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Word For The Day, Thursday, March 11, 2004
The Verbivores
| 3/11/04
| Teacher
Posted on 03/11/2004 5:30:29 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. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on....
emetic \ umet'ik\, adjective, noun
emetically; adverb
1. Causing vomiting.
2. An agent that causes vomiting
As bloody as an abattoir, as emetic as a dozen bad oysters, this is a cross between Men In Black and Invasion of the Body Snatchers but without the former's humour and the latter's social punch.
--Philip French, "Dreamcatcher," The Observer, April 27, 2003
Etymology: [Late Latin emeticos, from Greek emetikos, from emetos, vomiting, from emein, to vomit. See wem - in Indo-European Roots.]
TOPICS: Education; Humor; Poetry; Word For The Day
KEYWORDS: students; wftd
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To: secret garden
To paraphrase Frank Zappa, he of the Barking Pumpkin Digital Gratification Consort, don't eat the yellow taglines. You're welcome.
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posted on
03/11/2004 12:32:05 PM PST
by
Argh
To: Argh
I refuse to answer on the grounds that it may tend to incriminate me..............
To: secret garden
Cool! Teach the rest of us how to do it. Maybe you discovered an "undocumented feature."
143
posted on
03/11/2004 12:33:14 PM PST
by
NicknamedBob
("When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." -- Dr. Wayne Dyer)
To: secret garden
dang, i don't have any colors on mine!
144
posted on
03/11/2004 12:33:15 PM PST
by
xsmommy
To: Argh
Hah!
145
posted on
03/11/2004 12:33:35 PM PST
by
secret garden
(Go Predators! Go Spurs!)
To: NicknamedBob
I would if I had a clue about my homepage and my preferences, neither of which are listed online.
146
posted on
03/11/2004 12:37:49 PM PST
by
secret garden
(Go Predators! Go Spurs!)
To: international american; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
Don't worry, the dog's bark is worse than her bite. In fact, she won't bite at all unless you pay.
147
posted on
03/11/2004 12:41:04 PM PST
by
Argh
To: secret garden; xsmommy; RikaStrom
The WFTD and all of it's variations was being used in my daughter's school this afternoon........I got a call from the school nurse at 2:15..............Jax is now in jammies and in bed with an upset tummy and an earache.....no fever thankfully.
148
posted on
03/11/2004 12:43:47 PM PST
by
Gabz
(The tobacco industry doesn't pay cigarette taxes - smokers do!)
To: secret garden
Go to Browze, then click on your own name at the top right of the page. Check on My Preferences, at the bottom it says Theme. See if you are set to default colors.
Alternatively, were you tinkering with background colors? Perhaps even in another program?
149
posted on
03/11/2004 12:47:19 PM PST
by
NicknamedBob
("When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." -- Dr. Wayne Dyer)
To: Gabz
Details??
To: international american
You don't want the details Jax was giving me in the car on the ride home........believe me. The synopsis is she didn't make it to the trash can in time to lose her lunch.
151
posted on
03/11/2004 12:56:43 PM PST
by
Gabz
(The tobacco industry doesn't pay cigarette taxes - smokers do!)
To: Gabz
hope she feels better, gabz.
152
posted on
03/11/2004 12:58:13 PM PST
by
xsmommy
To: Gabz
I figgured as much, but I had to ask. Hope Jax gets well fast!
To: pa_dweller; RikaStrom; Conspiracy Guy
Youre ... what? I have been called homophobic,
It isnt at all the case,
Though I do get adrenaline rushes,
When someone gets right in my face.
Im willing to live and let live,
But thats not enough for some guys.
They dont understand my reaction,
And I want to open their eyes.
If you do what you want and say nothing,
Then you and I can be friends.
But your right to swing with your purses,
Ends where my nose begins.
Please leave me alone with my problems,
Dont rev up my engine of rage.
My temper is normally idle,
So dont let my clutch disengage.
If there is one thing about me,
HomOcidal is perhaps the right phrase.
Society says it dont trust me.
Thats why Im avoiding your gaze.
NicknamedBob . . . . . . . . March 11, 2004
154
posted on
03/11/2004 1:02:38 PM PST
by
NicknamedBob
("When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." -- Dr. Wayne Dyer)
To: international american; xsmommy
Thanks.
Upset stomachs are easy to deal with.....it's the earache that has me concerned. In fact the nurse didn't even mention it to me when she called, she wanted to know if Jax had a history of earaches, wich she doesn't. jax informed me of the trash can incident after we left the building.....
155
posted on
03/11/2004 1:07:51 PM PST
by
Gabz
(The tobacco industry doesn't pay cigarette taxes - smokers do!)
To: Gabz
How old is Jax? Earaches in young children can sometimes be serious!
To: international american
She's almost 6 and has never had one before.
157
posted on
03/11/2004 1:13:41 PM PST
by
Gabz
(The tobacco industry doesn't pay cigarette taxes - smokers do!)
To: Gabz
No worry, just keep her away from the teacher:)
To: Gabz
Hey Gabz,
This is going to sound so twelfth century, but did you ever hear of ear-candles?
It's just about the most ludicrous concept you can imagine, but it's effective and fun!
The basic idea is to remove the build-up of human earwax in a safe and gentle way. Hollow sleeves like ice cream waffle cones, but made of beeswax, are placed on an upturned ear. When you "light that candle" a gentle draft of warm air softens and draws the earwax into the bottom of the taper.
It's surprising how much earwax can be extracted, painlessly, by this method. Periodic use can remove a potential source of pain and infection, and even clear up hearing problems.
A fun thing to do at the end is to examine the shapes, like little figurines.
Of course, safety is a concern. Make sure your patient is mature enough to not try to run off in panic with a candle in her ear! One pictures the Reverend Jim from Taxi, coping with a power outage in a novel way...
Another fun thing for you might be that you get to "give someone a light..." Just don't let "you-know-who" find out about it!
Despite my description, don't try to make them yourself. Find someone who has actually done it before. Good luck in that search!
159
posted on
03/11/2004 1:28:31 PM PST
by
NicknamedBob
("When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." -- Dr. Wayne Dyer)
To: Gabz
When I was still in the Sunday School nursery, I got really pi$$ed when another little kid had a didn't make it to the trash can episode, and my brand new velvet Mary Jane's got all splattered up. I cried like a banshee!
160
posted on
03/11/2004 1:31:30 PM PST
by
Laura Earl
(16....sweet!)
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