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Thursday, 20 February 2025

Word of the day - INDEX OF WORDS








These are the words in the "Word of the day" series.

If you are brave or foolish enough to dig into the different types of words in English, try this.

Click on each to read about it.

#1 ENNUI

#2 MELANCHOLY

#3 ONOMATOPOEIA

#4 PUSILLANIMOUS

#5 SANCTIMONY

#6 SAPPHIC

#7 DUPLICITUS

#8 SUPERCILIOUS

#9 PEDANTIC

#10 MALLEABLE

#11 FEBRILE

#12 LICKSPITTLE

#13 FENDERSMITH

#14 FRIPPERY

#15 CURMUDGEON

#16 NIGGARD

#17 FLUMMOX

#18 CORNUCOPIA

#19 DISPASSIONATELY

#20 DISCOMBOBULATION

#21 SCHADENFREUDE

#22 INCONTROVERTIBLE

#23 FECUNDITY

#24 DISSOLUTION

#25 GALLIMAUFRY

#26 OBFUSCATION

#27 POLYSEMY

#28 FACETIOUS

#30 OBSEQUIOUS

#31 CIRCUMSPECTION

#32 GAWPING

#33 FULMINATING

#34 ENCOMIUM

#35 MALEFICENCE

#36 CORUSCATE

#37 TEMERITY

#38 HUBRIS

#39 TRUCULENCE

#40 RIGMAROLE

#41 PERNICIOUS

#42 ACCRETION

#43 NITHERED

#44 NARCISSISM

#45 FESTOON

#46 GOBSMACKED

#47 FUGUE

#48 ERUDITE

#49 ELOCUTION

#50 MACHINATIONS

#51 ABROGATE

#52 SOUPÇON

#53 ACERBIC

#54 BLIMEY

#55 CRIKEY

#56 MISANTHROPIC

#57 AVUNCULAR

#58 FRITTER

#59 SHENANIGANS

#60 SARDONIC

#61 GINORMOUS

#62 INSIDIOUS

#63 LASCIVIOUS

#64 FRISSON

#65 MESSIANIC

#66 COTERIE

#67 JITTERY

#68 OMNIPOTENCE

#69 MAELSTROM

#70 GIGIL

#71 ANTIPATHY



Word of the day - OMNIPOTENCE

The word today is Omnipotence

Omnipotence is a noun and means the following:

- The expression/exhibition of  unlimited power able to do anything

- The action(s) of someone who is omnipotent (all powerful)

- The exhibition of being a supreme power (an omnipotent person)













If you are actually omnipotent you are said to have omnipotence
You can show your omnipotence only if you are omnipotent
If some says you are omnipotent they mean god-like or "top-dog"
An omnipotent dog could bite anyone anytime with impunity
Dictators often assume they have omnipotence

If you need more start here or here.

There is an index of words of the day.

If you are brave or foolish enough to dig into the different types of words in English, try this.

Saturday, 15 February 2025

Truism - (about taxation)

Taxation is the the paymaster of society.

We don't like it but we need some


Personal thought - This truism is a dynamic balancing act between total societal conformance or insurrection leading to anarchy. In large(r) populations people want "services" but don't like paying for them. Taxation facilitates services but it is the scale and apparent effectiveness  of taxation that vexes society; too little leads to trouble(s) and too much leads to trouble(s).

Visual brain teasers


There are occasions, with time on your hands, when just just fancy a few good brain teasers a bit like these .....


How many rings? - wiggle your screen for rotation

















More rings? - wiggle your screen for rotation











 


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Loads more.

Thursday, 13 February 2025

You just lost your job!


Usually a hard job done well


THE ORIGIN OF THIS ARTICLE ....

People in the United Kingdom expect standards and protocols to be upheld, but can be so petty at times as to take your breath away with the triviality of their "concerns" or complaints, but in this case I expect this officer to be dismissed following his abuse of a person already prone and acquiescent at Manchester airport.

The "victim" may well have behaved terribly prior to these scenes (aggression in baggage hall with other passengers from their incoming flight QR023 from Qatar), for no bystanders seems willing to step-into the fray to defend him, yet what you see here is, to my mind, an officer venting his anger at what had presumably gone before. He lost control of himself and behaved like a thug. Whatever triggered that officer could have killed someone, for a booted kick to the head with a stamp are not always inconsequential.

I defend UK police, for they are often between a rock and a hard place, but this appears to be someone who should (re)join a para-military group, the army, or take up a cage fighting career.

This is not acceptable policing!


THE FOLLOWING DAY ....

Obviously, the "family" has appointed legal representation, just in case there's profit to be had, then called for "calm in the (racial) communities" which will keep their article hot, but we have learned there is more to this story than the footage that was selectively released, for there was indeed a serous altercation (officer hospitalised with broken nose) involving third parties and the victim. The BBC gathered more details, indicating police were called to an ongoing incident, possibly involving theft, which also shows the overly assertive officer roughly handling another person in their group. The officer had obviously reached the end of his tether with this incident and issued his lesson in induced aggression. I still believe he should, at least, be removed from a public facing role as he has been suspended pending a criminal investigation of his action(s).


THE TRUTH IS OUT ....

As with many "sensational" media pieces we must be sceptical about what is and what is not being shown. In this case the 2 "victims" in the first video turn out to be the instigators of their own suffering. In common parlance they got what they deserved. Muhammed Fahir Amaaz (head kick) and Amaad Amaaz (fat lump) both attacked police officers and were happy to dish-out their feral violence, but (obviously) their family were not happy with the corrective therapy that followed their fun; they have though lowered their public indignation level by sacking their original "legal" representative, allowing a new damage limitation representative to say the family, "had real concern for any police officer injured".

The thing is, police are (mostly) people and not monsters, so if you smash them in the face they naturally want to respond; but training and the uniform stops this. Usually!

I still believe the "offending" officer's behaviour was unacceptable (for one wearing the uniform), but his treatment of his attackers is understandable in the context of this incident and an extended period away from the "front line" would be good. Soldiers are granted R&R so why not overstressed police officers?

solicitors

 THE INEVITABLE AFTERMATH ....

A second officer at this incident has been suspended (reason unknown) and the two instigators of the police response to their original assaults have now submitted assault complaints against the Manchester police force. They have their new parasitic legal representative valiantly implying that the police are not allowed to defend themselves against sustained and serious assaults upon themselves. The hubris in their complaint is breath-taking in the light of the video evidence of them "kicking-off" for reasons as yet unknown. Sky News seem to have the best information.


Muhammed Fahir Amaaz (L) and Amaad Amaaz (R)
with legal representative Akhmed Yakoob (from
Maurice Andrews Solicitors in Birmingham)











New lawyer, Mother and sons (L+R) - angels in new suits?







 Ma

THEIR COURT  CASE ....

The two angels in their dressing up clothes pleaded not guilty! Setting aside the thought everyone in a more real world than theirs thinks they are, the actual recorded evidence against them suggests they are deluded. I think they are taking the piss as they can't take the thought of what they truly are.


Ah, bless - all dressed-up for their party.
Amaad Amaaz and Muhammed Fahir Amaaz

POSTSCRIPT ....

As with any population, there will be ineffectual do-gooders, right through to complete head-cases, so  I guess that within the police service the same holds true, though the weaning process's should eliminate the more obvious, leaving mostly good "coppers" to uphold the law. Three such policemen were nominated for bravery awards when they alone confronted, disarmed and arrested a complete maniac, Alex Muganwa Rudakubana, who undertook a frenzied knife attack on children and any adults about them. 

Killing one child with 144 stabs and two others with multiple stabs, before attacking and maiming many others, including adults who tried to intervene, the three in uniform, without hesitation, managed to suppress him and effect his arrest, without backup or specialist protection; they exemplified the impossibly high expectations we sometime put upon police force members. Well done lads; well done indeed

3 Heroes - PC Luke Holden , PCSO Tim Parry, Sgt Greg Gillespie 
Maurice Andrews Solicitors in Birmingham , Maurice Andrews ,  Solicitors in Bingham,

Sunday, 9 February 2025

Word of the day - JITTERY

The word today is Jittery

Jittery is an adjective and from my research means the following:

- To be having a feeling or unease or apprehension

- To be slightly uncontrolled in movement or mind

- To be showing nervousness or fear about something

- To be tense and easily upset or frightened


Have you ever had "the jitters"?


If your physical or mental behaviour is jittery you have "the jitters"
Whilst having/suffering "the jitters" you are said to be jittering 
If someone says you are jittering they think you unduly agitated
If someone thinks you jittery they mean you have a nervous disposition

If you need more start here or here.

There is an index of words of the day.

If you are brave or foolish enough to dig into the different types of words in English, try this.