quixotic

[Jonathan Lighter]

> and block sense two...

I would add, "because, like so much else, it's rooted in sheer ignorance."
But wait, that must mean it's OK!


JL


On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 3:41 PM, ADSGarson O'Toole <
adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com> wrote:

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> http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quixotic
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> quixotic adjective
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> 1: foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals;
> especially :  marked by rash lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly
> chivalrous action
> 2: capricious, unpredictable
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> A quest to preserve sense one which is rooted in the actions of Don
> Quixote and block sense two would perhaps be quixotic.
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> Garson
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> On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 3:00 PM, Jonathan Lighter
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> > 'quirky'? 'erattic'? 'unpredictable'?
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> > From an email:
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> > I think January's quixotic weather was also a good reason to have it a
> bit
> > closer to whatever is going to pass for Spring in New Hampshire.--
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> > JL
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> > "If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the
> truth."
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