It's a tough market for hard nuts Aug 23, 2008
Now, while Cronulla back-rower Paul Gallen might lie on the deck non compos mentis for as long as it takes a video ref to rewind the tape and ping a penalty, he will still wink at the camera that so helped his team. Honesty, the best policy. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Typhoid victims locked up for life in mental institution Jul 30, 2008
She was totally compos mentis, she knew every day - she had an excellent memory. "She would have survived in the outside world; I don't think she was ever given that chance. "She was there because she was a carrier and the outside world was frightened of these people. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Blame it all on the greenies ... Jun 23, 2008
I signed on for better or for worse, and now that we re in the for better part, I m not going anywhere, even though most of the time, my wife is non compos mentis from the pain killers like percocet and xanax that she eats like candy. People are not disposable. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
NOW SHE VOWS TO SMASH OPEC May 6, 2008
Saying "we're going to break up OPEC" is like China saying "we're going to break up NATO."It's non compos mentis. It makes no sense at all. (The Drudge Report)
'Nincompoop' is Britain's Favorite Word Nov 25, 2007
The survey found 13 percent of respondents chose "nincompoop" believed to be derived from the Latin "non compos mentis," meaning not of sound mind as their favorite sounding English word, The Daily Mai reported. The poll was commissioned by Ubisoft, makers of the language computer game My Word Search. (Fox News -- Politics)
Turning Kids into Sex Offenders Oct 18, 2007
Imagine how DeMarcus Blackwell felt when he was told that his son Chris had engaged in "sexual contact and/or sexual harassment" at school. School officials in Waco, Texas, said Chris rubbed his face in the chest of a female teachers' aide. (Human Events Online)
Wooten: Bring on Hillary Oct 5, 2007
I see everyone else has writer s block too, as every comment has been rated by clinical sociologists and they think they ve stumbled upon the wi-fi non compos mentis central. By Dee Dee Deeee. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Few high notes at V Festival Aug 20, 2007
Babyshambles set the bar so low nowadays that Pete Doherty gets relieved applause merely for showing up and looking compos mentis and relatively focused. His band's skeletal, spindly rock appears perennially on the verge of falling apart, but ramshackle new single Delivery implies they may yet show an unexpected resilience. (Guardian Unlimited)
Brown faces mounting pressure to keep troops on in Iraq May 22, 2007
3 Dragonbaws - Assuming you're still compos mentis and not frothing at the mouth, you might like to know the next flight to Amman, Jordan from Beijing leaves at 23:55 on Weds night. Sadly there are no direct flights, as Baghdad airport is a wee bit, ehm, dodgy, but I'm sure you can hitch a lift nae bother. (Scotsman)
Right to carry v. right to know: This month's Non-Compos Mentis Award winner Mar 17, 2007
A shoe-in for the Non Compos Mentis Award, you say ... A shoe-in for the Non Compos Mentis Award, you say. (Townhall.com)
Understanding Aussie slang Jan 3, 2007
Have a small or large black espresso coffee or a white coffee to make sure you are fully compos mentis when you get home. Welcome to the Australian vocabulary. (CNN -- Travel)
PW Botha, unrepentant defender of apartheid, dies aged 90 Nov 2, 2006
"I know of other people in South Africa who are not compos mentis and I will not discuss them," he said. Questioned about his career, he expressed no regrets, saying that he did not believe in the "Rainbow Nation" and that he remained opposed to affirmative action. (Yahoo News -- South Africa)
Memo to Billy Beane Oct 27, 2006
Doesn't he remember how Lasorda torpedoed Orel a year ago when he interviewed very, very well with Mr. McCourt of the Dodgers, but didn't get the job because McCourt court jester Lasorda declared Hershiser non compos mentis (not qualified) because of his total lack of experience. Now Abner Doubleday shouldn't have invented baseball - because he had never done it before. (Los Angeles, TheInsiders.com)
Wooten: More troops for Iraq? Oct 26, 2006
They are non compos mentis anyway. They are succeeding in making you stray off topic. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Mourning the livingSir Cliff Richard talks about his mother's dementia Sep 23, 2006
"We did not know that there was anything wrong with her - we thought her memory was going. We used to joke about it. My mother does not have a life She'd say: 'I'm getting so stupid, I can't remember', and I would say: 'Oh, come on, I can't remember what I'm doing tomorrow - I'm not stupid, I've just got a bad memory.' If only we had known. My sister Joan looked after my mother, and there was a point when she'd say: 'Mother is being so belligerent', and they used to get into arguments. Now my... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
'Sebastian, it's Her Majesty calling' Aug 10, 2006
Well, I'm taking my primogeniture and gallantry exams that day and Harry's so mashed at the moment that I doubt he'll be compos mentis by then. So could you think up some excuse for us. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Sex, sin and angry disputation Jul 21, 2006
"Miss Flam, I've been meaning to call for about two weeks per your (unintelligible) column on (unintelligible), comparing plastic shopping bags to the aggravates of sodomy, adultery and bestiality. I don't know how you got this column, but I think you're non compos mentis and you don't deserve a column. Bestiality, adultery and sodomy are hideous sins." (Funny, others told me I don't deserve a column because I once hinted I lacked an intimate acquaintance with the vibrator known as the Hitachi... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
The Groot Krokodil emerges Mar 19, 2006
"I thank you that I had the opportunity to say I am not yet (non) compos mentis," Botha said towards the end of his own address. "Sometimes people think I am, but I know of other people who are not compos mentis in South Africa. And I will not discuss them.". (iAfrica.com)
Fox411: Golden Globes Quid Pro Quo Jan 11, 2006
Last year, according to their federal tax return, the HFPA members who are mobile and compos mentis spent an average of $7,500 per person on travel alone. The total was over $600,000 for travel, plus meetings and press conferences. (Fox News -- Headlines)
