Word For The Day, Friday, 8/2/02

The Verbivores | 8/2/02 | 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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turpitude \TUR-puh-tood; -tyood\, noun:
turpitudes; noun, plural

1. Inherent baseness or vileness of principle, words, or actions; shameful wickedness; depravity.
2. A base act.
3. A corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice

They were not his misdeeds, his turpitudes; she accused him of nothing--that is, of but one thing, which was not a crime.
--Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady

Etymology: Middle French, from Latin turpitudo, from turpis vile, base. Date: 15th century

[xsmommy]

so arghy, you have caused quite a tizzy amongst the coquettes this weekend and you have nothing to say for yourself?

[Argh]

OH GOD!! That's too obscene for FR! I'd almost forgotten how ghastly it was. I don't usually look that sleepy/smug, I'm usually more wide-eyed and happy. Oh, well. Pings to # 176 to all my (soon to be former) FR friends, who, after this, will probably all sue me if I ever ping them again! If I forgot some folks, they should be thankful. Now you know why, if I had a current picture of me, I wouldn't post it if I could.

[Argh]

Hey, you, Miss Chris can have me anytime.

[xsmommy]

argh, you are being silly and now everyone knows it.

[Argh]

Me? Hmmm, seems someone else claimed this picture was so all-fired wonderful... :^)

[xsmommy]

don't you DARE let sea hear you say that, mr. cupcake....

[xsmommy]

you ARE cute and now everyone knows what a liar you are!

[Argh]

You continue to be too kind. On to a more palatable subject, how's Uncle Argh's little woofer?

[xsmommy]

he has been behaving a smidge better, i think. he is right now going insane because the birds outside are taunting him.

[MeekOneGOP]

"Cupcake?" I think you have a new nickname, FRiend !
It looks a lot better 'n my picture!........

[Argh]

Hahahah, LOL at "Mr. Cupcake"!

(Miss Sea has a perfectly good cupcake already, I met him.)

[xsmommy]

you met SEADRAGONSBOSS??????????????

[Neets]

Hubba, hubba, hubba....and you don't look a day over 30.

[hobbes1]

Glad you guys had a good time...Mornin' Bud!

[Argh]

If I had any money, I'd send it to you!

[TxBec]

Hey I like putting a face with the name. Thanks!

[Argh]

Thank you, Miss O, if I had any money, sent some to xsmommy, and had any left, then I'd send you some too!

[Argh]

We had a very good time. MNF tonight, although as a Jets fan I suppose you don't watch the Giants. :^) I wonder if Madden will improve with the change.

[hobbes1]

I can't believe you all let this one pass from Fridays news..

(This is a resum from today..)Talk about turpitude...quite a fortuitous choice of WFTD...

‘SOUND-BYTE" Bill wowed 'em in Toronto last Thursday. At a $1,000- a-plate Jewish fund-raiser, he did his best John Wayne: "If Iraq came across the Jordan River, I would grab a rifle and get in the trench and fight and die," declared our newly macho-ized former president