Word For The Day, Tuesday 9/24/02

The Verbivores | 9/24/02 | Mistress Bella and Miss Rika

[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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animadversion \an-uh-mad-VUR-zhun\, noun:

1. Harsh criticism or disapproval.
2. Remarks by way of criticism and usually of censure; adverse criticism; reproof; blame.

Etymology: Animadversion is from Latin animadversio, animadversion-, from animadversus, past participle of animadverto, animadvertere, to turn the mind toward, from animus, mind, spirit + adverto, advertere, to turn toward, from ad, toward + verto, vertere, to turn.

A very early good morning, class. Welcome to School!

[Slip18]

Have you and Maxwell been out partying together? He's got a cold, also.

Hope you two feel better.

[EODGUY]

"Hope you two feel better."

Thanks Slip. I've got an ear infection, probably the second one I've had in my entire life.

I don't know about Max....word has it he is "THE" party animal.

:)

[hobbes1]

See these yet ? (p.s. Thanx Dubya&xs for the ping..)

Great work VaBthang!!!!

[xsmommy]

VaBThang4 is my hero! i love those graphics!!

[xsmommy]

i don't know if it is because the IMFers are in town already (i heard there were some protests scheduled for today) or what, but traffic was a nightmare this AM. i am ready to start swinging at these nuts if i see them on the street, since they gave me a bad start to my day.

[hobbes1]

Kill A Commie, xsmommy!

[xsmommy]

throw a coupla libertarians in the mix and i could really get riled up...; )

[xsmommy]

Look at these enterprising Virginians....

[Slip18]

Oh, my goodness me, Xs. A body shop bawdy brothel?

[maxwell]

I don't know about Max....word has it he is "THE" party animal.

YeeeeHAAAAAA, buddy, you better believe it!

Yep I got me the big ol' fat twinkie-poppin' mother of all colds here, dude... Had the ear thing in Feb., hurt like a beeatch but Yers Stubbornly refused to get off mah a$$ until my ear actually started bleeding like a stuck pig...

FINALLY went in. Doctor Ding-dong looks at it, "Hey you got a ruptured ear drum! You need some penicillin!" NO SH!T.

Geezus. *I* could doctorate better than some a these quacks...

Need more java... Mmmmmmm life-giving drugs...

[EODGUY]

Hope you lose the cold post haste.

This computer won't let me post to you, so everytime I try, my comments get shorter.

Let's see if this one transmits.

[EODGUY]

Well whip me, beat me, make me write bad checks....it worked.

[Argh]

you little cutiepie

You are 'WAY too kind to me! And the "little" part is unfortunately just plain wrong, at my level of avoirdupois...

[.30Carbine]

I remembered that you had this poem on your homepage, but I had forgotten your wonderful admonition at the end. Bravo, Rika!

First They Came for the Jews

First they came for the Jews
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for the Communists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Communist.

Then they came for the trade unionists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for me
and there was no one left
to speak out for me.

Pastor Martin Niemöller

The truth of this poem is self evident. In today's society, you can switch out any combination of who "they" came for and the poem will still be true.
Are you going to speak out, or stay silent?