Monday, June 25, 2007
Holothurian
Oddly enough, holothurian describes animals of the sea slug type. Not something I would ever have guessed, but there you go. The invented blog meanings took a different tack completely, as is usually the case, and provided me with some happy moments. The favourite among pollsters was written by Brian O Vretanos. Congratulations BOV.
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A Holothurian is a painting of a knight from legendary king Arthur's rule that appears to move as one walks by it. The beautiful Guinevere was the first artist to use this technique which was subsequently banned until modern times.
(Thanks for yesterday's win. My feet won't touch the ground today!)
Holothurians (n.) are those people who insist on recounting every single detail of their holiday to friends and family upon their return.
Unfortunately for their victims, this will often involve lengthy slideshows and/or video recordings that will be of no interest to anyone whatsoever apart from those who were on the holiday.
It is recommended that anyone unfortunate enough to have an acquaintance with a holothurian have ready at all moments a list of belevivable excuses which they should use when they hear a line such as "Oooh, you really have to come over tomorrow night and we'll show you all our photos from Blandness-on-sea. The ones of little Tracy in the swimming pool are exquisite, and we mustn't forget to show you the video of our visit to the animal waste museum. We'll start early, there's a lot to see. Tomorrow night at 6pm then, don't forget!"
holothurian are those folks who believe in Holistic medicine
Holothurian - elderly gnome living inside the trunk of an old oak tree who has spent many years aimlessly fishing in garden ponds with an inane smile on his cherubic face.
I like Word Imp's definition for today about God appearing in the mirrior! Clever!!
Holothurians are people who believe that they can better themselves by poshing up their accents and affecting manners.
At the mild end of the spectrum are those of us that have a 'telephone voice' and at the extreme end would be Hyacinth Bucket from "Keeping up Appearances"
The Holothurians, a subgroup within the Trekkies, are rabid fans of Star Trek episodes that feature the holodeck.
Have you ever found yourself in a town hall or other civic building looking for the "department of meaningless beaurocracy", or whatever, and ended up in a long endless corridor with an equally endless number of anonymous doors? Did the receptionist say 5th on the left, on the right? Surely it must be signposted... Some people believe that this corridor is indeed infinite and that there are portals to it from most local government offices. Such a corridor is "Holothurian".
Holothurian (n) - A room or corridor consisting of only doors [From Olo = all, thura = door]
Holothurian:
A Hoola hoop expert.
By the way I just saw I was voted most popular for “limbate” You like me, you really like me! Just kidding! :o)
Thank you.
Bee
Hoola Hoop Expert since 1982
THE HOLOTHURIAN IS ONE WHO STUDIES THE BIOLUMINESCENCE OF THE LAMPYRIDAE FAMILY OF ARTHROPODS.
The Holothurian is a subdivision of geologic time within the Eocene epoch. During the Holothurian, a short period of cooling occurred that lasted approximately 1.5 million years. Numerous plants and animals disappeared during this period, but it is considered only a minor extinction event. The Holothurian began 38 million years ago, and ended with a worldwide return to warmer temperatures.
Stephen from Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
http://stephen-has-spoken.blogspot.com/
The only Holothurian I know of is the brand name of a carnival ride which had a theramin-like device in the middle, emitting miniature lightning bolts. The ride was discontinued because its passengers often disembarked an inch or two shorter than when they boarded, muttering gibberish, and frequently were unable to sleep for a night or two afterward.
Holothurian: (derived from the word 'holler')It is, I'm afraid, an all to common species of mother who has an inability to speak in a normal, conversational tone with her children. This species used to react only when approaching a doorway during diner time. But, as we all have heard, they now strike anywhere, anytime. The market, libraries, funerals.
-"Where’s Timmy?"
-"Tiiiiimmmmeeeeee!"
(Also known as Ol' Yeller)
Sorry, but it is olde english, and should be pronounced 'holl' 'utt', 'hoo' 'reeann'.
'Twas a call that used to ring out when the harlot 'Hooray Ann' was plying her trade in the area. Could be heard for miles around.
Ingrid and Gregg must be right. It's a ride, or people who are afficianados of that ride. But I think Aviva's on to something with the Arthurian connection.
So I HOPE that it's a Camelot ride kind of like the Haunted House at Disneyland, where we'll see holograms of Arthur. (I'm not entering, I'm voting for rides!!)
Ingrid - you took my definition. So, I'll have to modify it a bit.
Holothurian - A race of people living within the Holodeck Dimension on the Star Ship Enterprise.
Holothurians await the arrival on earth of their god, Thor. Thursday is the sacred day of Holothurians, since the derivation of "Thursday" is “Thor’s day.” Thursday is the day that devout Holothurians dedicate their earthly bodies to honoring Thor. Legal problems typically ensue.
Origin: holo- entire; Thor (var. Thur) mythological Norse god of thunder and war, depicted holding a hammer in a warlike stance.
(I'm VERY thrilled at the nomination!)
A holuthorian is a person who hallucinates often and is able to hypnotize people. (Scientists are not exactly certain about the existence of such a creature, because their ability to hypnotize may just be a gigantic hallucination.) Congratulations Aviva. According to your definition, I think I know a person who often experiences tortility.
Holothurian (adj)- shimmering, flickering, barely visible.
i.e, I squinted at the holothurian haze rising from the blacktop in the sun.
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