Posted on 06/17/2004 5:37:05 AM PDT by Slip18
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....
Subbie Slip has her whip, handcuffs and legcuffs today. Haven’t checked my mood ring yet. Y’all behave yourselves, ya hear? Principal JimRob is still out of town. I expect the utmost respect on this thread today. The Mods have been overworked lately.
The rest of the stuff is locked up in my drawer.
Folderol, also Folderal noun:
Pronunciation: Pronounced about three different ways. Take your pick.
Etymology: Probably fr. Latin
1) Impractical, unnecessary or excessive trimming of finery or effects: pretty, but flimsy or useless ornament : something that is unnecessary: trifle, gewgaw
2) A nonessential talk or action: piffle, nonsense
And your Ewwwwwwwwww is perfect in this context, Laura.
Not after Texas v. Lawrence....
Biting off someone's tongue? Ouch!
Because you made the Subbie queasy, you get an A.
Late good morning to you, CJ!
I'm sure those anecdotes are hilarious!!!!
And she will always be a part of you.
A+Bert's usage of profanities?
We've got some bright police there.
A+ for you, CJ.
No bras? Must have been a guy.
Insurance, perhaps?
Only child, missus didn't deal with it well at all.
I fully understand, I admit to having lost my mind to a certain extent at the time.
Dreading the "young'un" learning to drive?
She'll do fine, just be patient and calm no matter what happens.
(Hard to do, I know.)
And when she does do her driver's test, make sure it isn't on a rainy day and the tester isn't a menopausal woman with an anti-everyone attitude.
(That's what I got on my first driver's test.)
And the windows fogged up about the time I had to parallel park, and when I turned the air on to defog the windows, she kept shutting it off on me.
She also refused to put her seatbelt on, even though I told her teh car doesn't move until she puts it on.
She gigged me for that.
She stared at her own lap, and then gigged me for supposedly not looking over my shoulder to see if it's clear to pull out.
And she never even looked to see whether or not I really had looked.
I was making a left hand turn and some pedestrian RUNS around from behind my car to cross in front of me.. to the sidewalk that he could have gotten to faster by crossing in the crosswalk behind my car.
I, of course, had to stop in the middle of my turn because of this clown, but she gigged me anyway.
Four way stop, hedges to the right prevent seeing if it's clear right since people ALWAYS run the stop sign there.
I inch up to get a clear view, she gigs me for it, "Improperly stopping at sign" she called it.
I pull out, some clown in an Eagle Talon is in my lane speeding at me, forcing me over.
Gigged me again for "not staying in lane".
I guess she'd have preferred a head-on collision.
So, after all of that, we get to the parallel parking test and the windows are fogged and she keeps shutting the air off on me.
What does our intrepid little dark lord of eventide do?
He places the passenger side mirror squarely on a treetrunk and folds in in onto the passenger side window, all while DemonWoman screams and puts both feet on the dash.
I stopped the car, smiled sweetly and said, "How am I supposed to see the tree when the window is fogged and you keep shutting the air off on me?"
She gigged me for "unsafe action", even though she refused to leave the climate controls alone -even after being asked to leave them alone.
*sigh*
Step-daughter got the same woman I did, but passed her test with the insane tester from Heck.
Have to leave the puter for a bit.
hubby came home looking like a chipmunk from a cracked tooth and we are trying to get someone to answer the phone in the doctor's office..........what a mess.
the school bus will be here momentarily and I have the bus driver's present from Jax so I have to make sure I am in the driveway to meet the bus, instead of just waving from the front steps.
BBL.
Vastie, you are on my list.
Sorry, you're not. Someone's been messing with my ping list. Truthie is not there either.
Dumb broad bit the wrong part.
Her doc told the family, "Just let her smoke. If she quits now, it will kill her."
We were in the mall, walking along and I was again assisting with shopping, and some 14 year old young thing in 'hoochie' skirts and 'grope me' tube tops (step-daughter's words) comes slithering up my front and asks:
"What are you doing here with HER?"
Did I mention that I truly detest the color radioactive green?
Whether or not it's eye shadow, lipstick, or clothing, or all of the above together in one outfit?
I'm busy doing the 'ick' backpedal and my step-daughter chimes in very LOUDLY:
"Just what are you doing to my FAH-ther?!"
14 year old ran off like a whipped cur.
(Of course, step-daughter wanted to go into 'kill' mode on her.)
Some British guys I ran across in Europe during the 60's seemed to think it could be used as some sort of endearment. I never understood it, and where this dame gets off with this is beyond me.
What about guys wearing bike shorts to run? That is an abomination, almost as bad as the bike rider guy with the side splits on his shorts that flash his cheeks.
The first time I ever heard of Everclear was from Cyber. He used to soak Marachino cherries in it for maybe a week. Dump the Everclear out, then refilled the cherry bottle with Everclear. One little ole cherry would get you smashed.
A+ for you, Tioga.
I'm sorry your birthday cake was cut by the time you got home. Home you smacked the culprit around a bit!
Bike shorts, generally speaking are an abomination.
We have the same game in our house, except everyone tries to nail the cat. You drop a decoy item first and when he comes over to pounce on it - WHAM! - drop the sheets. It is great fun. :-)
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