the last couple things i had the audacity to dub 'gorgeous' were:

1. dave gouge ( i don't know how this happened but i think it had to do with a night of no sleep combined with a nutty cinnamon roll combined with typical pitfalls of instant-messenger combined with tight shoelaces )

2. the bangledeshian mountain dew poster that kuechenmeister took a picture of. and for this i have no excuse. because nothing seemed more gorgeous to me at the moment i blogged it. not even your own nearly-as-g*-~

so.
i feel rebuked.
will work on this.

Ok.

But what about "beautiful?" Isn't that a more powerful word than "gorgeous?" (I have heard the argument that "beautiful" is overused. Something about studying too much for Philosophy of Ed-beauty is "unity throughout the whole" and thus "beautiful" has been considered a greater word by some.)

Realize that this is an opinion from someone who had coke and frosted mini-wheats for breakfast a couple weeks ago.

So you won't really be mediocrity-bound if you don't measure up to the stringent "g-word" quota.

After rethinking, "gorgeous" is more exaggeratory(?) than anything.

"Beautiful" would be more apt to describe the harmonious, or those things that draw us to assess our lives(cause us to think of how things should be) And it's usually said with a veil of respect.

So maybe the issue with "gorgeous" lies with it's easy insincerity?

Question (because I had little sleep last night): As Joy would say, What in the cow does "So you won't really be mediocrity-bound if you don't measure up to the stringent "g-word" quota" that mean? Maybe I'm thinking too hard, but I haven't the faintest.

Joy expressed her regret for having the audacity to use "gorgeous" for two undeserving subjects. And that was my attempt to be witty and reassuring at the same time.

Keep up this discussion, I think we're getting somewhere!!

Is there a specific overusage offender? Or do you just hear and read "gorgeous" this and "gorgeous" that all the time and you've reached your limit?

I, for one, have always used the word 'gorgeous' to describe a perfect day of sunshine and warmth with no clouds. Why? Because those days point me to Christ more than the dreary/normal days.

And nothing is more beautiful to me than my Savior who deserves the superlative in description, hence 'Gorgeous'.

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and there you have the sum of it, ladies and gentlemen.

undeserved is in the eye of the beholder.
gorgeous is in the eye of the beholder.

words. you have got to love them.

I heard a person say "gorgeous" in consecutive sentences about a piece of ceramic work that was only "quite striking".

And I'm wondering if this same individual is the one I hear it from all the time since he's one of my good friends.

Maybe "gorgeous" is becoming my "supple"
and maybe "undeserving" was unintentionally harsh and worth withdrawing on both Gouge and the Bangladeshian Dew-swillers.

I have to admit I don't say "gorgeous" very often. It's one of those words I don't say. It's probably the "g." But of course this from the guy who has stricken /g/ from his constructed language.

i will admit that the last time i said THE WORD was when i was in the rockies of colorado. we had hiked forever in the mountains and finally got to the top and the view was still, to this day, the most gorgeous sight i have ever seen. i think i only use that word when someplace looks like eden before the fall or the world before the flood.

if our world has such gorgeous sights in nature, imagine, if you can, what heaven will be.

Interesting ... Several thoughts.

1. I am AMAZED that anyone can write on such thought-provoking subjects at 12:03AM. I think my sense of coherency runs out around 10:15PM.

2. I wonder what type of jobs you all have that allow you to spend "middle-of-the-day" time commenting on such thoughts. Probably much more stress-free than my job.

3. I don't use the word "g--" that much and now that I've read all these comments...I don't think I'll ever use it again (for fear of being misunderstood in my meaning or level of sincerity, of course). Besides that, I don't think I like the sound of it anymore. and...

4. For some reason, I have a hard time imagining members of the male species saying "g--." It just doesn't seem like a "manly" word. Is that weird??? - And I must state that I TOTALLY do not mean to offend anyone by that. Just my own personal reflection on the word.

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