Word For The Day, Wednesday, 8/7/02

The Verbivores | 8/7/02 | 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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refulgent \rih-FUL-juhnt\, adjective:
refulgence, refulgency; noun
refulgently; adverb

1. Shining brightly; radiant.
2. Brilliant; resplendent
3. Radiating or as if radiating light

To the Renaissance, they [the Middle Ages] were nothing but a dank patch of history, a barren stretch of time between luminous antiquity and an equally refulgent present.
--Justin Davidson, "On the Record," Newsday, January 19, 1997

Etymology: Latin refulgentia, from refulgent-, refulgens, present participle of refulgEre to shine brightly, from re- + fulgEre to shine. Date: 1634

[dixie sass]

Well Argh? Who is he?

[RikaStrom]

Ok kiddies, time to blow this popcicle stand! I'll see everyone tomorrow.

[xsmommy]

see ya teach!

[MeekOneGOP]

LOL ! I've seen most of those. I like number 1 best!:

1. Crying is blackmail.
1. BEER is as exciting for us as handbags are for you.
1. Thank you for reading this; Yes, I know, I have to sleep
on the couch tonight, but do you know I really don't mind
that, it's kinda like camping.

[dixie sass]

Kinda figured that, lol. Trying to back track on posts when you come in late is hard... Wonder why Argh isn't talking? lol

[christine]

not true, arghy! you tell your "friend" he has no taste. he just doesn't appreciate 'cute' when he sees it. ;)

how did sea get that picture of you in the first place?

[EODGUY]

The first thing that comes to my mind when I read today's word was your personality.

Good morning, Miss Rika......I'm wayyyyyyyyyy late.

[NeoCaveman]

Have you seen this ad from Rush's website.

[SeaDragon]

how did sea get that picture of you in the first place?

You mean you haven't heard this one yet??

My sweet cupcake and I spent the afternoon of the 29th eating and drinking in this neat little Greek restaurant in Vancouver......

It was a great time and Arghie even showed me pictures of him and Howie that go way back.

To answer your question, I used my camera.

[SeaDragon]

1. BEER is as exciting for us as handbags are for you.

Actually, I don't find handbags exciting. Their only requirement is to be comfortable enough for me to carry my gun in. After that, it doesn't matter.

:)

[xsmommy]

just looking at that guy fries my @$$, because of the injustice of him getting off with nothing while my jimbo sits in the pen....

[Argh]

GOOD GOD WHAT FRESH HELL IS THIS? Right on Free Republic. Yuchhhhhhh!

[Argh]

Howard wouldn't know a ping if you slapped him across the face with it.

[xsmommy]

i dont' know argh...i am seeing a resemblance to jerry rivers.....

[Gabz]

I've got nothing against anyone who wants to know ahead of time - that's just not what we wanted. But we did have a name chosen for either.

There was no way a child of mine was going to go through what I went through when I was told at about 13 that I was 3 days old before a name was given to me, and then the name was chosen based on a character in a movie portrayed by my mother's favorite actress.

Names had been chosen for either sex by the time I was 6 months pregnant.

When she was handed to me I immediately called her Jacqueline. The nurse later commented that I new the sex before hand and she was surprised when I said we didn't, that we had names chosen regardless of a boy or girl.

[Argh]

I don't think WFTD is up Howard's alley, also it's too much work. Also, hiz tiping (and sumtimes speling) iznt veree gude, farely embarasssing.

Hey, righto, you getting all this??

[Argh]

Thank you!

[Gabz]

Sorry about the sexist comment - and you're right - she could have just as easily kept her legs crossed.

But this case was about him opposing the abortion, not her refusing one.

It's a moot point, now that she has had a miscarriage.

[xsmommy]

if xsbrownie was a boy we would have named her Antonin. Since she wasn't, we gave that name to xspup as his middle name! with a fairly Italian sounding last name, i thought Antonin was a bit better than Sal or Vinnie or Cheech, all of which xshub was pressing for...