<p>No, we just need our Curmudgeon.</p>
<p>Curmudgeon, where are you??? MSTEE, because of your posting here now YOU are going to NEED “lysosomal absolution!” HA!</p>
<p>“Lysosomal absolution”: Tears contain lysosomes. To me, this is obviously a diffusion of guilt by crying a lot, publicly. That’s something teenage girls do, I think.</p>
<p>oh, I get it. dmd has just provided a solution to the “lysosomal absolution” conundrum: Absolution through solution. For crying out loud.</p>
<p>Marite: Very clever!</p>
<p>Do tears really have lysosomes in them? If I can get lysosomal absolution by crying, well I can DO that! (though I really don’t know about the “publicly” part). On the other hand, coureur’s explanation leads me to believe I should give blood perhaps in order to attain it? Tks, by the way, coureur, for your explanation.</p>
<p>Tears do not contain lysosomes. They contain lysozymes. Completely different things. One is an intra-cellular organelle and the other is an enzyme.</p>
<p>So “lysozymal absolution” could have some rather figurative meaning. But unfortunately our post-modern man said “lysosomal absolution”, which is still nonsense.</p>
<p>lysosomes/lysozymes </p>
<p>I still like Marites - for crying out loud. Maybe they would cry enough to cry me a river</p>
<p>Tks once again, coureur, for clearing that up. I was thinking that perhaps I could cry while giving blood in order to attain lysosomal absolution, so at least I know now that I can skip the crying part. But wait-- if lysosomal absolution is nonsense, as you say, and you DO seem to know what you are talking about–then I do not have to figure out how to attain this after all, even though I have POSTED In the CAFE. Oh, joyous day! (Though giving blood is not a bad idea, regardless, I guess. . .)</p>
<p>Sorry, I’ve been away trying to stave off the alligators, somewhat successfully. Let’s see what I missed. When I left everyone was working on cupboard’s “lysosomal absolution”.Hmmmm. Based on cupboard’s previous posts I really didn’t have that much trouble with it. Where other’s have gone astray is in forgetting that cupboard is a wordsmith, not a scientist. Look within the words themselves for his/her/it’s meaning (it could be HAL, you know?). </p>
<p>Lyso somal . First let’s look at somal- “of or pertaining to soma ( a prescription compound used to treat pain)”. Second lyso-“of or pertaining to the cleaning of kitchen and bathroom surfaces, as in lysol-ing the floor”. Lastly absolution-“the act of ingesting overpriced ethanol made from Swedish winter wheat”. A very simplified translation of the meaning would be -“the act of cleansing one’s soul with codeine and vodka that results in contact between the drinker and the kitchen or bathroom floor”. Really not that hard, people.</p>
<p>lol,</p>
<p>who needs the cafe when you’ve got this thread?</p>
<p>Curmudgeon. I KNEW you’d come through.</p>
<p>Did you know that Dave Barry is giving up his column, Curmudgeon…</p>
<p>Thanks for the thought Robrym, but much like another time honored profession, writing is much more fun when you’re not getting paid for it.(This is where I would put the little face with the eyeballs looking upward sheepishly if I knew the magic spell.)</p>
<p>Sorry, robyrm. Digital dyslexia.</p>
<p>supernatural encoding…
precision in sequential lettering is highly overrated</p>
<p>Returning to the OP, sometimes someone posts something in the cafe that we would want to know about.</p>