Thursday, March 06, 2008
Clypeus
Clypeus describes the shield like section of an insect's head. I don't recall learning that in science classes but it wasn't my strong point. Thanks for your wonderful invented meanings. I enjoyed them immensely and am happy to report that we've had a tie no the poll. So congratulations go to Scaredy Cat and Greedy Biscuit Baron. Well done, both of you.
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Clypeus is a contraction of the phrase clown sly poseur. It has the meaning of a person being too clever for his or her own good.
Stephen from Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
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Clypeus is Norwegian for a tall, thin pine tree. It's branches are used for making the poles for pole-axes.
Clypeus is the collective name for offal that is used in tinned cat food.
Clypeus was the ancient Roman god of foot massage, hence the little known expletive 'Clype!' yelled upon stubbing ones toe. There are still a few podiatrists and reflexologists today who have tiny altars to Clypeus in their offices.
Thanks for my win for Ticpolonga. It must be expletive week:-)
A clypeus is a person who is known as being honest, but can't help but take supplies home from the office. This is a clypeus' one major sin, yet they feel no guilt. You can always be sure to find a never ending supply of paper clips and staples at the home of a clypeus.
Clypeus (climbingpuss)is a breed of puss cat known for their aptitude to climb trees, fences etc. I'm not a clypeus as my tail to tummy ratio does not favour maneouvres requiring fine balance. I'm very much a florpeus.
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Clypeus is ancient Irish for horse. As in "Clypeus,Clypeus, my kingdom for a horse!"
Apologies in advance for the lengthy ammount of twaddle I am about to spout ! it was the only way I could think of getting to the point I am trying to make ! :o)
Clypeus :
The little known bastard half brother of Ulysses/Odysseus.
Relatively little is known of Odysseus' background except that his paternal grandfather (or step-grandfather) is Arcesius, son of Cephalus and grandson of Aeolus, whilst his maternal grandfather is the thief Autolycus, son of Hermes and Chione. According to the Odyssey, his father is Laertes and his mother is Anticleia....
As rumor would have it, whilst Anticleia was at ancient Grecian step aerobics each Wednesday night, Laertes would sneak off to the local motel and have his wicked way with a particularly nubile young lovely called Chloe, this went on for 12 months until Chloe became pregnant with the (as yet) unborn Clypeus.
When he found out, Laertes was so in fear of his wife Anticleia's wrath that he had Chloe sent away in exile whereby she eventually settled in Troy, there she gave birth to Clypeus...
Clypeus himself was a far cry from his half brother Odessyus, living an unextrordinary life, but did hold the Trojan record for the time taken to change a cart wheel 2 years running.
Clypeus was the name given to the swollen thumb syndrome suffered by London bus conductors (known as clippies because they clipped your ticket with a little punching machine as you purchased it). Clypeus has been unheard of since the late 60s when the bus driver was given the job of issuing tickets to passengers as they boarded the bus and clippies became extinct.
Clypeus is the ancient writings of stoic churchmen that expressed their deepest longings for frivolity without giving away the trait of being serious or being those who are seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain.
There are many relics of saints in churches, especially in Europe, and those obtained from a living person are clypeus relics. Locks of hair, personal crosses or medals they donated to a church, signatures, imprints of hands in wet clay or cement, fingernail parings... those didn't require the death of the saint to obtain.
I don't remember the other term, for things like bones. Sorry.
Clypeus was the younger brother of Cyclops. He had very thick lips and spent much of his time doing what would today be called Mick Jagger impressions.
A clypeus was the name of the ancient profession of clipping the toenails and fingernails of royalty. It was believed in days of old that witches, demons, the undead, etc. could use the clipped nails to cast spells. The clypeus were prized servants while being highly suspected and often lost their lives when the the royalty fell very ill since it was believed that a spell was cast on them by using their clipped nails. The average age of a clypeus was 24 years old.
A clypeus is the mental block that comes to wordsmiths when faced with the need to define a previously unseen word. I am sufferring from a clypeus at this moment.
Clypeus is a climbing plant that according to Greek legend strangled maidens who were out and about after midnight.
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