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Word For The Day, February 4, 2004
The Verbivores
| 2/4/04
| Teacher
Posted on 02/04/2004 5:18:47 AM PST by 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. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on....
impute \im*pyute\ verb
imputes, imputing, imputed; intransitive verb
imputable; adjective
imputably; adverb
imputability, imputableness; noun
1. To relate to a particular cause or source; attribute the fault or responsibility to: imputed the rocket failure to a faulty gasket; kindly imputed my clumsiness to inexperience.
2. To assign as a characteristic; credit: the gracefulness so often imputed to cats
3. To charge; to ascribe; to attribute; to set to the account of; to charge to one as the author, responsible originator, or possessor; -- generally in a bad sense.
4. To adjudge as one's own (the sin or righteousness) of another; as, the righteousness of Christ is imputed to us.
Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, If memory o'er their tomb no trophies raise.
--Gray.
Etymology: [Middle English imputen, from Old French emputer, from Latin imput re : in-, in; see in-2 + put re, to settle an account; see pau-2 in Indo-European Roots.]
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
And now the theme song from The Banana Splits is running through my head. Bad earworm!
La-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la
La-la-la-la
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posted on
02/04/2004 1:48:16 PM PST
by
secret garden
(Go Predators! Go Spurs!)
To: secret garden
You are evil....
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
Misery loves company. ;)
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posted on
02/04/2004 1:50:34 PM PST
by
secret garden
(Go Predators! Go Spurs!)
To: Texan5; Robert A. Cook, PE; Argh
Bananas and two broads? I think some of you guys need a cold shower...Dudes!!!! I'm pretty sure she wants to shower with us! I knew the banana pic would work up the croquettes
To: Hegewisch Dupa
Oh, good grief! I'll shower alone, thanks, in WARM water-it's winter, you know. And I don't even like bananas, much less think of them as being sexy...
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posted on
02/04/2004 1:55:02 PM PST
by
Texan5
(You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line..)
To: Texan5
oh - I see, more of a kumquat babe. No prob!
To: Hegewisch Dupa
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posted on
02/04/2004 1:57:25 PM PST
by
secret garden
(Go Predators! Go Spurs!)
To: secret garden
oh - that is the worst ear worm ever. It's like that Star Trek movie worm that digs in deep, and does not stop causing pain ever. That's low. Very low.
To: Hegewisch Dupa
But catchy, no?
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posted on
02/04/2004 2:00:17 PM PST
by
secret garden
(Go Predators! Go Spurs!)
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; xsmommy; TheGrimReaper; secret garden
Evil indeed...she's using that Banana Splits earworm to pay us back for those titillating images of you-know-who that we visit upon her every time there is a spanking thread...
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posted on
02/04/2004 2:00:42 PM PST
by
Texan5
(You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line..)
To: Texan5
you mean every time she practically begs to see the pic?
To: Hegewisch Dupa; Texan5; secret garden
Perhaps her problem with Mr. Spanky has more to do with liking the pic rather than having an aversion to it..... have you considered that?
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
I believe my last post confirms that that very much is my belief, Whyisa
To: Hegewisch Dupa; secret garden; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; xsmommy
Oh, I nearly forgot about that punctuation exercise from a recent class! I quote: "No? Please, Mr. Spanky! I'm begging!" Thanks for reminding me...
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posted on
02/04/2004 2:07:57 PM PST
by
Texan5
(You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line..)
To: Hegewisch Dupa
Sorry, once I saw the word "beg" my mind kind of wandered....
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
I'm sure "big" has the same effect. But I think your use of the expression "my mind" rather strains credulity.
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posted on
02/04/2004 2:13:08 PM PST
by
Argh
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
And you're supposed to be my friend...
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posted on
02/04/2004 2:14:14 PM PST
by
secret garden
(Go Predators! Go Spurs!)
To: Argh
HA!
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posted on
02/04/2004 2:15:20 PM PST
by
secret garden
(Go Predators! Go Spurs!)
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
understood and agreed
To: Texan5
Hey! We are supposed to band together and pick on other people!
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02/04/2004 2:16:55 PM PST
by
secret garden
(Go Predators! Go Spurs!)
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