Word For The Day, Friday, December 19, 2003

The Verbivores | 12/19/03 | Teacher

[RikaStrom]

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “word for the day”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of the day”; in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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amatory \ah*meh*tow*ree\, adjective:
amatorious; adjective
amatoriously; adverb
amatoriousness; noun

1. Pertaining to, producing, or expressing, sexual love; as, amatory potions. [Obs.]
2. Expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance

The Autumnal Recrudescence of the Amatory Urge

When the birds are cacaphonic in the trees and on the verge
Of the fields in mid-October when the cold is like a scourge.
It is not delight in winter that makes feathered voices surge,
But autumnal recrudescence of the amatory urge.

When the frost is on the punkin' and when leaf and branch diverge,
Birds with hormones reawakened sing a paean, not a dirge.
What's the reason for their warbling? Why on earth this late-year splurge?
The autumnal recrudescence of the amatory urge.

--Susan Stiles, copyright December 1973

Etymology [Latin am t rius, from am tor, lover. See amateur.]

[xsmommy]

darling, you need to seriously UP your meds....

[NeoCaveman]

Kerry loans presidential campaign $850G [Mortgages Home!]

So when does Terri release the ketchup money?

Or does she know a bad investment when she sees it

[CholeraJoe]

According to Fox, Terry is limited to contributing $2000 just like the commoners.

[hobbes1]

Besides secret girl
quote Hobbes Ego could not fit
is six syllables.

[NeoCaveman]

Kerry’s love of self
Fuels amatorious dreams
Onanism guy!

Thinking of ones self
Kerry does he's alone
Hubruis exrtremus

[NeoCaveman]

According to Fox, Terry is limited to contributing $2000 just like the commoners.

I guess she knows how to protect her assets
Interesting business partnership, that marraige is.

[xsmommy]

please tell me you won't start the haiku $hit too, i beg of you. : )

[NeoCaveman]

Correction

Thinking of ones self
Kerry does when he's alone
Hubruis exrtremus

[secret garden]

I ran out of time to do handstitched items for the teachers this year so I'll get started soon and save them for the end of the year gifts. Hopefully I'll be done by then!

[Texan5]

Thank you kindly! I just had to mention X42 when I saw what the WFTD was...

[Texan5]

Ketchup boy and girl aren't a marriage-they're a merger-his ego and her money...

[xsmommy]

only did two. luckily nothing is called for, for the teachers in HS. i sent shortbread for xsboy's teach, and the room moms collect from anyone that wants to contribute and give a nice gift certificate to the Mall, so i sent in cash. i think it is a great idea, bc as we have previously discussed, anyone who has taught any length of time has enough of the tschotkes (marteen, i know i misspelled the yiddish word). They also collected in xsbrownie's class, and i sent $$$ but wanted to do something in addition.

[CholeraJoe]

Huh? Was my last post a haiku?

Ooh, ooh. Maybe one of the girls from the Bangkok Massage and spa will read me haikus.

[secret garden]

Poetic license
Is the universal key
Driving good haiku

[xsmommy]

no, CJ, your's was one of the only few that wasn't and if you go POETIC on me too, i will have to bolt! : )

[Texan5]

I never quite got the hang of that Haiku stuff-I leave that to those proficient at it.

[secret garden]

Irresistible
Once you start it you can't stop
Like other good things.

;)

[NeoCaveman]

Bill's amatory
Monica the humidor
Is very sorry

[CholeraJoe]

Don't fret. My poetry is limited to dirty limmericks.

[xsmommy]

how nice for you : )