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.

[doubled]

The ninth court did fulminate
And many a people agitate
Negating the Pledge
Has led to a rage
But perhaps we should cogitate.

I will admit I dislike the ruling, but Boortz does make an arguement that can back it up.

[hobbes1]

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

So, half a liter say several hours before a date, would be doing your date a flavor?

[hobbes1]

SCOTUS SAY VOCHERS CONSTITUTIONAL

Democrats BEWARE....The Dam is BREAKING!

[camle]

I reckon ya can't lose 'em all

[NeoCaveman]

I can't wait to hear all the fulminatory wailing of the NEA, over this Supreme Court Decision.

[hobbes1]

Beatcha To it. see 43...lol

[RikaStrom]

Thank you, you two. :-)

[hobbes1]

you too lol .. GMTA!

[NeoCaveman]

Beatcha To it. see 43...lol

Hey that's my homework.....#46

[xsmommy]

we love our teach, don't we slippy?

[Robert A Cook PE]

She is? Gabz's swimmin' nekkid in the beer vat!
(Again? He wonders to himself.)

Uhm. er, ah .. (Raises both hands, waves wildly in the air.) Hey Teach! Excuse me Teach .... I've gotta go to the janitor's closet and ... and, er, uhm, get a broom. Yeah, that's it. A mop. And a bucket. And a ladder.

I have to, er, go clean up a small spill back behind the beer vat. Just a little one.. I can clean it allllll by myself.

(Go away Maxie.... I don't need your help this time.)

[hobbes1]

we love our teach, don't we slippy?

SAPPHO ALERT

Boys get the VidCam.

[camle]

ayuh kitty, ya did beat me to the punch on that one.

[Slip18]

Truth is, I don't know what I would do without Miss Rika here in the morning. Not only is she brilliant, she's probably the nicest person I know.

But I ain't giving ya an apple, Miss Rika.

[camle]

your homework is to beat somebody?

[xsmommy]

i met miss rika too, slippy and i agree 100% she is the nicest person in the entire world. I haven't met you yet, slippy, but i hope to, in the future. i think you are just peachy also : )

[RikaStrom]

The will be so overturned on this. I cannot believe what they did.

A+

[hobbes1]

No sepecial notice of my Four definition usage : (

[camle]

what a bunch of suck=ups!

no wonder the sapphire alerts are in the air...

heading back to the weet bar for more martoonis

Oh - almost forgot, the contract for the beer vat is going to expire soon, does anybody have any preferences as to what I should stock it with?

[xsmommy]

slippy, did you see what CJ was discussing on the earlier AM thread, about pineapple juice? do you think he knows this from personal experience with OPH or has he read it in medical journals or what....