Word of the Day: Dismembered

Dismembered: to no longer be a member of a group or organization.

My daughter said her stepsister was writing a letter to an organization saying she wanted to be dismembered. This seems a rather drastic measure for not wanting to participate!

Now, there are some organizations that cost an arm or a leg to join, but I guess if you know that going in, that's a choice you make. I don't know that I'd want to lose one to get out.

Of course, there are situations you wouldn't mind losing an arm or leg to, to get out. Think of "coyote ugly", where you wake up next to someone you don't remember meeting, and he or she looks bad enough that you'd rather chew your own arm off than wake them, getting up.

I've only heard about these one-nighters, you understand! I generally have to live with someone a month or two before I wake up wondering who the heck they are and what was I thinking?

So, would the antonym be remembered? And in the case of coyote ugly, do you really want to be remembered?