Word For The Day, Thursday, 8/29/02

The Verbivores | 8/29/02 | 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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ineluctable \in-i-LUCK-tuh-bul\, adjective:
ineluctability; noun
ineluctably; adverb

1. Impossible to avoid or evade, inevitable.
2. Not to be overcome by struggling; irresistible.

Linnaeus' classification scheme became popular not because it captured some ineluctable truth about nature. Rather, by the botanist's own admission, the system divided species based more on intuition than science, much as an art historian might group paintings into schools.
--"Cultivating a New Tree," Los Angeles Times, September 25, 1999

Etymology: Latin ineluctabilis, from in- + eluctari to struggle clear of, from ex- + luctari to struggle, wrestle; akin to Latin luxus dislocated. Date: circa 1623

[hobbes1]

He was one hilarious dude..

[Sword_of_Gideon]

Hillarious!!! I'm stuck here doing 3D EM simulations (boring) & that definitely made my afternoon.

[lds23]

Between that sense of derection and the consumption of beer explains an awful lot of male behavior.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

One thing we know for sure, sperm, like men, won't stop and ask for directions..........

Which might explain why they sometimes mistake tonsils for fallopian tubes.

[hobbes1]

OMG ROTFLMAO!!!

[NeoCaveman]

ROTFLMAO!!!!

[Bella_Bru]

The ineluctablility of Davis's win in November, due to our own screw ups, is making me want to blow big chunks.

[hobbes1]

I Am afraid we will need an Affadavit, or a Demonstration...

[xsmommy]

sorry.

[hobbes1]

Nope. No Bragging without Verification. Just like your little Pic argument.

What's good for the Goose...

[xsmommy]

you are free to believe or disbelieve as you see fit.

[hobbes1]

I'll settle for a golfball thru 10 yards of Garden Hose.

[Argh]

HAHAHahahaha.....

[hobbes1]

you are free to believe or disbelieve as you see fit.

I would truly like to believe you, but as you pointed out, just the other day, you are not entirely believable...

[xsmommy]

that is quite true, i wouldn't believe me, if i were you.

[hobbes1]

I Don't.

You will have to demonstrate...

[xsmommy]

actually i am not good at all....

[Slip18]

I cannot believe you wrote that. . .