauerkraut, that could be another example.
At the dispensary, Bear.
Cooper, it might not be a word, but it sure takes up space.
Karen, that brings a special kind of missionary.