Friday, January 15, 2010

Obnibulated Yet?

A. Unabashed Pacifist:

Like the truth, peace will out.

B. Unabashed Christian:

Holy One,

Can you forgive me for thinking that Pat Robertson should have a voodoo curse put upon his mouth?
Meanwhile, I’ll pray for his conversion to Christianity.
Amen

C. Un-quoting Jesus:

“I don’t see the point of your hula-hoop, Eli.”

[No point, and not something He said.]

D. Blog: Word of the Week – “obnubilate”

Verb
1.
obnubilate - make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"
becloud, befog, fog, haze over, obscure, mist, cloud
conceal, hide - prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"
overshadow - cast a shadow upon; "The tall tree overshadowed the house"

2.
obnubilate - make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"
obscure, blur, confuse
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
confuse, confound - mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"
muddy - cause to become muddy; "These data would have muddied the prediction"

[Thanks to yourfreedictionary.com for making the meaning of this word clear…]

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