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Word For The Day, Monday, 8/5/02
The Verbivores | 8/5/02 | Teacher

Posted on 08/05/2002 6:59:50 AM PDT by 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....


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



TOPICS: Education; Humor; Word For The Day
KEYWORDS: 8502; monday; students; wordfortheday
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To: Slip18; hobbes1; xsmommy; Argh
"I thought about you and the Tiger being a magnet to each other, then looked in google for "magnet." ....

See, that's were you're workin' too hard at this job.

All I did was immediately associate xsexmommy's magnetic attraction to hobbes with small, hand-held, electrically-operated "personal" appliances ..... and, Viola!

Magical music is in the air. (Along with a minor buzzin' sound. Must be from the birds and the bees.)

See? Didn't even need a goggle-search for that. (My glasses were already clean.)

161 posted on 08/05/2002 10:08:23 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE
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To: RikaStrom
Gooooooooooooood Morning! Monday...ick, ack, puke.
162 posted on 08/05/2002 10:15:07 AM PDT by Bella_Bru
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To: Bella_Bru
Bella have you been drinking the Popsy again?
164 posted on 08/05/2002 10:17:36 AM PDT by Slip18
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To: Bella_Bru
Little too much to Drink ???? haha...
165 posted on 08/05/2002 10:17:42 AM PDT by hobbes1
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To: hobbes1
Pinky fingers!
166 posted on 08/05/2002 10:18:28 AM PDT by Slip18
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To: hobbes1
Heh heh.......

Nah, I just hate my job. :-)

167 posted on 08/05/2002 10:22:28 AM PDT by Bella_Bru
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To: Slip18
A most remarkable product, don't you think?
168 posted on 08/05/2002 10:23:04 AM PDT by Bella_Bru
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To: Slip18
Luckily for the Diamondbacks, the Yankees had to throw the last game of the World Series in order to avoid the looming debate on revenue sharing.
169 posted on 08/05/2002 10:24:42 AM PDT by lds23
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To: hobbes1
Little too much to Drink ???? haha...

And I believe the 4 drink minimum is still in order for the coquettes.

170 posted on 08/05/2002 10:25:17 AM PDT by NeoCaveman
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To: RikaStrom
Someone should have given this minacious 80-year-old a Popsy!
171 posted on 08/05/2002 10:25:32 AM PDT by Slip18
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To: TheGrimReaper
Yes! I knew you would like that! :-)

A++

172 posted on 08/05/2002 10:26:17 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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To: Bella_Bru
Oh, yes. A very remarkable product. LOL!
173 posted on 08/05/2002 10:26:18 AM PDT by Slip18
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To: Bella_Bru
Sounds like Loads of fun....lol
174 posted on 08/05/2002 10:27:22 AM PDT by hobbes1
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To: lds23
Huh?

Watching the Diamondbacks as I write. They've beaten the Mets three out of three games in this series. We're now on the fourth game. It's now the top of the 2nd. No scores.

175 posted on 08/05/2002 10:28:20 AM PDT by Slip18
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To: coteblanche; TheGrimReaper; dubyaismypresident
LOL, not to put a damper on Grim and his musings, but that particular haiku belongs to the teach. It's on the whiteboard as an example. :-)
176 posted on 08/05/2002 10:28:33 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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To: Bella_Bru
Monday...ick, ack, puke.

My thoughts exactly!

177 posted on 08/05/2002 10:29:49 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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To: RikaStrom
Hey, I was merely expanding on teach's work.... your portion was appropriately italicized.
So.... RELAX!
178 posted on 08/05/2002 10:39:31 AM PDT by TheGrimReaper
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE
ohmigosh, you are somethin'! don't miss a trick, do ya? ;)
179 posted on 08/05/2002 10:47:38 AM PDT by christine
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To: RikaStrom; dubyaismypresident
Wish i had been home in Pittsburgh to see W sign this.
180 posted on 08/05/2002 11:02:50 AM PDT by xsmommy
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