where does the term cloud 9 (meaning happy, ecstatic) come from? why not cloud 8 or 10?
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as I know it, that was the highest level of Heavan (cloud 9, the 9th level).
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The meaning of the word Heaven is HAPPINESS.  You'll find that the word Paradise means HAPPINESS too.  God is in another dimension that we with flesh eyes cannot see but for those who love Him , He does give a "glimpse" of heaven within ones heart and mind.   When the word cloud is used it means a large gathering;..HE will return in a great cloud means that ALOT of souls will return with Him to this earth and He will GATHER back together His own.  In the air does not mean atmosphere,...It means THE BREATH OF LIFE which God is that breath of life.
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It is a French word roughly translated as enjoyment.  Quite literally it means whatever 'gets you off'.  Transcendant Bliss.
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According to the websters dictionary, it is "swoon". \n\nMain Entry: ec·sta·sy \nPronunciation: 'ek-st&-sE\nFunction: noun\nInflected Form(s): plural -sies\nEtymology: Middle English extasie, from Middle French, from Late Latin ecstasis, from Greek ekstasis, from existanai to derange, from ex- out + histanai to cause to stand -- more at EX-, STAND\n1 a : a state of being beyond reason and self-control b archaic : SWOON\n2 : a state of overwhelming emotion; especially : rapturous delight\n3 : TRANCE; especially : a mystic or prophetic trance\n4 : a synthetic amphetamine analogue C11H15NO2 used illicitly for its mood-enhancing and hallucinogenic properties\nsynonyms ECSTASY, RAPTURE, TRANSPORT mean intense exaltation of mind and feelings. ECSTASY and RAPTURE both suggest a state of trance or near immobility produced by an overpowering emotion. ECSTASY may apply to any strong emotion (as joy, fear, rage, adoration) <religious ecstasy>. RAPTURE usually implies intense bliss or beatitude <in speechless rapture>. TRANSPORT applies to any powerful emotion that lifts one out of oneself and may provoke frenzied action <in a transport of rage>.
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It is Just a phrase we use when we are happy, kind a like COOL!, we use that to say pretty cool. Did you like the movie I love it. If you did email me and let me know at meeradw@yahoo.com
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It stands for Jay, as in Jay Ward, the shows original producer.  \n\nIt is a less known fact that Rocky has the same middle initial and for the same reason.\n\nAlso Bullwinkle's first name came from a car salesmen named Clarence Bullwinkel because Ward and his assistant Alex Anderson thought it was funny.
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CIRRUS CLOUDS \n– high-level, wispy clouds. The name originates from the Latin word meaning "curl of hair". These feathery clouds form very high up in the sky (at altitudes between 5 km and 14 km) where it is very cold.They are thin clouds.   And look like horse tails They are therefore made up of tiny ice crystals rather than water droplets. Cirrus clouds occur in warm air which is being slowly lifted over a large area by an approaching cold front, and they are therefore often the signal of bad weather. ............................................................................................ \n \n\n                                              STRATUS CLOUDS\n– low-level blankets of cloud. The name "stratus" means "layers" in Latin, although you in fact rarely see the layers in stratus clouds. Instead they appear as a grey, shapeless sheet of cloud extending in all directions across the sky. They are usually only about 1 km thick, but can be as much as 1000 km wide. Stratus clouds build up when a layer of warm, moist air rises slowly over a mass of colder air. These clouds are often dark and gloomy, and are associated with rain and drizzle. Stratus clouds can sometimes rest on the ground or sea instead of up in the air, and they are then called ‘fog’.
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Ten. It's greek and means "ten angles", so that there are also ten sides.
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Clouds are water vapor. Think of it like a pocket of fog in the sky.
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Because seven eight nine!
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Clouds move at the wind speed at their particular elevation. Typically what this means high clouds (typically cirrus) move faster than lower clouds (e.g. cumulus), and effect you can see occassional on partially cloudy days, however, in hurricanes and other localized weather events, low clouds can move extremely fast also.
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Losing yourself in the skies and clouds are natures gift to us. I've seen objects, faces and "calming" designs. Cloud formations are majestic, serene, power and forces you to daydream and go to places only in your heart and mind. Clouds bring out the best in ones mind and with its changing of texture and color warn us of danger. A great "present" given to all by Mother nature.Give thanks, enjoy it and protect it.
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As happy as a sandboy is an expression which implies blissful contentment. I believe that the saying is truly Bristolian in origin. On Bathurst basin, in the City centre is the long established Ostrich Inn. The Inn is immediately adjacent to the Redcliff caves which, in their day, were a prime source of sand. Past landlords of the Inn used to send little boys ie Sandboys into the caves to collect sand to spread on the floor of the Inn to soak up the beer and ale droppings (much like butchers used to put sawdust on the floor of their shops). The Sandboys were paid for their efforts in beer.\n\n They were indeed happy.
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In Middle English it was farten, while in Old English it was thought to be *feorten (that is a reconstruction as the Old English form has not survived in writing).  The Indo-European root is *perd- "to fart, to break wind".  That root gave Greek perdon "fart", which turns up in the genus name of a type of mushroom, the puffball, also know as the "wolf's fart" (from the literal translation of its Greek name: lycoperdon).  Puffballs shoot their spores out in what resembles a puff of smoke, hence this name and the English dialect name puck-fist ("Puck's fart"). \n\nThe Indo-European root *perd- is thought by some to have been imitative of the sound of farting.  Other languages with similarly-derived words are German (farzen), Swedish (fjarta), Danish (fjerte), Russian (perdet), Polish (pierdziec), and Greek (pordizo).  Oh, and let's not forget English partridge!  Etymologically it is the "farting bird" because the name derives from Greek perdix, which refers to the whirring sound the bird makes when suddenly flushed out of hiding.  The Greeks thought it sounded like farting!\n\nWe can't move on before telling you that the earliest occurrence of a form of fart in the English written record comes from a song called The Cuckoo Song, or Sumer is icumen in, from about 1250:
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TO me it means exciting. Razzleberry ice cream, exciting berry ice cream. Razzle dazzle. Ooooh exciting sparkles!
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because seven ate nine (7,8,9)
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how do u term someone "having their head in the clouds" and being "down to earth". By daydreaming at times you can have your head in the clouds, but your personality can be down to earth.