George Jones - No Show Jones (with Merle Haggard)

George Jones had two nicknames that stuck with him " The Possum" , given to him by late night DJ's. Then there was " No Show Jones". George had the rapporteur with his group and followers for not showing up to his concerts. http://theboot.com/george-jones-nickname/

Word of the Day : January 3, 2019

rapporteur

noun ra-por-TER

Definition :

: a person who gives reports (as at a meeting of a learned society)

Did You Know ?

Rapporteur was adopted into English in the 16th century and is a descendant of the Middle French verb rapporter, meaning "to bring back, report, or refer." Other descendants of rapporter in English include rapportage (a rare synonym of reportage, in the sense of "writing intended to give an account of observed or documented events") and rapport ("a harmonious relationship," as in "The young teacher had a good rapport with the students"). The words report, reporter, reportage, etc., are also distant relatives of rapporteur; all can ultimately be traced back to the Latin prefix re-, meaning "back, again, or against," and the Latin word portare, meaning "to carry."

Examples :

"The rapporteur was particularly scathing about bungled efforts to streamline the way welfare payments are made to individual recipients after delays in a shift to a new system … led thousands of people to fall into poverty." — Patrick Kingsley, The New York Times, 16 Nov. 2018.

"It's appropriate that the U.N. special rapporteur devoted to adequate housing has visited encampments in Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Mumbai—and San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley." — Rich Lowry, The National Review, 6 Nov. 2018.