Word For The Day, Monday, 8/5/02

The Verbivores | 8/5/02 | 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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minatory \MIN-uh-tor-ee\, adjective or minacious:
minatorial; adjective
minatorily or minaciously; adverb
minacity or minaciousness; noun

1. Threatening; menacing.
2. Of a menacing or threatening nature; minacious

[H]e was often observed peeping through the bars of a gate and making minatory gestures with his small forefinger while he scolded the sheep with an inarticulate burr, intended to strike terror into their astonished minds.
--George Eliot, The Mill on the Floss

Etymology: Late Latin minatorius, from Latin minari to threaten . Date: 1532

[NeoCaveman]

Where only sheep show nervousness.

That was baaaad. LOL.

[wingnuts'nbolts]

Goodmorning! I love your description of Hillary! Deception's Princess. Original and concise.

I did read in a thread here on FR, that NYCers overwhelming polled against the mandacious Princess EVER running for President! It would appear that all her minatory warblings and bleatings of fidelity to her minaciously acquired seat as the Jr. Senator from NY has fooled only a few NYC knee jerk democtats. With the gargantuan manacity of her every word and work being what it is, I wonder how the entire country would poll right now on her chances as Democratic Presidential contender? Minatorily affecting her plans for the First Dictator of the USA.

[RikaStrom]

Ugg.. california. Nope, can't do that state. Something scary about those liberals over there. :-)

[Slip18]

"Oh I can't tell you how thrilled I am about football season..."

"Oh I can't tell you how thrilled I am about football season..."

Make that three. I flipping hate that game.

Now, baseball and the Diamondbacks, that's another matter.

[Slip18]

Copied the same thing twice. LOL!

Merry Maids are on their way. Talk to everyone in a couple of hours.

[RikaStrom]

I was trying to give Grim another descriptor for Hitlery. :-)

I certainly hope she never steals a presidential election. The mere thought of it gives me the shakes.

A+

[white rose]

Hi kids.

As something of a counter to that minatory article about Great Britain's crime problem that I posted last week, let me point out that there is still some hope for the British soul. Meet the MP3 Party.

I particularly like this manifesto:

"Elect us and we will delete one regulation per day, one law per week, one subsidy per month and one tax per year."

[Robert A Cook PE]

"And by the way we don't wear anything underneath our aprons.
Emily,
Denver, CO.

Ahhhhhhh. (Long sigh of approval for those glorious housewives of Colorado.)

(Checks flight info to Denver for further research.)

[wingnuts'nbolts]

Osama must be dead. I saw Bill Bichardson, towing the party line, on Fox Sunday, I think, saying he is alive and until he is caught we have not won the war on terror. His is such a blob.

[RikaStrom]

That's an interesting manifesto. If done properly I could get behind that! LOL

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[christine]

SCREEEAAAMMMMMM!!!!

how do you type a scream, anyway?? :)

[hobbes1]

OH GODDDDDDDDDDDDDD HOBBES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[NeoCaveman]

His is such a blob.

And to think the sheeple of New Mexico may elect him governor. Barf.

[NeoCaveman]

"Elect us and we will delete one regulation per day, one law per week, one subsidy per month and one tax per year."

Sounds good to me.

[SeaDragon]

For those of you who missed it from Friday's classroom, here is my cupcake.

Isn't he sweet?

[SeaDragon]

Robert are you offering to cuddle up and keep me warm?

[christine]

literally *screaming* in laughter!!! hahahahaha!

[xsmommy]

very sweet cupcake and were i not already taken with my seanny, i would enter the fray with you, miss sea....

[hobbes1]

Geez, Sea, you are just like Jerrold Nadler.

Going from one sweet cupcake to the next ; )

[Slip18]

Ain't Argh Sweet
Seen him walking down the street
Now I ask you very minataurly,
Ain't he sweet?

"Minaturaly" meaning deviously, Miss Rika.