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Such a fitting word for today's events..... Howl !!!!!!
Word of the Day : October 31, 2018
lycanthropy
noun l ye-KAN-thruh-pee
Definition :
1 : a delusion that one has become a wolf.
2 : the assumption of the form and characteristics of a wolf held to be possible by witchcraft or magic.
Did You Know ?
If you happen to be afflicted with lycanthropy, the full moon is apt to cause you an inordinate amount of distress. Lycanthropy can refer to either the delusional idea that one is a wolf or to the werewolf transformations that have been the stuff of superstitions for centuries. In some cultures, similar myths involve human transformation into other equally feared animals: hyenas and leopards in Africa, for example, and tigers in Asia. The word lycanthropy itself, however, comes from the Greek words lykos, meaning "wolf," and anthrōpos, meaning "human being." Werewolf myths are usually associated with the phases of the moon; the animal nature of the werewolf (or lycanthrope) is typically thought to take over when the moon is full.
Examples :
The 1941 film The Wolf Man starred Lon Chaney, Jr., as a man cursed with lycanthropy.
"Born in 1859, Alfred Edward Housman came from a talented family…. His sister Clemence's novella, The Were-Wolf, is one of the most powerful stories ever written about lycanthropy." — Michael Dirda, The Washington Post, 13 July 2017.
COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Stephen F. Lt Col Charlie Brown LTC John Griscom LTC Greg Henning LTC (Join to see) Maj William W. 'Bill' Price @ maj rene MAJ Rene De La Rosa Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj Robert Thornton Maj Marty Hogan TSgt David L. SSG Robert Webster Sgt Randy Wilber SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth SP5 Mark Kuzinski CPL Dave Hoover SPC Douglas Bolton SPC Mark Huddleston
Word of the Day : October 31, 2018
lycanthropy
noun l ye-KAN-thruh-pee
Definition :
1 : a delusion that one has become a wolf.
2 : the assumption of the form and characteristics of a wolf held to be possible by witchcraft or magic.
Did You Know ?
If you happen to be afflicted with lycanthropy, the full moon is apt to cause you an inordinate amount of distress. Lycanthropy can refer to either the delusional idea that one is a wolf or to the werewolf transformations that have been the stuff of superstitions for centuries. In some cultures, similar myths involve human transformation into other equally feared animals: hyenas and leopards in Africa, for example, and tigers in Asia. The word lycanthropy itself, however, comes from the Greek words lykos, meaning "wolf," and anthrōpos, meaning "human being." Werewolf myths are usually associated with the phases of the moon; the animal nature of the werewolf (or lycanthrope) is typically thought to take over when the moon is full.
Examples :
The 1941 film The Wolf Man starred Lon Chaney, Jr., as a man cursed with lycanthropy.
"Born in 1859, Alfred Edward Housman came from a talented family…. His sister Clemence's novella, The Were-Wolf, is one of the most powerful stories ever written about lycanthropy." — Michael Dirda, The Washington Post, 13 July 2017.
COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Stephen F. Lt Col Charlie Brown LTC John Griscom LTC Greg Henning LTC (Join to see) Maj William W. 'Bill' Price @ maj rene MAJ Rene De La Rosa Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj Robert Thornton Maj Marty Hogan TSgt David L. SSG Robert Webster Sgt Randy Wilber SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth SP5 Mark Kuzinski CPL Dave Hoover SPC Douglas Bolton SPC Mark Huddleston
Word of the Day: Lycanthropy
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Halloween/Horror Music - Vindsvept - Lycanthropy
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Thank you my literary-friend SGT John " Mac " McConnell for sharing a word associated with Ass Saints Eve which was morphed in Halloween in some cultures.
Since Creighton Tull Chaney known by his stage name Lon Chaney Jr.,acted as a werewolf in the 1941 movie Wolf Man, in modern times, werewolf's, vampires and zombies have become all too common in books, TV and movies.
I enjoyed reading Herman Hesse's Steppenwolf as a young. I used to howl at the moon on occasion after I was drinking by bonfires in the early 1970s. Llycanthropy may be legendary but it is wonderful lore IMHO.
Once upon a midnight dreary, I observed a looney toon where leaping lizards and lying lions cavorted with wily-wolfs and leotard-clothed leopards. All at once a human form emerged - or so it seemed as this form writhed and caterwauled until it assumed the form of a werewolf.
Halloween/Horror Music - Vindsvept - Lycanthropy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1Jr1r9zmDc
FYI Maj William W. "Bill" Price Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown 1stSgt Eugene Harless CW5 John M. MSG Andrew White SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4"SCPO Morris Ramsey SGT Michael Thorin SGT (Join to see) SGT Robert George SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski SP5 Robert Ruck SPC Margaret Higgins Maj Marty Hogan SSgt Brian Brakke Sgt Arthur Caesar SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
Since Creighton Tull Chaney known by his stage name Lon Chaney Jr.,acted as a werewolf in the 1941 movie Wolf Man, in modern times, werewolf's, vampires and zombies have become all too common in books, TV and movies.
I enjoyed reading Herman Hesse's Steppenwolf as a young. I used to howl at the moon on occasion after I was drinking by bonfires in the early 1970s. Llycanthropy may be legendary but it is wonderful lore IMHO.
Once upon a midnight dreary, I observed a looney toon where leaping lizards and lying lions cavorted with wily-wolfs and leotard-clothed leopards. All at once a human form emerged - or so it seemed as this form writhed and caterwauled until it assumed the form of a werewolf.
Halloween/Horror Music - Vindsvept - Lycanthropy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1Jr1r9zmDc
FYI Maj William W. "Bill" Price Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown 1stSgt Eugene Harless CW5 John M. MSG Andrew White SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4"SCPO Morris Ramsey SGT Michael Thorin SGT (Join to see) SGT Robert George SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski SP5 Robert Ruck SPC Margaret Higgins Maj Marty Hogan SSgt Brian Brakke Sgt Arthur Caesar SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
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SGT John " Mac " McConnell
Greatness with another word of the day involved LTC Stephen F. . Very well done my friend !
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Darn fleas itching me this morning. WOW my beard really grew last light. Think a will go out tonight and howl at the moon !
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
There is a once a month pill that can control those fleas, but never have been able to control going out to howl at the moon every now and then :-)
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Mac thanks for sharing the word of the day Lycanthropy (werewolf how appropriate)
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