MIS


 * Greg Raupp**

MIS Latin mittere, misum, "to send, to put"

Surmise //"v.// To draw a conclusion based on little or no information; to guess" To make an uneducated conjecture

media type="youtube" key="CsWwb5gFla0" height="344" width="425"

This video clip is an advertisement for a game in which the players surmise the characteristics of their opponent's character and try to guess his/her identity. The narrator also incorrectly surmises that the two boys in the ad are suspicious of games not made by Jews.

Demise "//n.// The end of existence; death" Downfall, doom

media type="youtube" key="fLeiqzEU7JE" height="344" width="425"

This video is a news story that depicts the demise of the Lehmann Brothers corporation.

Remit "//v.// To make less or weaker; to forgive or pardon" To excuse

media type="youtube" key="QII_TAJ2BBY" height="295" width="480"

To be completely honest, I have no idea what is going on here. However it is clear that the man in white is unwilling to remit the actions of the man in blue.