Reflecting.......

[knine]

Well, let's see, I've had my BLUE MM for 2 months on the 15th, have spent about 2500 on extra goodies, bought MV5 raffel tics, been to one area meeting, met Bunny :bunny2: , met Zack's BLUE :cool: (oh yea, and Zack too:shake: ), and a whole lot of nuts on this site;) . What's next?

I do have to confess, I love BLUE and having a blast. I think I have picked my favorite color, any guesses? Thanks for all the exchanges group !

p.s., first person to properly define xanthippe wins a hearty handshake, a pat on the back and a warm glow of victory (hint: it's more than Socrates wife).:banana:

[ckadiddle]

shrewish wife of Socrates
OR
an ill-tempered woman

[Bluerauder]

p.s., first person to properly define xanthippe wins a hearty handshake, a pat on the back and a warm glow of victory (hint: it's more than Soccroties wife).:banana:
Congrats on your 2 month MM Anniversary! :congrats:

Xanthippe (Gr. Ξανθίππη) was the wife of Socrates. There are far more stories about her than there are facts. She is believed to have been much younger than the philosopher, perhaps by as much as forty years. She was famed for her sharp tongue and is said to have been the only person to ever have beaten Socrates in a discussion. After one particular quarrel, she was supposed to have emptied a chamber pot on Socrates's head, causing him to remark, "After thunder there generally falls rain."

Xanthippe means "yellow horse", from greek "ksanthos" (yellow) and "hippos" (horse). Her name now means any nagging scolding person, especially a shrewish wife. According to some sources, Socrates later remarried. Socrates' saying "Marry or marry not, in any case you'll regret it" was supposedly in contemplation of his wife.

The following clerihew was written about her in the 20th century:

Whenever Xanthippe
Wasn't feeling too chippy
She would say to Socrates:
"Why can't you have been Hippocrates?"

[knine]

shrewish wife of Socrates
OR
an ill-tempered woman
BINGO !! :eek: