Don't be so damn mumpsimus

[Oscar Wilde]

Mumpsimus
1. One who adheres to an old habit in spite of clear evidence that it is wrong.
2. An old custom obstinately kept although it is known to be in error.

How about that for a perfect description of AFC behaviour?

 

[CyranoDeBergerac]

Congratulations, you can add "impressive vocabular angonistarch" to your apocrisiary accumen, atrabilious though you're ascesis may appear!

What can we learn from all this? A Thesaurus is truly your friend...but won't help you attain a satisfying life. hehehe

P.S.: mumpsimus is a noun, not an adjective/adverb.

 

[matius]

And you call yourself Oscar Wilde- phhffff...

 

[Oscar Wilde]

Well *I* think it's pretty cool, strange coincidence I saw it today when looking for something else

The attempted flames are semi-amusing, but you guys haven't been hanging around usenet, that much is obvious.

 

[matius]

The attempted flames are semi-amusing

Semi!? Oscar, I believe my attempt was fully-amusing.

- It was really too good an opportunity to pass up, you understand...you being an pro Irish writer and all.

BTW- I like the defs, very true.

 

[CyranoDeBergerac]

Originally posted by Oscar Wilde
Well *I* think it's pretty cool, strange coincidence I saw it today when looking for something else

The attempted flames are semi-amusing, but you guys haven't been hanging around usenet, that much is obvious.

Who's flaming?

 

[WatchMeWalk]

That sounds like the definition of insanity: doing the wrong thing repeatedly while expecting something different to happen.

 

[Oscar Wilde]

Originally posted by CyranoDeBergerac
Who's flaming?

I actually really like the defs too, what a perfect description.

And yes, I'm sure there are people here about to go insane if they don't get some bush soon ...