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.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Daring
DARING, n. One of the most conspicuous qualities of a man in security.
2010 Update: A laudable trait in a stranger surrounded by my neighbors.
There is a fine hard to discover line between admirable daring and plain stupidity. That line seems to move a little closer to the stupidity side with age. Young and old. For example, Daddy took the T-Bird away involves a safety issue for each age and is also used as a punishment for the young. ..
The word "daring" is often followed by a smile... thus it is a positive thing. Somehow all I can picture is Errol Flynn away up high on the galleon's ladder...(in his daring tight spandex pants ha ha ha)
The girl that I loved she was handsome And I tried all I knew her to please But I just couldn't please her a quarter as well As the man upon the trapeze
He'd fly through the air with the greatest of ease The daring young man on the flying trapeze His movements were graceful, all the girls he could please And my love he's stolen away
There's more. This singer isn't really a fan of mine. ..
This thread reminds me of my entry on last Tuesday's Razor:
"Bravissimo! Encore! Encore! Did you know Vaudeville developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from many sources? Saloons, minstrelsy, freak shows, dime museums and British pantomimes, to name a few. Then people just got bored with it and didn't care if Vaudeville was around any more." The end.
Daring: What you put on a woman's finger that makes her happy up until after the honey moon, and then makes her bitter afterwards when she realizes it's not all fun and games and that she also has to take on responsibilities.
Daring is....
ReplyDeleteQuitting your job without another job.
Having your final day next Friday.
Very very daring. Feel the rush...
Am I first? Get outta town...
DARING, n. Wedding band.
ReplyDeletepormo: not recommended while wearing a daring.
There is a fine hard to discover line between admirable daring and plain stupidity.
ReplyDeleteThat line seems to move a little closer to the stupidity side with age. Young and old.
For example, Daddy took the T-Bird away involves a safety issue for each age and is also used as a punishment for the young.
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Daring: a low cut dress. or an extra-short one.
ReplyDeleteDARING, n. - Running for President of the USofA
ReplyDeleteAuthor Robert A. Heinlein coined the term "grok" in his best-selling 1961 book "Stranger in a Strange Land".
ReplyDeleteTo grok (pronounced /ˈɡrɒk/) is to share the same reality or line of thinking with another physical or conceptual entity.
DARING, n. I'm so stupid I'm daring Jim to follow me with one of his brilliant "Jim Dandy" comments.
ReplyDeleteAmoeba and I tend to think along the same paths yet sometimes we end up at different destinations.
ReplyDeleteThe word "daring" evolved from "the ring" to "da ring" to "d'ring" to "daring". It means taking a chance even when all the odds are against you.
Sunpap -- artificial cheer
The word "daring" is often followed by a smile... thus it is a positive thing. Somehow all I can picture is Errol Flynn away up high on the galleon's ladder...(in his daring tight spandex pants ha ha ha)
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ReplyDeleteJim D to the rescue again?
The girl that I loved she was handsome
And I tried all I knew her to please
But I just couldn't please her a quarter as well
As the man upon the trapeze
He'd fly through the air with the greatest of ease
The daring young man on the flying trapeze
His movements were graceful, all the girls he could please
And my love he's stolen away
There's more. This singer isn't really a fan of mine.
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Ha ha ha Terry. Right about now, I'm thinking of "They Died With Their Boots On".
ReplyDeleteErrol Flynn plays Gen. George Custard. The movie inaccurately recounts his life and ends as he's slaughtered at the Battle of Little Big Horn.
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daring: bravery, but with less respectable consequences.
ReplyDeleteTerry, funny you say that, daring often shows in a smile given in the most difficult situation, and I tell you, it makes the world stop for a moment.
ReplyDeleteThis thread reminds me of my entry on last Tuesday's Razor:
ReplyDelete"Bravissimo! Encore! Encore! Did you know Vaudeville developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from many sources? Saloons, minstrelsy, freak shows, dime museums and British pantomimes, to name a few. Then people just got bored with it and didn't care if Vaudeville was around any more." The end.
p.s. Good morning.
See all the good that comes to the unemployed, Jenn?
ReplyDeleteNo lie, Amoeba. Where are the wrasslin' bears?
Jim, that's a good point. Lock up the children in a Chevelle if you want to protect them.
Anymore, TLP, nothing short of a "For rent" sign is daring.
Yep, Thom. Too brisk for my britches, that's sure.
Karen, I did not know that about Heinlein.
Quilly, da ring delenda est?
Terry, I still think that sliding down the sail on his knife scene was pretty daring.
Custer by any chance, Karen?
Cooper, I like it.
Ariel, I think you have a new theory of relativity to put with Einstein's.
Good morning, Karen.
Daring: What you put on a woman's finger that makes her happy up until after the honey moon, and then makes her bitter afterwards when she realizes it's not all fun and games and that she also has to take on responsibilities.
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