Word For The Day, Thursday, 6/27/02

The Verbivores | 6/27/02 | 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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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.

[RikaStrom]

LOL, and just what do you think your are implying, Mr. Kettle??

[Argh]

HAH!

[RikaStrom]

Dagnabbit, I was wondering why the trouble makers were so attentive today!

[xsmommy]

hey, guess what i got out of a ticket for the first time in my life!!

[CholeraJoe]

hey, guess what i got out of a ticket for the first time in my life!!

Did you offer the nice officer some pineapple juice first?

[xsmommy]

miss cote, i am utterly shocked and appalled.... ; )

[xsmommy]

well, either 1. Maryland cops are nicer than VA cops or 2. he liked the tank top....

i was parked illegally on the street in Bethesda and he pulls up behind me as i am getting ready to leave, so i get out my license, and roll down the window and have my license out the window for him and he gets up to me and says "what?", i said "i know i am parked illegally" he said "yeah, i was going to tell you that but unless you don't know what to do with $40, i am not writing you a ticket, go play the lottery...." I LMAO! I also said, Oh officer, you are MUCH nicer than the VA cops. they would have given me a ticket for sure!!!

[RikaStrom]

Ok gang, I am escaping from the asylum, please remember to take your meds!!

[xsmommy]

bye teach, i ALWAYS take mine!!!

[CholeraJoe]

please remember to take your meds!!

That reminds me. I need to go get my Lithium level checked.

[CholeraJoe]

What's for dinner, xs?

[xsmommy]

italian sausage, peppers and pasta. how about your house?

[Argh]

A smiley face with hands coming out of its ears and some kind of fake halo?? :^)

[CholeraJoe]

We're going to a company outing at wifey's job. Roast cow, potato salad, baked beans, corn on the cob.

[xsmommy]

sounds yummy and you don't have to cook!

[CholeraJoe]

I hope they had it catered and didn't decide to cook the meat with the plasma cutter or the laser. They've got a laser that'll cut through titanium like it was butter.

[Gabz]

I've got it almost as good as joe. hubby has gone to store and promised that what ever he brings back for dinner will at the most neccessitate his turning on the grill.

I absolutely refuse to turn on any cooking appliance inside of this hotbox we call a house.

XS - we did the sausage and peppers routine a couple times last week. That's a fave of mine!!!!

[xsmommy]

well hopefully they will let you have a chance to... carve with the laser.....