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[HUMOR] Word of the Day: Omphalos

Merriam-webster.com's word of the day is, well well, omphalos! Hmm, pretty amazing coincidence, I'd say. :O

Wikipedia has this to say about omphaloskepsis:

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Omphaloskepsis is the contemplation of one's navel as an aid to meditation. It is well known in the usually jocular phrase directed towards self-absorbed pursuits: "contemplating one's navel" or "navel-gazers". This criticism is also often leveled at professions which are interested in themselves: movies about Hollywood, for example, or television shows about television writers.

From the Greek: omphalos (navel) + skepsis. The word has several other forms, such as omphaloskeptic, for someone who engages in navel-gazing, and omphaloskeptical, meaning to be in a self-absorbed state.

Does that make us navel-gazers? Or are we omphaloskeptics? Hmm...

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