A.Word.A.Day Archives from https://wordsmith.org/awad -------- Date: Wed Apr 1 00:01:03 EDT 2015 Subject: A.Word.A.Day--jovial X-Bonus: Make no judgments where you have no compassion. -Anne McCaffrey, writer (1 Apr 1926-2011) This week's theme: Words related to the names of planets jovial (JOH-vee-uhl) adjective Cheerful; good-humored. [From Latin jovialis (of Jupiter), from Jov- (Jupiter). The word Jupiter is from Latin Jovis pater (father Jove). The planet Jupiter is named after the Roman god Jupiter and those born under the influence of this planet were supposed to be good-humored. Ultimately from the Indo-European root dyeu- (to shine) that is also the source of diva, divine, Jupiter, Jove, July, Zeus, and Sanskrit deva (god). Earliest documented use: 1590.] See usage examples in Vocabulary.com's dictionary: http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/jovial https://wordsmith.org/words/images/jovial_large.jpg Cartoon: Baloo "The mood on the tour had gone from jovial and light to brutal inside an hour." Brad Lavigne; 'From Jovial to Brutal'; Maclean's (Toronto, Canada); Nov 25, 2013. -------- Date: Thu Apr 2 00:01:04 EDT 2015 Subject: A.Word.A.Day--earthy X-Bonus: The fate of animals is of greater importance to me than the fear of appearing ridiculous; it is indissolubly connected with the fate of men. -Emile Zola, writer (2 Apr 1840-1902) This week's theme: Words related to the names of planets earthy (UHR-thee) adjective 1. Relating to earth or soil. 2. Direct; uninhibited. 3. Coarse; unrefined. 4. Practical; down-to-earth. 5. Worldly, as opposed to heavenly. [From Old English eorthe (earth). Earliest documented use: 1398.] See usage examples in Vocabulary.com's dictionary: http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/earthy "A globe warming party?...Guys, you shouldn't have!" https://wordsmith.org/words/images/earthy_large.jpg Cartoon: Loren Fishman "Vargas Llosa remains fundamentally true to his earthy, non-utopian vision." Thomas Mallon; Restless Realism; The New Yorker; Mar 16, 2015. -------- Date: Fri Apr 3 00:01:03 EDT 2015 Subject: A.Word.A.Day--martial X-Bonus: Never bear more than one trouble at a time. Some people bear three kinds -- all they have had, all they have now, and all they expect to have. -Edward Everett Hale, author (3 Apr 1822-1909) This week's theme: Words related to the names of planets martial (MAHR-shuhl) adjective Relating to war or warriors. [After Mars, Roman god of war, who also gave his name to the planet in our solar system. Earliest documented use: 1425.] See usage examples in Vocabulary.com's dictionary: http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/martial "To begin with, he's from Mars, I'm from Venus..." https://wordsmith.org/words/images/martial_large.jpg Cartoon: Harley Schwadron "Takahiro Ezaki's scowl, which never changed during the day, added a martial touch." Ken Belson; The Ultimate Underdog; The New York Times; Jun 15, 2014. -------- Date: Mon Apr 6 00:01:03 EDT 2015 Subject: A.Word.A.Day--quiescent X-Bonus: Pleasure may come from illusion, but happiness can come only of reality. -Nicolas de Chamfort, writer (6 Apr 1741-1794) Kangaroo words didn't originate in Australia. Nor do they hop across the pages of a book. The reason they are called kangaroo words is that they carry a tinier version of themselves within. Maybe we should call them marsupial words. Here's an example. The word 'curtail' has 'cut' in its spelling, 'respite' has 'rest', and 'splotch' has 'spot'. This week we'll feature five kangaroo words. See if you can identify their joeys. There are two rules about kangaroo words: The letters of a joey should be in order. Not all letters can be adjacent. So 'enjoy'/'joy' don't count. quiescent (kwee-ES-uhnt, kwy-) adjective Still; inactive; not showing symptoms. [From Latin quiescere (to rest), from quies (quiet). Earliest documented use: 1605.] See usage examples in Vocabulary.com's dictionary: http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/quiescent "Given how quiescent wages and prices remain, rate rises seem still at least a year away." Jobs are Not Enough; The Economist (London, UK); Jul 19, 2014. -------- Date: Tue Apr 7 00:01:03 EDT 2015 Subject: A.Word.A.Day--catacomb X-Bonus: It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds. -William Ellery Channing, clergyman and writer (7 Apr 1780-1842) This week's theme: Kangaroo words catacomb (KAT-uh-kom, -koom) noun 1. An underground cemetery with passageways and recesses for graves. 2. A thing or a place that is complex or labyrinthine. [From Latin catacumbas, of obscure origin. Earliest documented use: 971.] See usage examples in Vocabulary.com's dictionary: http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/catacomb The catacombs of Paris https://wordsmith.org/words/images/catacomb_large.jpg Photo: Ignis/Wikimedia "The catacombs beneath Paris, which famously house the remains of six million dead, are probably one of the last places you'd want to feel trapped." Robert Abele; Dredging Up Cliches Below Ground in Paris; Los Angeles Times; Aug 30, 2014. "Some of [users' anger was from] fear that their gaming device would wither away in the Facebook catacombs, forgotten by a young billionaire mogul with buyer's remorse." Peter Rubin; Oculus Rift; Wired (New York); Jun 2014. -------- Date: Wed Apr 8 00:01:04 EDT 2015 Subject: A.Word.A.Day--perambulate X-Bonus: O innocent victims of Cupid, / Remember this terse little verse: / To let a fool kiss you is stupid, / To let a kiss fool you is worse. -Yip Harburg, lyricist (8 Apr 1896-1981) This week's theme: Kangaroo words perambulate (puh-RAM-byuh-layt) verb tr., intr. To walk through; to roam. [From Latin perambulare (to walk through), from per- (through) + ambulare (to walk). Ultimately from the Indo-European root ambhi- (around), which is also the source of ambulance, alley, preamble, bivouac, and obambulate https://wordsmith.org/words/obambulate.html . Earliest documented use: 1450.] See usage examples in Vocabulary.com's dictionary: http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/perambulate "The state is home to a number of series where the deceased perambulate ('The Walking Dead', 'Resurrection')." Brian Lowry; Increased Shooting in Georgia is About More Than Location; Variety (Los Angeles); May 6, 2014. -------- Date: Thu Apr 9 00:31:03 EDT 2015 Subject: A.Word.A.Day--expurgate X-Bonus: Bad weather always looks worse through a window. -Tom Lehrer, singer-songwriter and mathematician (b. 9 Apr 1928) This week's theme: Kangaroo words expurgate (EK-spuhr-gayt) verb tr. To remove parts considered objectionable. [From Latin expurgare (to purge), from ex- (out) + purgare (to cleanse). Earliest documented use: 1621.] See usage examples in Vocabulary.com's dictionary: http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/expurgate "The titles [displayed during the Banned Book Week] include The Odyssey by Homer, which Plato suggested expurgating for immature readers and which Caligula tried to suppress because it expressed Greek ideals of freedom." News/Community Briefs; Oakland Tribune (California); Oct 1, 2009. -------- Date: Fri Apr 10 00:31:03 EDT 2015 Subject: A.Word.A.Day--frangible X-Bonus: You can safely assume that you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do. -Anne Lamott, writer (b. 10 Apr 1954) This week's theme: Kangaroo words frangible (FRAN-juh-buhl) adjective Readily broken; breakable. [From Latin frangere (to break) which also gave us fraction, refract, chamfer, defray, infringe, and fracture. Earliest documented use: 1440.] See usage examples in Vocabulary.com's dictionary: http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/frangible "The foot is at such high risk for injury largely because it has so many small, frangible parts -- 26 bones, 33 joints and more than 100 tendons, ligaments, and muscles, any of which can fail." Gretchen Reynolds; Unhappy Feet; The New York Times; Sep 14, 2008. This week's kangaroos and their joeys were: quiescent: quiet catacomb: tomb perambulate: ramble expurgate: purge frangible: fragile: frail The word "frangible" has three generations of kangaroos: its joey "fragile" which in turn has its own little one "frail". Can you think of other words like that? How many joeys were you able to identify? -------- Date: Mon Apr 13 00:07:02 EDT 2015 Subject: A.Word.A.Day--colophon X-Bonus: What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence. -Christopher Hitchens, author and journalist (13 Apr 1949-2011) Writing is hard work. Fortunately, that hard work is only mental now. It wasn't always so. At one time writing meant chiseling on a piece of rock or dipping a quill into homemade ink and scribbling on a piece of parchment. Each piece was unique. Archeologists haven't discovered any ancient photocopy machine yet, so making a copy likely meant sharpening chisels again or finding another piece of parchment and mixing another pot of ink. No wonder books were precious and needed to be protected by any measure. Even with a book curse http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_curse . Imagine hopping into a time machine, going a few thousand years back in time, and telling people that you carry hundreds of books in your pocket. Who is going to believe you? Books may change forms but their job remains the same: to be a repository of histories and stories, thoughts and ideas, to record anything a human mind can imagine. No matter what newfangled entertainment technology comes up, books are not going anywhere. This week we look at five words related to books. colophon (KOL-uh-fon, -fuhn) noun 1. A note at the end of the book giving information about its production: font, paper, binding, printer, etc. 2. A publisher's emblem, usually on the spine or the title page of the book. [From Latin colophon, from Greek kolophon (summit, finishing touch). Ultimately from the Indo-European root kel- (to be prominent; hill), which also gave us colonel, colonnade, column, culminate, excel, and hill. Earliest documented use: 1628.] See usage examples in Vocabulary.com's dictionary: http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/colophon https://wordsmith.org/words/images/colophon1_large.jpg Photo: Barbara Hauser https://www.flickr.com/photos/lunadabayletterpress/6887633810/ https://wordsmith.org/words/images/colophon2_large.jpg Photo: Tony Cole https://www.flickr.com/photos/yorktone/8262101868/ "Avon, one of the most resolutely down-market of the major paperback imprints, used an image of Shakespeare's head as a colophon." Louis Menand; Pulp's Big Moment; The New Yorker; Jan 5, 2015. -------- Date: Tue Apr 14 00:07:03 EDT 2015 Subject: A.Word.A.Day--recto X-Bonus: A book, once it is printed and published, becomes individual. It is by its publication as decisively severed from its author as in parturition a child is cut off from its parent. The book "means" thereafter, perforce, -- both grammatically and actually, -- whatever meaning this or that reader gets out of it. -James Branch Cabell, novelist, essayist, critic (14 Apr 1879-1958) This week's theme: Words related to books recto (REK-toh) noun The front of a leaf, the side that is to be read first. [From Latin recto folio (right-hand leaf), from rectus (right). Ultimately from the Indo-European reg- (to move in a straight line, lead, or rule) that is also the source of regent, regime, direct, rectangle, erect, rectum, alert, source, surge, abrogate https://wordsmith.org/words/abrogate.html , arrogate https://wordsmith.org/words/arrogate.html , regent https://wordsmith.org/words/regent.html , and supererogatory https://wordsmith.org/words/supererogatory.html . Earliest documented use: 1789.] NOTES: In languages that are written left-to-right, such as English, recto is the right-hand page. In languages written right-to-left, such as Arabic, recto is the left-hand page. The other side is called verso https://wordsmith.org/words/verso.html . See usage examples in Vocabulary.com's dictionary: http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/recto "The foot of the opening recto displays an unframed heraldic device: the royal arms of England." The Opicius Poems; Renaissance Quarterly (New York); Sep 2002. -------- Date: Wed Apr 15 00:02:04 EDT 2015 Subject: A.Word.A.Day--bibliogony X-Bonus: The greatest analgesic, soporific, stimulant, tranquilizer, narcotic, and to some extent even antibiotic -- in short, the closest thing to a genuine panacea -- known to medical science is work. -Thomas Szasz, author, professor of psychiatry (15 Apr 1920-2012) This week's theme: Words related to books bibliogony (bib-lee-OG-uh-nee) noun The art of producing or publishing books. Also known as bibliogenesis. [From Greek biblio- (book) + -gony (origin). Earliest documented use: 1835.] https://wordsmith.org/words/images/bibliogony_large.jpg Printing press, a Woodcut from 1568 Image: Wikimedia "The author also appreciates the liberal expenditures of the company for the publication of the volume in an excellent style of bibliogony." Miland Austin Knapp; Teeth Regulation; 1900. -------- Date: Thu Apr 16 00:01:02 EDT 2015 Subject: A.Word.A.Day--codex X-Bonus: Never lend books -- nobody ever returns them; the only books I have in my library are those which people have lent me. -Anatole France, novelist, essayist, Nobel laureate (16 Apr 1844-1924) This week's theme: Words related to books codex (KOH-deks) noun A manuscript volume (as opposed to a scroll), especially of an ancient text. [From Latin codex (tree trunk, wood block, book). Earliest documented use: 1581.] See usage examples in Vocabulary.com's dictionary: http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/codex "The most legendary is the Voynich manuscript (a handwritten codex carbon-dated to the 15th century and thought to have originated in Central Europe), which cryptographers have still yet to solve." David Kushner; The Web's Deepest Mystery; Rolling Stone (New York); Jan 29, 2015. -------- Date: Fri Apr 17 00:01:03 EDT 2015 Subject: A.Word.A.Day--opisthograph X-Bonus: Everybody's talking about people breaking into houses but there are more people in the world who want to break out of houses. -Thornton Wilder, writer (17 Apr 1897-1975) This week's theme: Words related to books opisthograph (o-PIS-thuh-graf) noun A text written on both front and back (of some parchment, papyrus, stone, etc.). [From Greek opistho- (back) + -graph (writing). Earliest documented use: 1623.] "There are another twenty Qumran opisthographs with different compositions on the verso and recto." Joan E. Taylor; The Essenes, the Scrolls, and the Dead Sea; Oxford University Press; 2012. https://wordsmith.org/words/verso.html https://wordsmith.org/words/recto.html -------- Date: Mon Apr 20 00:01:03 EDT 2015 Subject: A.Word.A.Day--stolid X-Bonus: The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions. -Robert Lynd, writer (20 Apr 1879-1949) There are some seven billion of us on this Earth and we are all interconnected. There's this idea of six degrees of separation, that we are only six links away from any person. With online social networks, perhaps we have shed a few links already. What words do you use to describe people around you? This week's A.Word.A.Day presents five words that you might find handy to describe people in your network. stolid (STAHL-id) adjective Having or showing little emotion; dull; impassive. [From Latin stolidus (dull, stupid). Ultimately from the Indo-European root stel- (to put or stand), which is also the source of stallion, stilt, install, gestalt, stout, and pedestal, stele https://wordsmith.org/words/stele.html , and epistolary https://wordsmith.org/words/epistolary.html . Earliest documented use: 1600.] See usage examples in Vocabulary.com's dictionary: http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/stolid "But it would be very hard to confuse her for Marie Arnet's lissom Susanna, even in the dark. There is almost as little sexual chemistry between Jonathan Lemalu's stolid, character-less Figaro and Arnet's more charming Susanna." Anthony Holden; A Marriage Made in Hell; The Observer (London, UK); Nov 5, 2006. "Stolid Rotarians and Chamber of Commerce types, rather than the fiery southern conservatives ..." Of Pensioners and Pork; The Economist (London, UK); Feb 15, 2014. -------- Date: Tue Apr 21 00:01:03 EDT 2015 Subject: A.Word.A.Day--ascetic X-Bonus: I have lived in this world just long enough to look carefully the second time into things that I am most certain of the first time. -Josh Billings, columnist and humorist (21 Apr 1818-1885) This week's theme: Words to describe people ascetic (uh-SET-ik) adjective: Practicing severe self-discipline or self-denial. noun: One who practices severe self-discipline or self-denial. [From Greek askesis (exercise or training), from askein (to exercise or work). Earliest documented use: 1646.] See usage examples in Vocabulary.com's dictionary: http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/ascetic https://wordsmith.org/words/images/ascetic_large.jpg Cartoon: Baloo "This exhibition of roughly 50 paintings lays out the magpie path that took Mondrian from stolid burgher to ascetic modernist." Michael Prodger; From Windmills to Modernism; New Statesman (London, UK); May 30, 2014. -------- Date: Wed Apr 22 00:01:03 EDT 2015 Subject: A.Word.A.Day--dour X-Bonus: The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man. -Madame de Stael, writer (22 Apr 1766-1817) This week's theme: Words to describe people dour (rhymes with tour, DOU-uhr) adjective Sullen; severe; gloomy; stubborn. [Probably from Latin durus (hard). Ultimately from the Indo-European root deru- (to be firm), which is the source of truth, trust, betroth, tree, endure, druid, during, durable, duress, truce https://wordsmith.org/words/truce.html , trow https://wordsmith.org/words/trow.html , obdurate https://wordsmith.org/words/obdurate.html , and indurate https://wordsmith.org/words/indurate.html . Earliest documented use: 1425.] See usage examples in Vocabulary.com's dictionary: http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/dour "Though Herman Van Rompuy is characterised as ascetic, even dour, by nature, allies point to his penchant for crafting haiku, the seventeen-syllable Japanese poems, as evidence of a lighter side." Stanley Pignal; Lesser Light Respected as Skilled Mediator; Financial Times (London, UK); Nov 7, 2009. -------- Date: Thu Apr 23 00:01:02 EDT 2015 Subject: A.Word.A.Day--intractable X-Bonus: My words fly up, my thoughts remain below. Words without thoughts never to heaven go. -Shakespeare, poet and dramatist (23 Apr 1564-1616) This week's theme: Words to describe people intractable (in-TRAK-tuh-buhl) adjective Not easily handled, managed, or controlled. [From Latin tractare (to handle), frequentative of trahere (draw). Earliest documented use: 1545.] See usage examples in Vocabulary.com's dictionary: http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/intractable "Leeds have traditionally employed the most dour, most intractable men outside of the Democratic Unionist Party as their managers. Now this. A man who can smile." Tom Humphries; Pain and Suffering Continues as Usual; Irish Times (Dublin); Nov 16, 1998. -------- Date: Fri Apr 24 00:01:03 EDT 2015 Subject: A.Word.A.Day--lissom X-Bonus: The habit of reading is the only enjoyment in which there is no alloy; it lasts when all other pleasures fade. -Anthony Trollope, novelist (24 Apr 1815-1882) This week's theme: Words to describe people lissom or lissome (LIS-uhm) adjective Agile; graceful. [Alteration of lithesome, from Old English lithe (flexible, mild) + -some (having a particular quality). Earliest documented use: 1800.] See usage examples in Vocabulary.com's dictionary: http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/lissom "Jorjie, still a comparatively lissom 13 stone, fills that niggling gap between lunch and dinner with two Mars Bars melted over a bowl of ice cream and Adam (19 stone) consumes 28 litres of fizzy drinks a week. Their parents, with one honourable exception, seem to regard these excesses as an intractable natural mystery." Thomas Sutcliffe; Last Night's TV; The Independent (London, UK); Apr 5, 2007. "Gyorgy Faludy dumped Eric for a lissom poetess more than 60 years his junior." Gyorgy Faludy; The Economist (London, UK); Sep 14, 2006. -------- Date: Mon Apr 27 00:01:05 EDT 2015 Subject: A.Word.A.Day--os X-Bonus: There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance - that principle is contempt prior to investigation. -Herbert Spencer, philosopher (27 Apr 1820-1903) See https://wordsmith.org/awad/awadmail670.html After a recent appearance of the word duoliteral https://wordsmith.org/words/duoliteral.html in A.Word.A.Day, reader Maurice Herson wrote: Please, please, let's have a week of duoliteral words, pretty please. I'm sure you can find better ones, but let me start off with id, ex, bi (is this a word now?), do (followed by re, mi, fa, etc. -- no maybe not that one), do (as in do, does, did), go ... If you've got a Scrabble buff there, they'll know lots. Theoretically, there are 676 (26x26) possibilities for duoliteral words in the English language. Of these, only about 100 are real words. And, of those hundred, maybe five are interesting. Well, that's all we need for a week, so this week we'll present five words, each with only two letters. Another reader has suggested featuring one-letter words, but I'll give that a pass. os (aws) noun [plural ora] A mouth or an orifice. [From Latin os (mouth). Earliest documented use: 1859.] os (aws) noun [plural ossa] A bone. [From Latin os (bone). Earliest documented use: 1400.] It also appears as an abbreviation in many fields, including Chemistry: Os - symbol for the element osmium Computing: OS - Operating System Medicine: OS - left eye (from Latin oculus sinister) Linguistics: OS - Old Saxon See usage examples in Vocabulary.com's dictionary: http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/os "Even today, accent suppressants for bands are not uncommon. Robbie Williams doesn't narrow his os, Aqualungs Matt Hales doesn't turn his fall into full, and while The Rolling Stones can't get no satisfaction, they daren't sing it as their native cant." Judy Jarvis; Arctic Monkeys: Neo-Punk Exuberance With an Accent; Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, Pennsylvania); Feb 9, 2006. "Naturally, the students couldn't resist testing the teachers' knowledge. 'You'd better slow down,' they would tell some unsuspecting pedagogue, 'or you might fall and break your os.'" D.L. Stanley; I Hope This Doesn't Effectuate Your Dudgeon; Atlanta Inquirer (Georgia); Nov 16, 1996. -------- Date: Tue Apr 28 00:01:03 EDT 2015 Subject: A.Word.A.Day--aa X-Bonus: "Don't think of it as dying," said Death. "Just think of it as leaving early to avoid the rush." -Terry Pratchett, novelist (Apr 28 1948-2015) Duoliteral words aa (AH-ah) noun Lava having a rough surface. [From Hawaiian 'a'a* (to burn). Earliest documented use: 1859.] * properly: ʻaʻā Aa is one of the two kinds of lava typically found in Hawaiian volcanoes. The other kind is pahoehoe, one with a smooth, ropy surface. Aa https://wordsmith.org/words/images/aa_large.jpg Photo: USGS http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/images/pglossary/aa.php See usage examples in Vocabulary.com's dictionary: http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/aa "The type of lava most prevalent on Bartolomé Island is aa lava; it has a lower temperature and less gas content, which makes for a slower flow, which causes broken flows and sharp edges." Ilene Cox; One More Day in the Galapagos Islands; Redlands Daily Facts (California); Sep 25, 2005. -------- Date: Wed Apr 29 00:01:03 EDT 2015 Subject: A.Word.A.Day--nu X-Bonus: A bookstore is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking. -Jerry Seinfeld, comedian (b. 29 Apr 1954) Duoliteral words nu (for interjection: noo; for noun: noo/nyoo) interjection: Well; so. [From Yiddish nu, of imitative origin. Earliest documented use: 1892.] noun: The 13th letter of the Greek alphabet. [From Greek nu. Earliest documented use: 1425.] See usage examples in Vocabulary.com's dictionary: http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/nu "And nu, what happier ending is there than that?" Nathaniel Rich; Save Us; The New York Times Book Review; Sep 30, 2012. -------- Date: Thu Apr 30 00:01:02 EDT 2015 Subject: A.Word.A.Day--ye X-Bonus: Spend the afternoon. You can't take it with you. -Annie Dillard, author (b. 30 Apr 1945) Duoliteral words ye (thee) definite article The. [Alteration of Old English þe (the). Earliest documented use: before 12th century.] ye (yee) pronoun You. [From Old English ge. Earliest documented use: before 13th century.] NOTES: The article 'ye' is an archaic spelling of our modern 'the'. The article was earlier spelled with the character thorn þ in the Old English alphabet: þe. Because of the similarity of shapes, eventually printers began to use the letter y to represent the character thorn þ. Nowadays, the word 'ye' is used to give an old-fashioned appeal in naming, such as: "Ye Olde Bookshoppe". The pronoun 'ye' is a plural of 'thou' (you, singular), but these days it is used for both plural and singular. The English language has become much simpler over time. "When the dung hits the fan, Barry tries to get his family back to the United States. Molly chooses that time to have ye old relationship talk ('I feel like I hardly know you,' she whines while Barry is physically willing the plane off the ground)." Mary McNamara; Lack of Feelings is Its Downfall; Los Angeles Times; Jun 24, 2014. "'I'm sure if each of ye were given three nominees,' Donal O'Grady said, gesturing to the media, 'you might come up with different players for each position.'" Hands Up If You're Selected; Daily Mail (London, UK); Oct 24, 2007.