http://www.wordhippo.com/what-is/the-opposite-of/hoi_polloi.html Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 2:03 PM, John <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, thank you. > > But it still doesn't explain why the on-line dictionaries failed so > abysmally. > > > On 8/23/2013 1:37 PM, Bob W wrote: >> >> Hoi oligoi >> >> Hoi polloi = the many (close your eyes and think of 'poly-') >> >> Oligos = few. Think oligarchy. >> >> B >> >> On 23 Aug 2013, at 17:58, John <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> If you're one of them asthete cognoscenti conno-sewer types, you must >>> use the approved language when discussing *art*. >>> >>> "Painted bronze" is what it's called out here amongst the great unwashed >>> hoi polloi. >>> >>> On a different note, I've found another failure by the internet. >>> >>> None of the on-line dictionaries shows an antonym for "hoi polloi"; >>> plenty of synonyms, but no antonyms. >>> >>> Had to come up with them myself. Bummer! >>> >>> 8-D >>> >>> On 8/22/2013 1:44 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >>>> >>>> I think the plaque said painted bronze, but that may be the same thing, >>>> Dan Matyola >>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 12:12 PM, John <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I believe the accepted term in *art* is "polychrome bronze". >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 8/21/2013 9:49 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, Cotty and Rick. >>>>>> >>>>>> The waitress is real, but the waiter behind her is not. He is not >>>>>> exactly wooden, however, but painted bronze. He is located in the >>>>>> patio of the Peacock Cafe at Grounds for Sculpture. >>>>>> >>>>>> The waiter is a work based on a figure in the background of Edouard >>>>>> Manet’s painting Chez le Pere Lathuille: >>>>>> http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chez_le_p%C3%A8re_Lathuille >>>>>> >>>>>> The waiter is one of a number of works at Grounds for Sculpture based >>>>>> on famous Impressionistic paintings: >>>>>> http://untappedcities.com/2013/01/18/grounds-for-sculpture/ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Dan Matyola >>>>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 5:48 PM, Rick Womer <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Yes, he seems a bit stiff; I imagine his personality has been >>>>>>> described >>>>>>> as wooden. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Though his family probably regards him as a chip off the old block. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Rick >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://photo.net/photos/RickW >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>> From: Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> >>>>>>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>>>>>> Cc: >>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 5:43 PM >>>>>>> Subject: PESO: This is not a waiter >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17504451 >>>>>>> Comments are invited. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Dan Matyola >>>>>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>>>>>> and >>>>>>> follow the directions. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>>>>>> and >>>>>>> follow the directions. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>> follow the directions. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
