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[jcatsby]

Here is a word not "officially" in the VMK Dictionary, but should be:

BSOD

- noun
1. Black Screen Of Death
2. What you typically get after the "loading bar" updates but VMK is down so your login attempt fails.

[kangapal]

Too Funny Jcatsby! Can we all go walking around with black arm bands on while on VMK, and chanting BSOD!
We would be one scary bunch! But it would be funny! lol!

[kangapal]

My word for the day is
EXTREME

ex·treme (k-strm)
adj.
1. Most remote in any direction; outermost or farthest: the extreme edge of the field.
2. Being in or attaining the greatest or highest degree; very intense: extreme pleasure; extreme pain.
3. Extending far beyond the norm: an extreme conservative. See Synonyms at excessive.
4. Of the greatest severity; drastic: took extreme measures to conserve fuel.
5. Sports
a. Very dangerous or difficult: extreme rafting.
b. Participating or tending to participate in a very dangerous or difficult sport: an extreme skier.
6. Archaic Final; last.
n.
1. The greatest or utmost degree or point.
2. Either of the two things situated at opposite ends of a range: the extremes of boiling and freezing.
3. An extreme condition.
4. An immoderate, drastic expedient: resorted to extremes in the emergency.
5. Mathematics
a. The first or last term of a ratio or a series.
b. A maximum or minimum value of a function.
6. Logic The major or minor term of a syllogism.

We seem to use the word extreme too much lately. We have extreme candy, extreme chips, extreme this and extreme that! I might just have to change my name to ExtremeKanga for VMK!!

[kangapal]

My word for today is:

Celebrate

cel·e·brate (sl-brt)
v. cel·e·brat·ed, cel·e·brat·ing, cel·e·brates
v.tr.
1. To observe (a day or event) with ceremonies of respect, festivity, or rejoicing. See Synonyms at observe.
2. To perform (a religious ceremony): celebrate Mass.
3. To extol or praise: a sonnet that celebrates love.
4. To make widely known; display: "a determination on the author's part to celebrate . . . the offenses of another" William H. Pritchard.
v.intr.
1. To observe an occasion with appropriate ceremony or festivity.
2. To perform a religious ceremony.
3. To engage in festivities: went out and celebrated after the victory.

It is time to celebrate Tiger's birthday! And VMK players will be celebrating football today with a football Maze today. And finally, Which team will celebrate their victory after the Super Bowl?

This post has been edited by kangapal: Feb 4 2007, 09:00 AM

[kangapal]

My word for the day is:

pillage

pil·lage
v. pil·laged, pil·lag·ing, pil·lag·es
v.tr.
1. To rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder.
2. To take as spoils.
v.intr.
To take spoils by force.
n.
1. The act of pillaging.
2. Something pillaged; spoils.

I plan to pillage the Haunted Mansion next tuesday! lol!

[FairieSprite]

My word of the day is:

Aztec
Az·tec (ăz'tĕk')
n.
1. A group of Mexican Indian peoples whose civilization was at its height at the time of the Spanish conquest in the early 16th century.
2. The Nahuatl language of the Aztecs.

I think it would be neat to have an Aztec themed guest room in VMK.

[FairieSprite]

My word of the day is:

Blimey
bli·mey (blīmee)
interjection
1. Brit. informal expressing surprise, amazement, excitement, or alarm.
2. Late 19th century. Alteration of God blind (or blame) me!

Blimey! The quest kiosks are expensive!

[kangapal]

My VMK word of the day is:

prospect

pros·pect
n.
1. Something expected; a possibility.
2. prospects
a. Chances.
b. Financial expectations, especially of success.
3.
a. A potential customer, client, or purchaser.
b. A candidate deemed likely to succeed.
4. The direction in which an object, such as a building, faces; an outlook.
5. Something presented to the eye; a scene: a pleasant prospect.
6. The act of surveying or examining.
7.
a. The location or probable location of a mineral deposit.
b. An actual or probable mineral deposit.
c. The mineral yield obtained by working an ore.

Lastinside had many prospect's in his quest room last night!

[jcatsby]

swabbie

swab·bie also swab·by
n. pl. swab·bies
Slang - A sailor.

I had best spend more time pretending to be a swabbie at the Pirates Game if I want to earn enough credits to buy more hats this month!

[FairieSprite]

My word of the day is:

Exhibition
ex·hi·bi·tion (ĕk'sə-bĭsh'ən)
n.
1. A public display of items in an art gallery or museum.
Thesaurus: display, presentation, showing, advertisement, show, performance, exposition, fair, carnival.
2. A display or demonstration of a skill or quality.
3. Chiefly British. A scholarship or grant awarded to a scholar by a college or university.

The VMK Gallery is a great exhibition.

[FairieSprite]

My word of the day is:

Jester
jest·er (jĕs'tər)
n.
1. A professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages.
2. A jester or "fool" is a specific type of clown mostly associated with the Middle Ages. Jesters typically wore brightly colored clothing in a motley pattern. Their hats (sometimes called the "cap'n'bells") were especially distinctive; made of cloth, they were floppy with three points (liliripes) each of which had a jingle bell at the end. The three points of the hat represent the donkeys' ears and tail worn by jesters in earlier times.

I can't wait until the purple jester hats are released this Friday!

[kangapal]

interesting... I was going to use that same word today!!! I will have to look around for another one!

[FairieSprite]

interesting... I was going to use that same word today!!! I will have to look around for another one!

Lol how weird! Speaking of jesters, I found some really cool jester smileys that I'll try to add later today.

[kangapal]

I will use one of the latest added words today...

magician
ma·gi·cian (m-jshn)
n.
1. A sorcerer; a wizard.
2. One who performs magic for entertainment or diversion.
3. One whose formidable skill or art seems to be magical: a magician with words

There are many people on VMK who think they are a magician.

This post has been edited by kangapal: Feb 15 2007, 08:42 AM

[FairieSprite]

My word of the day is:

Lanyard
lan·yard also lan·iard (lăn'yərd)
n.
1. A short rope or gasket used for fastening, securing, rigging, or raising & lowering something, such as a ship's sails.
2. A cord worn around the neck, shoulder, or wrist for carrying something, such as a knife, whistle, or something similar.
3. A cord with a hook at one end used to fire a cannon.

I think it would be neat to have a lanyard on VMK that would allow us to display all of our pins.