The word of the day1 for February 23, 2007 is “masticate” — transitive verb 1 : to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : CHEW. 2 : to soften or reduce to pulp by crushing or kneading. intransitive verb : CHEW.
My husband is a movie fan, big time. When we were first married, we would go to the movies every weekend. We usually attended the $1.50/car load drive-in to see a couple of cartoons and anywhere from three to five movies at a sitting. Some of these movies were good, some abysmal. Some of them were much better than their publicity (Pickup on Highway 101) and others were praised beyond their capacity (John and Mary).
One thing I have gotten from all this movie watching is that fashions in special effects change not only with the technology available, but also with the times. For instance, when Bela Lugosi as Dracula bit a girl, he left two round puncture marks. Even given the fangs, sucking blood would never have made such a neat brace of wounds. Then we get Coppola and Carpenter’s vampires who practically rip out their victims’ throats. Somewhere in between is Anne Rice’s Claudia who had no fangs, thus used a knife on her victims or had someone else do the biting/chewing.
This morbid thought is all brought on by a trip to the periodontist. I’m thinking of getting a implant to replace a missing eyetooth. I’ve given up my dream of becoming a vampire.
The quote2 for today is from Jean Paul Gaultier on 1950s influence on his 1980s designs, NY Times 31 Oct 86:
I am 1952…. I masticate. I am like a big stomach.
;^) Jan
1 The definition is from either Merriam-Webster Online, 10th Edition or The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition and is used by permission.
2 The quote is from either Bartleby: Great Books on Line or The Quotation Pages and is used by permission.
P.S.: Comments and word requests are welcome.
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