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its usually not a good idea to spend your entire giro on southern comfort and cannabis and then come on here.
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Lothario
Noun[loh-thair-ee-oh]
A man who obsessively seduces and deceives women.
The name's connotations with an amoral seducer of women probably spring from the story of "The impertinent Curiosity" in Cervantes' epic "Don Quixote" (1607) in which a man named Anselmo coerces Lothario, his faithful friend, to test the virtue of his wife, Camila. Though Lothario sincerely attempts dissuading Anselmo from testing his wife's fidelity, the friend insists, and Lothario eventually falls in love with Camila.
The Fair Penitent (1703), by Nicholas Rowe also has a character called Lothario who seduces and betrays Calista.
Edit: Considering the number of wenches I've had beam end up on the bonnet of my Landy, one can't help but consider yours truly as a bit of a lothario as it happens.Last edited by pacharan; 4 November 2011, 12:26.
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tosser [ˈtɒsə]
n Brit slang a stupid or despicable person
A pacharan
[probably from toss off (to masturbate)]
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Hubris
Adjective[hyoo-bris]
excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance.
c/f braggadocio - vain, empty bragging.
Something that personifies both of these words is the moment that Tony Blair, upon descending the steps of his return flight from his much celebrated address to congress,
just about manages to restrain himself from punching the air.
The arms go up and he makes a fist with each hand but he pulls himself back at the brink.
Now, that would have been pure braggadocio.
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Originally posted by pacharan View PostSolipsistic
Adjective[sol-ip-sis-tik]
Of or characterised by solipsism - the idea that only one's own mind is sure to exist.
In its extreme, the individual believes that nothing is real outside of the personal self.
A popular concept in modern philosophy since a belief is widely held that all certain knowledge may go no further than "I think; therefore I exist"
"left to myself I have to grasp the rough stonework of a wall to reassure myself of its reality" ... William Wordsworth.
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Word of the Day
Solipsistic
Adjective[sol-ip-sis-tik]
Of or characterised by solipsism - the idea that only one's own mind is sure to exist.
In its extreme, the individual believes that nothing is real outside of the personal self.
A popular concept in modern philosophy since a belief is widely held that all certain knowledge may go no further than "I think; therefore I exist"
"left to myself I have to grasp the rough stonework of a wall to reassure myself of its reality" ... William Wordsworth.Tags: None
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