Posted on 05/23/2005 5:05:33 AM PDT by xsmommy
Word For The Day, Day, Date
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".
irascible
adj
i·rasci·bili·ty or i·rasci·ble·ness n. i·rasci·bly adv.
1. Prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered. 2.Characterized by or resulting from anger. 3: quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander" [syn: choleric, hotheaded, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, short, short-tempered] 4: characterized by anger; "a choleric outburst"; "an irascible response" [syn: choleric]
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin rscibilis, from Latin rsc, to be angry, from ra, anger. See eis- in Indo-European Roots.]
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i would like to pull all the facial features off of him and leave him blank
For HER pleasure of course!
A cowboy in Montana got pulled over by a State Trooper for speeding. The trooper started to lecture the cowboy about his speeding, and in general began to throw his weight around to try to make the cowboy feel uncomfortable.
Finally, the trooper got around to writing out the ticket. As he was doing that, he kept swatting at some flies that were buzzing around his head.
The cowboy said, "Having some problem with Circle Flies there, are ya?" The trooper stopped writing the ticket and said, "Well yeah, if that's what they are. I never heard of Circle flies."
So the cowboy says, "Well, Circle flies are common on ranches. See they're called Circle Flies because they're almost always found circling around the back end of a horse."
The trooper says, "Oh" and goes back to writing the ticket. Then after a minute, he stops and says, "Are you trying to call me a horse's ass?"
The cowboy says, "Oh no, officer. I have too much respect for law enforcement to even think about calling you a horse's ass."
The trooper says, "Well that's a good thing", and goes back to writing the ticket. After a long pause, the cowboy says, "Hard to fool them flies though".
-and the perv is a lawyer.
Good one!
Some of the irascible posts here are intimidating.
too funny......
i have been trundling kids and am totally behind the eight ball on the filibuster, can you give me cliffs notes version of what has happened this aft?
that is the sickest thing i have ever heard in my life and he took a pic of himself. OMG he truly doesn't deserve to live.
I hope he is hunted down and found soon. Then we will do some role playing.............
that filibuster debate is like a slow train wreck....you want to watch, but you keep covering your eyes........it can't be over soon enough for me.
well listening to leahy is enough to put anyone into a coma. i am sorry i missed sheets though. he is entertaining.
now your girl is speaking, Grimmy's beloved....
I'll bring the rope and beer.
One of my worst nightmares came true at 11:45 AM today-hubby's sister called to tell me they had just left Brownsville and were on the way and would be here by early evening. She just wanted to give me a heads up so I could "run to the store" if I needed to-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaghhh! Obviously, she and her husband think that living out in the country means in the 'burbs or something where there is a major grocery store and a Wal Mart two blocks away.
I dashed home and started cleaning house, vacuuming and mopping downstairs, vacuuming and wet swiffering upstairs, dusted, made sure all was fresh and nice in the downstairs guest room and bath and gave the spook in there a talking to about minding his manners for company when my dust cloth and can of Pledge kept falling off the dresser onto the floor every time I would set it there. I actually found a restaurant open (most out here are closed on Mondays) that we sometimes go to in the county seat-it is pricey and la de da, but what the hell, I can't cook for extra people when I haven't had TIME to PLAN and buy food for such a thing-not with the nearest grocery 20 miles away. My sister in law called nearly an hour ago from 30 minutes outside SA and I gave her directions to the car pool parking at the intersection with the farm road-I'll meet them there so they don't get lost. I told her we were going out to eat, period, no questions. I just got out of the shower and dressed, my back hurts so much from lifting and being on my feet too long without the usual breaks I take that I took Advil for the first time since I did the yard, and I am just royally annoyed at the lack of forethought on hubby's sister's part...
when were they supposed to come? is she coming early???
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