1254"Sciolist" - from J-Law

Mar. 4, 2003

 

 

Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 16:50:10 -0800 (PST)
From: J-Law 
Subject: One last thing about McB
To: me

I forgot to tell you that she played the locking the dogs up thing
like they "preferred to be in the bedroom," and she just closed the
door to keep them from "dashing into the street when she left the
house."

Whatever, dude.

Le mot du jour: Sciolist: someone who babbles pretentiously about
something, but they actually don't know shit.

That fits our respective betes noirs rather well, don't you think?
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dictionary.com:


Sciolist
\Sci"o*list\, n. [L. sciolus. See Sciolous.] One who knows many
things superficially; a pretender to science; a smatterer.

These passages in that book were enough to humble the presumption of
our modern sciolists, if their pride were not as great as their
ignorance. --Sir W. Temple.

A master were lauded and sciolists shent. --R. Browning.

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1257 7 virtues/sins

Mar. 4, 2003

 

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ANGER

1. Who did you last get angry with?


2. What is your weapon of choice?


3. Would you hit a member of the opposite sex?


4. How about of the same sex?


5. Who was the last person who got really angry at you?


6. What is your pet peeve?


7. Do you keep grudges, or can you let them go easily?



SLOTH

1. What is one thing you're supposed to do daily that you haven't
done in a long time?


2. What is the latest you've ever woken up?


3. Name a person you've been meaning to contact, but haven't.


4. What is the last lame excuse you made?


5. Have you ever watched an infomercial all the way through (one of
the long ones...)?


6. When was the last time you got a good workout in?



7. How many times did you hit the snooze button on your alarm clock
today?


GLUTTONY

1. What is your overpriced yuppie beverage of choice?


2. Meat eaters: white meat or dark meat?


3. What is the greatest amount of alcohol you've had in one


4. Have you ever used a professional diet company?


5. Do you have an issue with your weight?


6. Do you prefer sweets, salty foods, or spicy foods?


7. Have you ever looked at a small housepet or child and
thought, "LUNCH"?



LUST

1. How many people have you seen naked (not counting movies/family)?


2. How many people have seen YOU naked (not counting
physicians/family)?


3. Have you ever caught yourself staring at the chest/crotch of a
member of your gender of choice during a normal conversation?


4. Have you "done it"?


5. What is your favorite body part on a person of your gender of
choice?



6. Have you ever been propositioned by a prostitute?

7. Have you ever had to get tested for an STD or pregnancy?



GREED

1. How many credit cards do you own?


2. What's your guilty pleasure store?


3. If you had $1 million, what would you do with it?


4. Would you rather be rich, or famous?


5. Would you accept a boring job if it meant you would make megabucks?


6. Have you ever stolen anything?


7. How many MP3s are on your hard drive?



PRIDE

1. What one thing have you done that you're most proud of?


2. What one thing have you done that your parents are most proud of?


3. What thing would you like to accomplish in your life?


4. Do you get annoyed by coming in second place?


5. Have you ever entered a contest of skill, knowing you were of much
higher skill than all the other competitors?


6. Have you ever cheated on something to get a higher score?


7. What did you do today that you're proud of?



ENVY

1. What item (or person) of your friends would you most want to have
for your own?


2. Who would you want to go on 'Changing Rooms' with?

3. If you could be anyone else in the world, who would you be?


4. Have you ever been cheated on?


5. Have you ever wished you had a physical feature different from
your own?


6. What inborn trait do you see in others that you wish you had for
yourself?


7. Do you wish you'd come up with this survey?


8. Finally, what is your favorite deadly sin?


FAITH

1. What religion do you follow?

2. What religion were you raised as?

3. Do you believe that forgiveness is a religious property, or a
human property?


4. Do you believe in magic?


5. What was the last promise you broke?


6. Have you ever said the words to a prayer and not meant it?


7. Do you believe that anyone could be perfect?



HOPE

1. Did you get everything you wanted over the last holiday season?


2. Regarding your future, what is the best thing you could hope for?

3. Do you let yourself get your hopes up for something even if you
know that there is a large chance of failure?


5. Have you ever bought a lottery ticket? If so, how close did you
come to winning?


6. Do you gamble? If so, what game or activity?


7. Have you ever had something called off on account of bad weather,
but then gone ahead and done it anyway?



CHARITY

1. What causes do you support?


2. What causes have you given money or time to?

3. Have you ever worked in a soup kitchen or done another kind of
outreach for the homeless?


4. Would you ever consider joining the Peace Corps, Amnesty
International, or another travel-inherent worldwide charity group?


5. Do you give money to the homeless on the street?


6. Have you ever helped out a friend with basic needs, like rent or
food?


7. What's the greatest extent you've gone to help a friend in need?



FORTITUDE

1. What are you most afraid of?


2. What did you do today that was really brave?


3. Who is your favorite superhero, and why?


4. Would you put your life in danger to rescue someone?


5. If you were to face the Wizard, would you want more courage, more
brains, or more heart?


6. Have you ever gotten stage fright? If so, when? If not, how do you
avoid it?


7. Do you consider yourself to be a leader or a follower?


JUSTICE

1. Have you ever been summoned for jury duty? Were you chosen?


2. If they reinstituted the draft (for both genders), would you go,
or would find some way out of it?


3. Do you support capital punishment (the death penalty)?


4. Do you believe that Dubya is rightfully President of the USA?


5. What was your favorite media circus trial?


6. Have you ever written a letter to a politician?



TEMPERANCE

1. What do you have the hardest time moderating yourself on?


2. Do you collect anything?


3. Are you addicted to anything?


4. Have you ever put anything on layaway or used an installment plan?


5. What's your preferred method of paying for things?


6. Tell us one thing you wish you hadn't let yourself do.


7. Do you feel that you obsess over things?



PRUDENCE

1. Who is the wisest person you know?


2. Have you ever participated in a vigil?


3. Do you take advice when it's given?


4. What area are you wisest in?


5. Do you drive defensively?


6. Have you ever had unprotected sex outside of marriage? Would you
ever?


7. What did you learn today?


8. And of course, what is your favorite heavenly virtue?

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