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Word For The Day, Thursday, 6/27/02
The Verbivores | 6/27/02 | Teacher

Posted on 06/27/2002 7:19:53 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....


fulminate \FUL-muh-nayt\, intransitive verb, transitive verb:
fulminates, fulminating; fulminated
fulmination, fulminator; noun
fulminatory; adjective

1. To issue or send forth decrees or censures with the assumption of supreme authority; to thunder forth menaces.
2. To thunder; hence, to make a loud, sudden noise; to detonate; to explode with a violent report.
3. To utter or send out with denunciations or censures.
4. To cause to explode.
5. An explosive salt of fulminic acid, especially fulminate of mercury
They fulminated the most hostile of all decrees. --De Quincey.

Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin fulminatus, past participle of fulminare, from Latin, to strike (of lightning), from fulmin-, fulmen lightning; akin to Latin flagrare to burn. Date: 15th century.



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To: RikaStrom
I wonder if these guys have learned its not to smart to fulminate things too close to other explosives!!!!

Three injured by backyard fireworks in Wright City

My apologies if someone has already posted this - i just saw it and thought it FOFL funny!!!!

141 posted on 06/27/2002 11:45:01 AM PDT by Gabz
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To: Slip18
A+ for your homework then, Mis Slippy.
142 posted on 06/27/2002 11:45:13 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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To: Argh

143 posted on 06/27/2002 11:48:09 AM PDT by hobbes1
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To: CholeraJoe
Wonder how well it mixes with Absolut....
144 posted on 06/27/2002 11:49:45 AM PDT by hobbes1
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To: hobbes1
That particular evening I was drinking rum with it, but vodka should do well.
145 posted on 06/27/2002 11:51:25 AM PDT by CholeraJoe
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To: CholeraJoe
Guess it'll be the new standard
146 posted on 06/27/2002 11:52:14 AM PDT by hobbes1
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To: hobbes1; CholeraJoe
Wonder how well it mixes with Absolut....

That sounds like an idea worth trying.

147 posted on 06/27/2002 11:54:20 AM PDT by NeoCaveman
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To: hobbes1
Apparently this fact has been known to the porn industry for years. There are also some supplements available designed to accomplish the same end. One is known as "C_m Sweet."
148 posted on 06/27/2002 11:55:06 AM PDT by CholeraJoe
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To: Gabz
OMG! LOL, natural selection at work.
149 posted on 06/27/2002 11:55:08 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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To: RikaStrom
Time for those People to get out of the Gene Pool.
150 posted on 06/27/2002 12:01:26 PM PDT by hobbes1
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To: RikaStrom
Thank you, Miss Rika!

Have you seen this thread yet? It's one of JimRob's. I just scanned it, but haven't seen anyone from here on it yet. It's right here.

151 posted on 06/27/2002 12:05:06 PM PDT by Slip18
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To: hobbes1
You got that right!!!!!
152 posted on 06/27/2002 12:08:16 PM PDT by Gabz
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To: hobbes1; CholeraJoe; camle; xsmommy; RikaStrom; Slip18
Pineapple Juice. Guess it'll be the new standard

Funny how none of the coquettes have commented on how considerate we are.

153 posted on 06/27/2002 12:11:15 PM PDT by NeoCaveman
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To: hobbes1
That's the guy. A buddy of mine knows Toe's kids, now about my age. His kids hate him, and say Toe was a miserably mean SOB. I guess that's how he got results.

I used to go to the Toe Blake Tav (tavern) in Montreal on occasion. A BIG tav, but it closed ages ago.

Women aren't allowed in taverns in Quebec. Taverns served beer (draft and bottled, including those great large bottles we called quarts) and cider and non-alcoholic drinks, and most had good, cheap greasy-spoon style food. (I used to love their pickled tongue with crackers). They were great places to go with the guys and watch sports and be away from women. In the 70's, to get with the times, the Quebec gummint passed a law saying all taverns had to convert to brasseries (taverns where men and women are allowed, a little classier and more expensive than taverns), but they needed to install women's facilities before they converted. Then they cleverly didn't put a time limit into the law about when women's washrooms were to be installed. But it made economic sense to change. (I thought they should have allowed women-only taverns, but nobody listened to me). There are only two old-fashioned men-only taverns left in Montreal, and one's so filthy I wouldn't go there.

154 posted on 06/27/2002 12:14:17 PM PDT by Argh
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To: dubyaismypresident
your altruism is breathtaking, dubs....; )
155 posted on 06/27/2002 12:14:19 PM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy
your altruism is breathtaking, dubs....; )

Why thank you xs. How are you today? You've been unusually quiet.

156 posted on 06/27/2002 12:16:24 PM PDT by NeoCaveman
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To: CholeraJoe
Ingredients
2-1/2 cups sugar
1-1/4 cups butter
5 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/3 cup milk
1/3 cup rum
2 cups coarsely cut canned or fresh pineapple
1/4 cup coconut
1/4 cup rum

With an electric mixer, beat together the sugar, butter, eggs, and vanilla until blended, scrape bowl often. Then beat on high speed for 5 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Mix together the flour and baking powder. In a separate bowl, combine the milk and rum. Add liquids and flour alternately to batter, blending well after each addition. Gently stir in pineapple and coconut. Pour batter into prepared pan.

Bake in a 350-degree oven in 6-cup bundt pan until cake begins to pull from pan sides and a wooden pick inserted comes out clean, about 45 to 50 minutes. Pour 1/4 cup rum over cake while still warm and seal quickly to prevent evaporation.

Cool in pan on rack for 20 minutes, then turn out, invert and let cool completely right side up.

Recipe makes 3 breads.

  • You found this recipe on xsmommy's Internet Cookbook. (www.virtualcities.com)

Wanna Cum over for dessert.... ; )

153 posted on 6/27/02 12:15 PM Pacific by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy

Can I come too?

157 posted on 06/27/2002 12:16:53 PM PDT by hobbes1
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To: Slip18
I read it this weekend, back when it was only 600 replies. Anti-FRs are just pathetic. If they have nothing more worthwhile in the life that watching FR and getting banned and being a$$es, then it sounds like they are overall LOSERS! :-)
158 posted on 06/27/2002 12:17:19 PM PDT by RikaStrom
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To: dubyaismypresident
i took xsbrownie to the pool for awhile
159 posted on 06/27/2002 12:17:55 PM PDT by xsmommy
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To: dubyaismypresident; Cyber Liberty
Cyber hates pineapples . . .
160 posted on 06/27/2002 12:17:56 PM PDT by Slip18
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