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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… concatenate (adjective, verb) adjective: linked together verb: to link together in a series or chain Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Concatenate comes directly from Latin concatenare, which in turn is formed from con-, meaning “with” or “together,” and catena, meaning “chain.” In fact, the word chain

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… fool (noun, adjective, verb) – noun: 1 : a person lacking in judgment or prudence 2a : a retainer formerly kept in great households to provide casual entertainment and commonly dressed in motley with cap, bells, and bauble b : one who is victimized or made to appear foolish

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Blinded by Fanaticism

Blinded by Fanaticism

David Daintree mercatornet.com David Daintree is Director of the Christopher Dawson Centre for Cultural Studies, in Hobart, Tasmania. To anyone with a strong stomach and a willingness to face up to some grim truths about human nature, I recommend this two-part documentary on the Hitler Youth movement (the Hitler-Jugend)

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… contemporary (adjective, noun) – adjective – 1a : marked by characteristics of the present period b : simultaneous 2 : happening, existing, living, or coming into being during the same period of time noun – 1 : one that is contemporary with another 2 : one of the same or nearly the same

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… keelhaul (verb) – 1 : to haul under the keel of a ship as punishment or torture 2 : to rebuke severely Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In the mid-1600s, British monarchs were intent on using their powerful navy to expand their empire. Insubordination was not tolerated, and mutinous

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… sloth (noun) – 1a : disinclination to action or labor b : spiritual apathy and inactivity 2 : any of various slow-moving arboreal edentate mammals (genera Bradypus and Choloepus) that inhabit tropical forests of South and Central America, hang from the branches back downward, and feed on leaves, shoots,

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Nuclear Reactor Explosions and Excursions

Nuclear Reactor Explosions and Excursions

Marc Grey Despite being one of the safest types of energy generation, there is a common perception that nuclear power is dangerous. Probably the most common view about nuclear power danger is that a reactor may explode. In this article, we explore what type of explosions can occur and along

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… lothario (noun) – a man whose chief interest is seducing women Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Lothario comes from The Fair Penitent (1703), a tragedy by Nicholas Rowe. In the play, Lothario is a notorious seducer, extremely attractive but beneath his charming exterior a haughty and unfeeling

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The Solution to Systemic Racism Is… Apartheid!

The Solution to Systemic Racism Is… Apartheid!

Why aren’t the protesters who turned out in force to protest racial inequality by rejecting the 1981 Springbok tour filling the streets and protesting racial inequality here in 2021? They were fired up about injustice to black South Africans back then and are now ominously silent about white New

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… kerfuffle (noun) – : a disturbance or commotion typically caused by a dispute or conflict Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Fuffle was first used in Scottish English, as early as the 16th century, as a verb meaning “to dishevel.” The addition of the prefix car- (possibly derived from

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Dark Mofo Gets Cut on Its Own Edge

Dark Mofo Gets Cut on Its Own Edge

Tasmania’s annual Dark Mofo winter arts festival would be better named the “Look at Me, I’m so EDGY!” festival. The brainchild of the poker millionaire who founded the Mona gallery in Hobart, it’s of a piece with the “edgy” art gallery: a whole lot of attention-seeking tat

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… underwhelm (verb) : to fail to impress or stimulate Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Overwhelm and its rare synonym “whelm” have both been around since the 14th century, but “underwhelm” first appeared in print in 1949. Both “overwhelm” and “whelm” are derived from the Middle English “whelmen,

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… toady (noun) – : one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In 17th-century Europe, a toadeater was a showman’s assistant whose job was to make the boss look good. The toadeater would eat (or pretend to eat) what were

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