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

[xsmommy]

are you sure you aren't xshub? he had to have orange juice to keep from passing out when we had the blood drawn for our blood tests to get married. And when they come to the house to do the physicals for insurance, they send the kids upstairs, lest they see daddy fall unconscious to the floor....

[CholeraJoe]

i will be sure to pass it on to xsboy, he will no doubt guffaw....

Choleraprincess has been watching South Park since she was 10. All the boys at school thought she was cool for making fart jokes with them.

[xsmommy]

surprise me...; )

[xsmommy]

xsbrownie sounds to be much like CP....she is well thought of by the boys.

[Sword_of_Gideon]

Ok, now this is getting weird! We didn't have to have blood tests to get married, but when they came to the house to draw blood for insurance is when I passed out. I had fasted since the night before, they drew the blood after work the next day, I stood up to go give her a urine sample & everything went black. I passed out after she was done. I had worked myself up into such a tizzy over it, plus I hadn't eaten in 24 hours, then I stood up, & bam... that was it.

[xsmommy]

ummm...if you are really xshub, i am going to have to start behaving better in here....; )

[Sword_of_Gideon]

hmmm.... maybe your the one that should be groveling... lol.

[xsmommy]

unfortunately i don't do grovel very well, goes against the grain...; )

[xsmommy]

i gave a passing thought to opening the classroom door at 7 am, but figured i would be alone for several hours in the classroom, so i decided against it.

[Sword_of_Gideon]

I see...you prefer the more heavy handed dominatrix approach then... compelling obedience?

[Sword_of_Gideon]

Well, unfortunately, I may have to cut out of here myself in a little bit... I have a simulation running in the background & when it completes, I have some other work I need to get done before I take off for the dentist. :(

[xsmommy]

that works. but Seadragon is the mistress of that sort of thing!

[xsmommy]

don't worry, i'll save you a seat for when you get back, just bring the note from the dentist!

[Sword_of_Gideon]

Intriguing! I'll have to keep that in mind...

[CholeraJoe]

Open the new classroom now while hobbes isn't looking.

[Sword_of_Gideon]

Yes maam... it shall be as you command... as long as I can be in the front row when I get back.

[xsmommy]

in FACT, it seems you have missed the ORIENTATION that sea usually provides new students, down by the apple tree... how could we have been so remiss? i will have her remedy that situation, posthaste...

[hobbes1]

Hobbes is Always looking...

[Sword_of_Gideon]

hmmm... well I will definitly look forward to it with anticipation... but I see now that my time here is up, so I must take my leave for the time being... later.

[CholeraJoe]

Screw you guys. I'm going home.