RIP , photojournalist James Foley

[eustacetilley]

neophyte wrote:
[quote=eustacetilley]

... reasoned discourse, facts, bad puns, etymology, the "Classical Orders", actually understanding what the words being used actually mean- none of these have any business being on this side.
My apologies.

Eustace
Eustace Tilley is a lout, he wears his socks inside out.
Prolix prose, far too silly- pay no mind to Eustace Tilley

Eustace, I hereby nominate you to chair the MR Department of Linguistics and Semantics, Forum Division. Duties of the Chair shall include hosting a weekly Forum Topic devoted to a linguistic and/or semantic issue du jour. Topics may be suggested by MRF members but the Chair shall make the initial post.

All in favor?
Actually, that's not such a bad idea, although I would like the Chair to rotate, preferably to music.
(This was once seriously discussed by PM, but the subject was weekly Literature instead of Wordplay.)
For three decades, William Safire wrote a weekly column solely devoted to words that interested him, and these days those columns are better regarded than his political pieces. At least among those who count.

If you really want to launch this, (After all, it's your idea.), you would have to be the First Chair: pick a word, research it, and present your findings to polite applause and the occasional ripe tomato. Then nominate the next Chair. (Extra points if a bewildered participant scratches their head, and asks themselves: "Have I just been insulted?")

We already have/had a Weekly Fit Club, Weekly discussions of what happened on "Breaking Bad", and Weekly Free Monday, (Which has taken an ominous turn...)
As I used to read Safire on Sunday mornings, well... you have Six Days.

Thanks for all the Fission.

Eustace
(Don't forget the Easter Eggs!)