New Word of the Day

The New Word of the Day: 4/28/12

Bereft (bih-reft)

Definition: lacking; missing

Source: Thesaurus.com


Today on April 28...

On April 28th, 1914...

-Willis Haviland (W.H.) Carrier...
The "Father of Air Conditioning"...Who developed both the theory and the applications thereof; His: "Rational Psychrometric Formulae" [The "Magna Carta of Psychrometrics"]
...patented the latest of his air-conditioning-system inventions.

-Later that same year...Carrier installs air conditioning in the first home, a mansion in Minneapolis. Cost: $10,000.

-Nowadays, it would almost seem bereft, for the majority of us, to think of our modes of transportation without the benefits associated with them being air-conditioned...Especially in warmer climes!!

:)

Bob
 
The New Word of the Day: 4/29/12

Subaudition (suhb-aw-dish-uhn)

Definition:
1. an act or instance of understanding or mentally supplying something not expressed
2. somthing mentally supplied; understood or implied meaning

Source: dictionary.com

The costumer was under subaudition that he/she would pay the detailer when the work was completed as the detailer never mentioned word of compensation of the work prior to starting.

Today on April 29...

1813 Rubber is patented
 
The New Word of the Day:4/29/12

Subaudition (suhb-aw-dish-uhn)

Definition:
1. an act or instance of understanding or mentally supplying something not expressed
2. somthing mentally supplied; understood or implied meaning

Source: dictionary.com




:D

Bob
 
Greetings NWOTD!!!

The best that I can come up with after a long extended weekend and a 10 hr return drive.

Honeyhole: location utilized by a mobile detailer such as a medical park or realty office that produces great income.

Subaudition: the realization of possible loss of a honeyhole after committing damage to a customer vehicle.
 
^^ Thank you for the additions VT!! Very "usable" words for everyday life! =)
 
The New Word of the Day: 4/30/12

Mooncalf (moon-kaf)

Definition:
1. a congenitally grossly deformed and mentally defective person
2. a foolish person
3. a person who spends time idly daydreaming.

Source: Dictionary.com

The mooncalf individual devised and planned for his future endeavor as a detailer, always thinking about how wonderful it would be to have his own business, however he never put his plans into action.

Today on April 30...

1904 Ice Cream cone makes its debut

1997 Big Ben stops at 12.11 PM for 54 minutes
 
The end product of the mooncalf,
who tried to cut his time in half;
using scrupulous methods
and resorting to acids.
All I could do was just laugh!

April 30, 1975: The South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to Communist forces. Fall of Saigon
 
The New Word of the Day: 4/30/12

Mooncalf (moon-kaf)

Definition:
2. a foolish person

Source: Dictionary.com

Today on April 30...

-Thanks for your "new word of the day", Tundra_10...
I admit...I've never seen or heard this word before.
Good One!! :xyxthumbs:


-On this day, April 30th, 1952:
Mr. Potato Head was the first toy to ever be advertised on TV!




:)

Bob
 
Been recuperating all day from the long weekend.
Have been on and off the forum mostly all day.
I was able to do a lot of the house/yard maintenance for Mom, attend the wake and funeral, and was still able to do a full detail on a classic pick up referral from the guy who sold me the 68GMC. If the SC referrals keep up then I may just be able to spend a little more time with Mom.

See you guys on the forum
 
The New Word of the Day: 5/1/12

Bane (beyn)

Definition:
1.a person or thing that ruins or spoils: Gambling was the bane of his existence.
2.a deadly poison (often used in combination, as in the names of poisonous plants): wolfsbane; henbane.
3.death; destruction; ruin.
4.Obsolete . that which causes death or destroys life: entrapped and drowned beneath the watery bane.

Source: Dictionary.com

The bane naysayers brought the mood to the detailing seminar down when they did not believe how well the certain products performed when demonstrated.

Today on May 1...

1840 1st adhesive postage stams ("Penny Blacks" from England) issued

1884 Construction begins on Chicago 1st skyscraper (10 stories)

1941 General Mills introduces Cheerios (we all owe them gratitude for this!)
 
The New Word of the Day: 5/1/12

Bane (beyn)

Definition:
1.a person or thing that ruins or spoils: Gambling was the bane of his (and/or her?) existence.

It has been quite a conundrum to whom Carly Simon referenced as seemingly being a:
"Bane to her existence"...
As She wailed the words to: 'You're So Vain".

:)

Bob
 
Slackers seem to be the bane of B&B's workforce, preventing the company from enlarging at this crucial time of peak season.

2/1/1861: Texas secedes from the Union.
 
"New Word of the Day" for 05.02.2012:

Epexegesis (e pèksə jessiss)

Definition: Additional explanation or explanatory material; further clarification; to point out.


-Often in one of my replies/postings to an OP's thread-starter-inquiry, I will, undoubtedly, omit some, (what I feel is), pertinent, germanic information.
Or, just add a few etc's, as it were, as a catch-all.

-(This is not to be perceived as an intentional act upon my part...Rather, to be sure: 'I'm only Human'.)

-Therefore...I hereby state, unequivocably, that I appreciate someone that will take an opportunity to "fill-in-the-blanks"; and, I only consider this as an epexegetical-act...Never to be taken as an affront, offensive, or patronizing.

I say, then: Thanks!!...And a: "Tip-of-the Hat" to those Exegete amongst we fellow AGO'ers.

:)

Bob
 
Seems that the lasted trend in detailing websites is the epexegetical use of video, as opposed to still photographs, to inform potential clients of the processes and proceedures used in performing aspects of each package offered.

May 02, 1945:The Soviet Union announced the fall of Berlin.
The Allied Forces announced the surrender of Nazi troops in Italy and parts of Austria.






P.
 
The New Word of the Day: 5/2/12

Decamp (dih-kamp)

Definition: depart suddenly

Source: Thesaurus.com

There is an influx of PC rop's failing due to the backing plate decamping from the machine. Some of the units show signs of wear, indicative of not using the "crush" washer. Therefore there are several threads addressing the importance of said washer.

Today on May 2...

1885 "Good Housekeeping" magazine is 1st published (if you ever watched the movie "Step Brothers", you know why I am giggling)

1980 Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in Wall (Part II)" is banned in South Africa (They don't know good music when they hear it!!)

1994 Dr. Kervokian found innocent on assisting suicides
 
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