Posted on 04/17/2002 6:58:59 AM PDT 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....
doughty \DOW-tee\, adjective
doughtier, doughtiest
doughtiness; noun
doughtily; adverb
1. Marked by fearless resolution; valiant; brave.
2. Able; strong; valiant; redoubtable; as, a doughty hero.
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dohtig; akin to Old High German toug is useful, Greek teuchein to make. Date: before 12th century
Here is my example with WFTD.
The Food and Drug Administration says 147 people taking Accutane either committed suicide or were hospitalized for suicide attempts from 1982 to May 2000. An estimated 13 million patients have used Accutane since its debut in 1982.
This is just unbelievable. Do y’all remember that stupid teenager in Florida who flew his plane into the side of a bank building, you know, the one that expressed sympathy for OBL? Well his idiotic mother has decided that the Accutane that the boy was taking had made him psychotic, so now she is suing the company. The likely hood that the boy was driven to commit suicide because of taking Accutane is slim to none. Out of 13 million patients, only 147 commented suicide, or attempted to commit suicide, in an 18 year time period. This lady is going to get laughed out of court.
If I remember correctly, this kid wanted to be thought of as a doughty hero of Islam. Now, he’s remembered as a kid with a death wish for a religion of peace, and who’s mother hasn’t the brains to realize that with facts set before the judge, she will be ridiculed for her lawsuit, instead of lauded as a doughty parent facing impossible odds. Now here’s the kicker, why have they just now filed a lawsuit about the Accutane connection? Did it take them this long to find a lawyer criminal to represent them? Talk about a frivolous suit and waste of taxpayer money!
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LoanPalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
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