Twenty children in a closet, though, may not be considered day care as much as an oubliette.
Merriam-Webster Online said:
Main Entry: ou·bli·ette
Pronunciation: "ü-blE-'et
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Middle French, from oublier to forget, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin oblitare, frequentative of Latin oblivisci to forget
: a dungeon with an opening only at the top
Twenty children in a closet, though, may not be considered day care as much as an oubliette.
Merriam-Webster Online said:
Main Entry: ou·bli·ette
Pronunciation: "ü-blE-'et
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Middle French, from oublier to forget, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin oblitare, frequentative of Latin oblivisci to forget
: a dungeon with an opening only at the top
I learn something new everyday on SG!
I looked that up too.
What a creepy thing.
I learned the definition of that from watching "The X Files".
llouys
Brazil
August 2003
FEB 10, 2005 08:45 AM