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"is the word of the day for W." In the level 773 poem, DGT's link is to a Japanese webpage where the word hubris is defined. The Encylopedia Britannica sez: "In most [...] Greek tragedies the hero's hubris is [...] subtle, and sometimes he appears wholly blameless." hubris - encyclopedia article from Britannica.com <www.britannica.com>http://www.britannica.com/eb/thumb?id=22956 <www.britannica.com> Hubris = The last quarter of 2000, when Apple Computer's stock price plunged from above 60 to below 20. Hubris = Blackouts in Silicon Valley this summer. Pride goeth before a fall. OTOH, Aristophanes would be the appropriate author of a play about W. Which should be titled _The Gnats_. IMHO.
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