Sunday, November 11, 2007

Word of the Day for Sunday, November 11, 2007

mercurial \mur-KYUR-ee-uhl\, adjective:

1. [Often capitalized] Of or pertaining to the god Mercury.
2. [Often capitalized] Of or pertaining to the planet Mercury.
3. Having the qualities of shrewdness, eloquence, or thievishness attributed to the god Mercury.
4. Changeable in temperament or mood; temperamental; volatile.
5. Of, pertaining to, or containing mercury.
6. Caused by the use of mercury.


Urban Word of the Day
November 11, 2007: penis sympathy
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=penis+sympathy&defid=1377982
  • The faint, lingering feeling of vicarious pain most men feel when they hear of another man in a situation where his penis has been injured.
Hey Jack, remember the end of that fishing trip when the car trunk accidentally slammed down on Phil's crotch? Man, I couldn't have sex for days after that one.

Trivia
How did the women’s reserve of the U.S. Coast Guard come to be called Spars?
  • The nautical nickname was adapted from the Coast Guard motto Semper Paratus—Latin for “Always Prepared”—when the women’s reserve was established during World War II.
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