Quixotic

Word of the Day Sunday, February 28, 2010

quixotic

\kwik-SOT-ik\ , adjective;

1. Caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals; foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals.
2. Capricious; impulsive; unpredictable.


"I know what we could do! We could break into the animal areas of the lab and set all the mice free. No more death for the downtrodden, no more torture for the disenfranchised!" Anna yelled thumping her fist on the coffee table.

Zooey rubbed her forehead, "We aren't letting any animals free. We aren't breaking into any lab spaces. Christ! This is no time to let quixotic rhetoric get in the way of a perfectly good plan."

Anna frowned, "Your plan is completely ineffective. You want to get a job in a research lab and sabotage the lab from within? Mess up samples here and there. Record data incorrectly. How is that going to make animals have better lives? Huh? They are all still going to be in cages at the end of the day."

"Yeah, temperature controlled rooms set at the tropical temperature of 72 degrees Fahrenheit for every hour around the clock, with unlimited food and water, specialized healthcare on demand and company from other mice without over-crowding. Fuck, Anna. These mice live better than most Americans. I can't really get behind the Rah Rah animal rights movement because hell, all the drugs you take for your allergies were tested ON ANIMALS you hypocrite. This is about taking down a corrupt business. And how do you do that? You fuck with their pharmaceutical capacity," Zooey ranted starting to pace around the room.

Anna pouted, "Yeah, but Andy really likes the animal rights issues, and I really want to go out with him."