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Word For The Day, Monday, 9/30/02
The Verbivores
| 9/30/02
| Teacher
Posted on 09/30/2002 5:00:30 AM PDT by 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....
precocious \pri-KOH-shus\, adjective:
precociously; adverb
precocity, precociousness; noun
1. Characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude); as, "a precocious child"; "a precocious achievement."
2. (Botany) Flowering or fruiting early.
3. 1. Ripe or mature before the proper or natural time; early or prematurely ripe or developed; as, precocious trees.
After demonstrating a precocious aptitude for music, he was sent at a young age to the Leo Miller Studio for instruction in piano.
--James T. Fisher, Dr. America: The Lives of Thomas A. Dooley, 1927-1961
Etymology: Latin praecoc-, praecox early ripening, precocious, from prae- + coquere to cook. Date: 1650
TOPICS: Education; Humor; Word For The Day
KEYWORDS: 93002; monday; students; wordfortheday
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To: dubyaismypresident
Nope. The Jets, for the first time this season, managed to hold an opponent under THIRTY points......sheesh.
141
posted on
09/30/2002 8:22:33 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
To: xsmommy
tsk tsk tsk.
142
posted on
09/30/2002 8:23:33 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
To: hobbes1
Nope. The Jets, for the first time this season, managed to hold an opponent under THIRTY points......sheesh. I see they scored 3 points again. If they want to win, they better start pitching shut-outs.
To: hobbes1; LonePalm
Could the Jersey Senate race be over,
already?
To: hobbes1; Argh; maxwell; gas_dr; TheGrimReaper
Butt what if the bait is innasnatch?
If that were true, wouldn't the bate be a bi ? Is a bait in the hand worth two in the bush?
Is a bite in the bush worth two in the hand?
Depends if you bite the bait that feeds you.
Is a hand in the bait worth a bite in the hand ..... Or should you snatch your hand from the throes of temptation?
(Who's Temptation and why is she in the throes of handing you a good bite?)
Heck, who's hand is in the throe's of Temptation?
To: white rose
Well, that's it, white rose. An alien abduction. Why didn't I think of that? LOL!
146
posted on
09/30/2002 8:31:47 AM PDT
by
Slip18
To: Robert A. Cook, PE
"(Who's Temptation and why is she in the throes of handing you a good bite?) "Ahhh, errr, wasn't that Eve? One good byte of an apple?
147
posted on
09/30/2002 8:34:06 AM PDT
by
Slip18
To: RikaStrom
Noooooooo..make it go away! Bad sunlight! Bad!
To: dubyaismypresident; RedBloodedAmerican
Here is another piece of art from RBA from last night!
Dang, he's good!
149
posted on
09/30/2002 8:37:10 AM PDT
by
Slip18
To: Slip18
Guess so ...
Maybe that's why she had to byte the Apple.
She couldn't afford a real PC, ya know.
(But if it were Paradise, why would they be using a MicroSoft operating system?)
To: Bella_Bru
Bella, sweets, are you okay?
151
posted on
09/30/2002 8:37:39 AM PDT
by
Slip18
To: dubyaismypresident
Not if he's been reading Zogby.
My take. Its a sympathy ploy, designed to make him look like he is going to do the "Honorable" thing, but Will be unable to, because his party cannot replace him on the ticket, so, he will then do the "Honorable" thing, (see how this goes, two back to back occaisions to exhibit the very quality he lacks....lessening the aura of scum around him) and stay on the ticket, because Forrester is Anti-Choice, Anti GunControl, and Anti-Environment.
We'll see.
152
posted on
09/30/2002 8:37:41 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
um.... i saw you in the hall and there was no tardy slip, nor a parental note in this classroom, so where the heck are ya?
153
posted on
09/30/2002 8:39:36 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: xsmommy
Damn there are a lot of tattletales around here..............
To: Slip18
No, I have had these stress stomachaches all weekend. And I suppose taking coffee and Pepcid cocktails this morning isn't going to help.
To: xsmommy; Robert A. Cook, PE; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
so where the heck are ya? Maybe she's swimming in the pool again,
Hey Robert, where did you leave that ladder...
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
Hehehehehehe! Some are better at tales and some are better at tattling.
Have you been out meandering the halls without a hall pass? Miss Rika is going to have her way with you.
157
posted on
09/30/2002 8:42:52 AM PDT
by
Slip18
To: Slip18; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; RikaStrom; hobbes1; Robert A. Cook, PE
Miss Rika is going to have her way with you. slip, you certainly know how to rile the boys up to a sapphic frenzy, dontcha?
158
posted on
09/30/2002 8:44:03 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: Slip18
Miss Rika is going to have her way with you. Oooooh, Boy! get out the vidcam.
159
posted on
09/30/2002 8:44:24 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
To: Bella_Bru
I don't think coffee will be helpful for a tummyache caused by stress. Perhaps Maalox would be better than Pepcid.
160
posted on
09/30/2002 8:44:52 AM PDT
by
Slip18
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