Word For The Day, Friday, 5/31/02

The Verbivores | 5/31/02 | Teacher

[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....

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roister \ROY-stur\, intransitive verb:
roistered; roistering; roisters; intransitive verb
roisterer; noun
roisterous; adjective
roisterously; adverb

1. To engage in boisterous merrymaking; to revel; to carouse.
2. To bluster; to swagger.
3. To bully; to be bold, noisy, vaunting, or turbulent.

Etymology: Middle French rustre lout, alteration of ruste, from I>ruste, adjective, rude, rough, from Latin rusticus rural. Date: 1551

[Cyber Liberty]

Haiku! Whoo hoo!

Well, almost time to knock off this joint, and get on the plane to fetch my beloved....

[RikaStrom]

Have a terrific weekend and give Miss Slippy hugs from us!

[doubled]

Alas, there will be no roister
For the feminist who would foist her
Sexual equality
On the military
They won't be in a front line posture.

[Cyber Liberty]

She's gettin' more than hugs from me....

[RikaStrom]

I will give you an A+ but withhold my comments.

[Argh]

Oh, great, I had to read that just as I started in on the House of Ptomaine's Poison du Jour...

[doubled]

You wanted to go into combat?

[hobbes1]

I would respectfuly point out, that as far as comparison between the sexes goes, (and we are talking about Combat type front line units here), Look at it this way, Marion Jones Olympic Gold medalist in the 110, and 222, Ran the 110, in 10.75 seconds. She would have finished OUT OF THE MONEY in last years NJ HIGH SCHOOL Sprinting, and lost by over .75 seconds. (Like losing a football game by several touchdowns.)

I am sure those reassigned women will make fine cooks and nurses....tee hee

[RikaStrom]

Not particularly.... not because I couldn't do the job, just that I am lazy and don't want to get up at that hour...and I don't respond well to orders. :-)

I think that if a person meets one set of qualifications (everybody has to meet that set) and if the person is mentally sound (well... lol) and if they get the job done right, I don't give a good hot damn what sex they are.

If a person cannot meet the physical, mental, and intelligent qualifications.. then fine, give them a less tasking job.

[RikaStrom]

pig

[RikaStrom]

Ok Kiddies, I get to escape early, so try to stay out of jail, and I will see you in the halls this weekend!

[SeaDragon]

You are so out on line on this one...............

[xsmommy]

i see the tiger was not his charming self today...

[Argh]

GO RED WINGS!!!

[SeaDragon]

What was your first clue?

[xsmommy]

i don't know, he seemed to have a puss on all day and then he jumped ugly at the end of the day. maybe he is PMSing....; )

[xsmommy]

I've been trying to give my kids a bit of musical education (Beatles, Zeppelin, acoustic T-Rex, Motown, Donovan, the Dead, Tull, Yes, some classical, etc.), so they don't get too caught up in the latest mega-media productions and rudeness that passes for music on MTV

xsteen prides herself on being able to identify music, and has been able to pick out led zeppelin when hearing it. i get tired of her asking if the people are dead or in a walker now, though.....

[CholeraJoe]

maybe he is PMSing....; )

My thoughts exactly. Maybe I should FReepmail him some serafem.

[xsmommy]

so he seemed peckish and out of sorts to you as well? well there you have it, tiger, a sound medical diagnosis. please fax that sarafem to him postehaste!

[xsmommy]

don't triplets have a sixth sense about that sort of thing anyway?