CACOETHES is a Mad, Mad, Mad Minute Word and means…

[Mary Siegle]

An irresistible urge; mania.
cacoethes \kak-oh-EE-theez\ , noun (from the Greek kakoethes, a combination of the roots kakos, "bad," and ethes, "character.")
http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2011/01/29.html

Other similar phrases found to describe it:
“an uncontrollable urge or desire, especially for something harmful”
“a chronic and overwhelming desire”

Now that you know what it means, here’s what you can do with that word:

The idea of Mad Minute Words is that we present a strange (and/or lovely) word to you, and you draw from it as inspiration for your photo... to keep it acceptably mad, we're doing two words a week, one presented on Monday and another on Friday. (This, obviously, is the word for Friday.)

Your photo for today's word should be POSTED ON SUNDAY, JULY 21ST – so you have between now and the end of Sunday to take your picture. What are you waiting for?

Please tag your entry mmw-cacoethes

You may also post your entry on this thread, if you’d like (oh please do!) I look forward to seeing your photos. Hopefully a few other manias besides photography will occur to us…

So you can see what fun we’ve had up to now, here are the past mad minute words (you’ll have to look up their meaning yourself):
1. Spurious
2. Pareidolia
3. Cheiroproclitic
4. Nepenthe
5. zugzwang
6. kalopsia
7. strikhedonian
8. sphallolalia
9. fugue
10. widdershins
11. nihilarian
12. mickle
13. mesonoxian
14. ensorcelled
15. mansuetus
16. lugubrious
17. quizzacious
18. hypnagogic
19. gravigrade
20. mulligrub
21. gallimaufry
22. chatoyant
23. Equipoise
24. falcate
25. Lamprophony
26. Qualtagh
27. Multifarious
28. Abligurition

Ready, Set, Go! It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad Minute Word!

[Nada A.]

I completely forgot about the Wednesday one, but I desire to remember this one.

[MaryBeth Dailey]

I will try to give it a try! That is so trying! hee hee
Maybe I am having a cacoethes for the word "Try."

[The Mysterious Mr Biscuit]

“a chronic and overwhelming desire”? Okay, I think you can count me out of this one on grounds of good taste!

[Spirrow]

Yummy!

[Mary Siegle]

I'm copying this list of those who have participated before (or in the recent past anyway) from summerfield's post last Monday and checking to see that it includes all those from the last one. I hope it reaches most of you. If anyone is tagged twice or omitted, it is purely unintentional and I ask your pardon in advance. I don't have time to go back and check all of them: @alicias @yaorenliu @adeline @olivetreeann @nadaa @mcsiegle @gozoinklings @espyetta @aprilmilani @Cheesebiscuit @dh @eevarita @frida @gozoinklings @hehe1308 @janim @jannaellen @joa @mcsiegle @orangecrush @peterdegraaff @spirrowshoot @still_beachradish @summerfield @sunshinephoto5 @violeta @swilde @degarvey @angiec @primitiveprobe @apogee2012 @potsbypam @mrgsmith77 @corgimom @camim @omabluebird @picturedrox @northy @Cheesebiscuit @kazlamont @trailertrash
@gwhit123 @mcsiegle @ikamera @hehe1308 @valpak @laughinglarkphotography @gozoinklings
Your name doesn't have to be on this list to participate. This is only to alert those who have done the Mad Minute Word before. EVERYONE is invited to play.

[Mary Siegle]

@Cheesebiscuit Oh, please no! Surely you can think of SOMETHING that doesn't offend the delicate sensibilities of other 365ers!

[Mary Siegle]

@espyetta Now you are *trying* my patience! I look forward to your cacoethes photo.

[MaryBeth Dailey]

@Cheesebiscuit :0) Ha!
@mcsiegle I hope I can get one! I will TRY!

[Mary Siegle]

@nadaa Nada, think "mania" and "Can't help myself -- MUST post on Sunday." Now I'm counting on seeing a photo of yours on Sunday :-)

[Matthew Allan]

@mcsiegle Just wondering, does it have to be ON Sunday, or could it be before that?

[Dawn Reilly]

@teamquavers generally the idea is to make it as maddening as possible hence the "Mad Minute" title So the idea is to load it on Sunday. But I don't think you will be banned from playing if you need to load early
;)

[Helen]

Hah. As a manic depressive maybe I'll take a selfie!

[Matthew Allan]

@sunshinephoto5 Thanks for clarifying that. I loaded a picture already, but I could just take another on Sunday.

[Mary Siegle]

@teamquavers Seconding what Dawn said. I just looked at your photo. It's great! Leave it tagged for the mmw. Of course there are no rules against taking and posting more than one shot for this. Feel free to put another up on Sunday if you feel an irresistible urge to do so. :-)

[Alicias]

Challenge accepted!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Might not be able to fulfill this one- I will be in church on Sunday! lol

[Mary Siegle]

@olivetreeann ALL Sunday? Ah, well. If that's the case, I can't argue with piety of that magnitude.

[summerfield]

oh, no! right after abligurition! gheez! more godiva chocolates. maybe i'll switch to cakes. those are harmful to my waistline, not to mention my cholesterol! :-)

@mcsiegle - so you're doing today's word. i'll do Monday again then. i think i have something that's a bit easier so more would want to joint in.

[Matthew Allan]

Well, I did another one taken today. here it is :)