the bossch and the shy

the BOSSCH:

BOSSCH (bsh, bôsh, bôs) Hieronymus. 1450?-1516.
Dutch painter whose largely religious works are characterized by grotesque, fantastic creatures mingling with human figures.
[yes, that sounds about right.]


the SHY:

SHY.adjective, shy-er or shier, shyest, verb, shied, shying, noun, plural shies.
–adjective.
1. bashful; retiring.
2. easily frightened away; timid.
3. suspicious; distrustful: I am a bit shy of that sort of person.
4. reluctant; wary.
5. deficient: shy of funds.
6. scant; short of a full amount or number: still a few dollars shy of our goal; an inch shy of being six feet.
7. (in poker) indebted to the pot.
8. not bearing or breeding freely, as plants or animals.
–verb (used without object)
9. (esp. of a horse) to start back or aside, as in fear.
10. to draw back; recoil.
–noun
11. a sudden start aside, as in fear.
—Idiom
12. fight shy of, to keep away from; avoid: She fought shy of making the final decision.
[number seven (7) is funny.]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUCKAAAAAAAAAAAS!