Word For The Day, Monday 9/23/02

The Verbivores | 9/23/02 | Teacher

[Bella_Bru]

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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Brobdingnagian\brahb-ding-NAG-ee-uhn\, adjectiveverb:

1.Colossal; of extraordinary height; gigantic. -- as a noun: a giant. [Often misspelt Brobdignagian.]

"The final triumph of my Brobdingnagian persecutor.'' --William Godwin, The Enquirer

``A brand-new brobdingnagian hotel.'' --Benjamin Disraeli, Lothair

``Known to our Brobdingnagian intelligence as grains of sand.'' ---Grant Allen

Etymology:From Brobdingnag, a country of giants in Swift's Gulliver's Travels.

Good Morning Class. Welcome to School!

[Bella_Bru]

A+. You were in the classroom this weekend, with Miss Sea, correct? Tell her to stop by during the week! We miss her!!!

[Bella_Bru]

I wish I could light up right now....grrr..

[Bella_Bru]

Coherency is not necessary in the WFTD classroom.

[Gabz]

My mothers cooking when I was a child and dad worked shift work consisted primarily of hamburger or tuna helper. occasionally mac and cheese, made with velveta. Dad did most of the cooking, until I was in my late teens when I took over that chore.

My grandmother was really the cook in our family and that is where I learned it from, but I never picked up her knack for baking.

I actually got shamed into trying to bake an apple pie by one of the men I worked with - when I would go to family in NYC for the holidays he would always send a half dozen pies to them - and he had baked them all. while my pies may not be picture perfect - but I will put my crust up against any professional's for tender ness and flakiness!!!!

[Argh]

My favourite line in all literature, the King of the Brobdingnagians to Gulliver, after Gulliver has explained to the King politics, war, etc. back in Europe:

"But by what I have gathered from your own Relation, and the Answers I have with much Pain wringed and extorted from you, I cannot but conclude the Bulk of your Natives to be the most pernicious Race of little odious Vermin that Nature ever suffered to crawl upon the Surface of the Earth."

[xsmommy]

i have to say, while i am a very good baker, i have never made a pie crust from scratch! i find those premade ones quite serviceable!!

[xsmommy]

morning, arghy!

[camle]

Robert, are you having trouble getting it up this morning?

[Argh]

Did you know that a lesbian with fat (or Brobdingnagian, if you prefer) fingers is considered well-hung?

[SCalGal]

Thank you, Teacher.

[xsmommy]

well to be perfectly accurate, i have not made a dough crust from scratch. i make cookie crusts from scratch all of the time.

[Gabz]

I wish I could light up right now....grrr..

One of the advantagesof working from home!!!!!

BTW - don't I get a grade????

[Argh]

Godd morning !! How're things? And how's that poochy I haven't heard aboot for ages? If he's been good, his uncle sends him a hug.

[xsmommy]

gross!

[Bella_Bru]

A+ for my fellow smoker!

[xsmommy]

he's been pretty decent. no major mishaps lately. he does like to bark outside at 5am, at squirrels up the tree, which i am sure does not endear him to the neighbors, but heck, i am up, so everyone else might as well be....

[Argh]

OK, then, a big hug for him and one for you and now back to the salt mine...see you later.

[NeoCaveman]

Did you know that a lesbian with fat (or Brobdingnagian, if you prefer) fingers is considered well-hung?

LOL. So is a lesbian with a Brobdingnagian tongue.

[VRWCmember]

This group of elitist "entertainers" and academicians has proven that their brobdingnagian egos are surpassed only by their brobdingnagian stupidity.

[Gabz]

I have a few of those premade ones in the freezer, just haven't gotten around to using them.

The firs time I baked a pie with Jax, she had so much fun rolling out the crust, I have yet to be able to get away with the pre-made ones if she is around, which is always, because I only bake on weekends - why I don't know, that's the just the way it is.