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.

[camle]

I thought it was a interesting frock, considering the lateness of the opening today.

coupled with all that racket fromthe janitors closet shortly before the doors opened. like deja vu all over again

[camle]

why thank you so much Hobbes. careful - the ex could be anywhere! She got laid off and is looking for a meal ticket...

[xsmommy]

i said NOTHING about the fact that she is completely unbuttoned and it was most indelicate of you to make mention of the racket, camle.

[EODGUY]

Good morning Miss Rika, still haven't received that case of single malt Scotch I ordered for you...........but I've noticed a particularly wide grin on the UPS driver's face lately.

I can readily identify with the word of the day. I caused tons of objects, ordnance and otherwise, to fulminate.

Many years ago, blasting caps contained mercury fulminate. Had many occasions of recovering these caps that had been sitting in a shed for over 40 years. Very, Very sensitive stuff and, kind of like us, it gets more powerful with age.

EODGUY

[Robert A Cook PE]

I think xsuck-up-mommy was stretching today for a grade .... and "she" hasn't even handed in her homework yet.

(Unlike "some" of us who got it done early.....)

[xsmommy]

didn't you palm her off on argh?

[xsmommy]

oh big deal, robt, you tattle tale!

[camle]

indelicate of me? why that racket could be heard in Canada! it would be like the dead horse in the living room if I hadn't mentioned it.

[CholeraJoe]

That really sounds dirty.

A little pineapple juice will make it taste less pasty and more fresh.

[RikaStrom]

LOL, morning .30.

[RikaStrom]

Good Morning Tiger, is it Friday yet?

[NeoCaveman]

Morning Teach.

[xsmommy]

xsteen and i were fulminating at the top of our lungs, when we saw that atheist jackass plaintiff on H&C. I am sorry, he comes off as some zealous nutjob to me. "when atheists take over this county...." my @$$!!!!!

[camle]

yes, but unlike them slowpokes, WE have time to sit at the wet bar, have some martooni's and watch Gabz swimming in the beer vat again...

[RikaStrom]

LOL, heck if we fulmigated them we'd be getting rid of most of the pests! :-)

[camle]

I'd palm her on anybody dumb er. adventureous enough to take it.

[RikaStrom]

LOL, she took the 5th on her birth certificate?

A+

[camle]

now CJ I jess ain't a gonna go there...

[hobbes1]

Feels Like it. lol. I think we'll be picking up where we left off last nite!

[camle]

ayuh. maybe she wasn't born, but was hatched. imagine that egg, willya?