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sxm
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 5:56 pm
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Pete
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 7:19 pm
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"basking" in the sense of "bathing"
overly enjoying one's own greatness and popularity
"sxm" <sxm@nospam.nospam> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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baldycotton
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| Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 3:48 am
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On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 11:56:55 GMT, "sxm" <sxm@nospam.nospam> wrote:
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Basking is something you would do in the sunshine on a pretty day.
You sit there and enjoy it!
An example might be - the period of time you stand and take pleasure
in a sports victory or an actor's applause.
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Weatherlawyer
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| Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 1:27 pm
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Pete wrote:
| Quote: | "basking" in the sense of "bathing"
overly enjoying one's own greatness and popularity
Or the cronies of a hero? (Or fellow losers when a dolt is empowered.) |
All the blind cripples from a successful military engagement tend to
get together annually to celebrate the success of a marvellous killer
and bask in his glory.
On the other hand:
Had the levees held despite the vicissitudes of a monkey, the head of
FEMA would have been able to bask in his own glory.
(Particularly apposite situation the last, as the monkey was about to
bathe in the glory of a man doing a very poor job and has laved under a
torrent of golden effluence ever since.) |
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Mike Lyle
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| Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 8:56 pm
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Weatherlawyer wrote:
| Quote: | Pete wrote:
"basking" in the sense of "bathing"
overly enjoying one's own greatness and popularity
Or the cronies of a hero? (Or fellow losers when a dolt is
empowered.)
All the blind cripples from a successful military engagement tend
to
get together annually to celebrate the success of a marvellous
killer
and bask in his glory.
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I think that's a good case for "reflected glory".
In general, "basking", despite its origin, tends be dry, while
"bathing" is wet, unless qualified by "sun-" or the context. Note Aus
"sun-bake", which I don't think I've ever heard from a Br or Am
speaker.
I suppose the basking shark is thought of as sun-bathing, though
visibly wet, but I don't actually know.
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Mike. |
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Peter Duncanson
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| Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 1:06 am
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On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 15:56:34 +0100, "Mike Lyle"
<mike_lyle_uk@REMOVETHISyahoo.co.uk> wrote:
| Quote: | Weatherlawyer wrote:
Pete wrote:
"basking" in the sense of "bathing"
overly enjoying one's own greatness and popularity
Or the cronies of a hero? (Or fellow losers when a dolt is
empowered.)
All the blind cripples from a successful military engagement tend
to
get together annually to celebrate the success of a marvellous
killer
and bask in his glory.
[...]
I think that's a good case for "reflected glory".
In general, "basking", despite its origin, tends be dry, while
"bathing" is wet, unless qualified by "sun-" or the context. Note Aus
"sun-bake", which I don't think I've ever heard from a Br or Am
speaker.
I suppose the basking shark is thought of as sun-bathing, though
visibly wet, but I don't actually know.
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From Wikipedia:
These sharks are named for their apparent basking behaviour; they
feed at or close to the surface with their mouths wide open and gill
rakers erect, indiscriminately filtering zooplankton from the water
at a rate of 1,500 m³ or more per hour
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Peter Duncanson
UK (posting from a.e.u) |
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Weatherlawyer
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| Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 1:45 pm
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Mike Lyle wrote:
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In general, "basking", despite its origin, tends be dry, while
"bathing" is wet, unless qualified by "sun-" or the context.
So to take part in a parade in Britain and bask in reflected glory is |
only likely to be partly true? |
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Pat Durkin
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| Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 12:06 am
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"Weatherlawyer" <Weatherlawyer@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Mike Lyle wrote:
In general, "basking", despite its origin, tends be dry, while
"bathing" is wet, unless qualified by "sun-" or the context.
So to take part in a parade in Britain and bask in reflected glory is
only likely to be partly true?
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Depends, doesn't it? If you are in the "main" float or car, perhaps
with the "parade marshal", then you are basking in glory. If you are
not the main person being glorified (you sit in a less important seat,
or car) but still enjoy the confetti in your eyes and the total lack of
control of your life, and smile and wave a lot, then you are basking in
reflected glory.
Are you the "rose princess" or just one of the attendants (losers)?
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