Re: Blind, Blinder, Blindest

On Mon, 12 May 2008 20:40:29 -0700, MrM <mrmystus@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> On May 12, 6:35 pm, Gordon <gor...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> On Mon, 12 May 2008 14:55:55 -0700, Barbee <barbievan...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>  
>> wrote:
>> > blind  (blnd)
>> > adj. blind·er, blind·est
>> > 1.
>> >  a. Sightless.
>> >  b. Having a maximal visual acuity of the better eye, after
correction
>> > by refractive lenses,   of one-tenth normal vision or less (20/200 or
>> > less on the Snellen test).
>> >  c. Of, relating to, or for sightless persons.
>> > 2.
>> >  a. Performed or made without the benefit of background information
>> > that might prejudice the outcome or result: blind taste tests used in
>> > marketing studies.
>> >  b. Performed without preparation, experience, or knowledge: made a
>> > blind stab at answering the question.
>> >  c. Performed by instruments and without the use of sight: blind
>> > navigation.
>> > 3. Unable or unwilling to perceive or understand: blind to a lover's
>> > faults.
>> > 4. Not based on reason or evidence; unquestioning: put blind faith in
>> > their leaders.
>> > 5. Slang Drunk.
>> > 6. Lacking reason or purpose: blind fate; blind choice.
>> > 7.
>> >  a. Difficult to comprehend or see; illegible.
>> >  b. Incompletely or illegibly addressed: blind mail.
>> >  c. Hidden from sight: a blind seam.
>> > d. Screened from the view of oncoming motorists: a blind driveway.
>> > e. Secret or otherwise undisclosed: a blind item in a military
budget.
>> > 8. Closed at one end: a blind socket; a blind passage.
>> > 9. Having no opening: a blind wall.
>> > 10. Botany Failing to produce flowers or fruits: a blind bud.
>>
>> Gordon: I going to guess this was a touch of aqueous humor.- Hide  
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>
> MrM:  Gordon are you implying then that a simpler and more complete
> definition of 'blind' would be:
>
>  Vanier?
>


Gordon: Not at all MrM.  I was speaking from an esoterically humorous  
perspective.  You see "aqueous humor" isn't humor at all, it's a fluid  
between the lens and cornea of the eye. :)