01-04-2013, 05:45 PM
Interesting Daily Article on Stanford's "Meteoric Rise"
01-04-2013, 07:50 PM
(01-04-2013, 06:43 PM)Yvonne link Wrote:Why do people say "meteoric rise"? Meteors fall.
Maybe when a meteor gets untracked... never mind.
01-04-2013, 08:00 PM
(01-04-2013, 06:43 PM)Yvonne link Wrote:Why do people say "meteoric rise"? Meteors fall.
From Merriam-Webster Unabridged, definition 3:
Main Entry: me·te·or·ic Â
Function: adjective
3: resembling a meteor in brilliance, rapidity, or short duration
"To the press alone, checkered as it is with abuses, the world is indebted for all the triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression." ~ James Madison
(01-04-2013, 06:43 PM)Yvonne link Wrote:Why do people say "meteoric rise"? Meteors fall.
From Merriam-Webster Unabridged, definition 3:
Main Entry: me·te·or·ic Â
Function: adjective
3: resembling a meteor in brilliance, rapidity, or short duration
"To the press alone, checkered as it is with abuses, the world is indebted for all the triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression." ~ James Madison
01-07-2013, 03:04 PM
I know the definition. It's the rationale behind the definition that I don't understand.
01-07-2013, 03:57 PM
(01-04-2013, 06:43 PM)Yvonne link Wrote:Why do people say "meteoric rise"? Meteors fall.
Chief Scientist: I agree with those who say we could launch a pod.
Lyndon Johnson: A pot?
Chief Scientist: A POD - a, uh, capsule. Now, we would be in full control of zis pod. It vill go up like a cannonball, and come down like, uh, a cannonball, splashing down into ze water, the ocean, vith a parachute to spare the life of the specimen inside.
Lyndon Johnson: Spaceman?
Chief Scientist: SPE-CI-MEN.
Lyndon Johnson: Well, what kind of spe-ci-men?
Chief Scientist: A tough one. Responsive to orders. I had in mind a jimp.
Lyndon Johnson: JIMP? Well what the HELL is a jimp?
Chief Scientist: A jimp. A-a-a jimpanzee, Senator. An ape.
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(01-04-2013, 06:43 PM)Yvonne link Wrote:Why do people say "meteoric rise"? Meteors fall.
Chief Scientist: I agree with those who say we could launch a pod.
Lyndon Johnson: A pot?
Chief Scientist: A POD - a, uh, capsule. Now, we would be in full control of zis pod. It vill go up like a cannonball, and come down like, uh, a cannonball, splashing down into ze water, the ocean, vith a parachute to spare the life of the specimen inside.
Lyndon Johnson: Spaceman?
Chief Scientist: SPE-CI-MEN.
Lyndon Johnson: Well, what kind of spe-ci-men?
Chief Scientist: A tough one. Responsive to orders. I had in mind a jimp.
Lyndon Johnson: JIMP? Well what the HELL is a jimp?
Chief Scientist: A jimp. A-a-a jimpanzee, Senator. An ape.
01-07-2013, 03:59 PM
Okay, under what rationale would someone give Yvonne negative rep for posing the question about meteoric?
(Other than general payback?)
(Other than general payback?)
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01-07-2013, 05:13 PM
(01-07-2013, 03:59 PM)oman link Wrote:Okay, under what rationale would someone give Yvonne negative rep for posing the question about meteoric?
(Other than general payback?)
Positive / negative rep on this site often makes no sense to me. I have seen posts given negative rep for no reason I could ascertain.
(01-07-2013, 03:59 PM)oman link Wrote:Okay, under what rationale would someone give Yvonne negative rep for posing the question about meteoric?
(Other than general payback?)
Positive / negative rep on this site often makes no sense to me. I have seen posts given negative rep for no reason I could ascertain.
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