Word For The Day

The Verbivores | 10/07/02 | 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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epiphenomenal\ep·i·phe·nom·e·non \, n. pl. ep·i·phe·nom·e·na :
epi·phe·nome·nal adj.
epi·phe·nome·nal·ly adv.

1. A secondary phenomenon that results from and accompanies another: “Exploitation of one social class or ethnic group by another [is] an epiphenomenon of real differences in power between social groups” (Harper's).
2. Pathology. An additional condition or symptom in the course of a disease, not necessarily connected with the disease.

Good Morning Class. Welcome to School!

[xsmommy]

i brought teach a bday cake, but looky what happened

[Argh]

Thank you for the lovely cupcake! I saw the nerd test early this morning, but it looked too tedious, so whatever nerdish qualities you wish to inflict on me I will gladly accept.

[hobbes1]

I think this other woman has her contemplating playing for the other team.....

[xsmommy]

only in your very vivid imagination, darling.

[hobbes1]

Well, if you two should need a coach.....

[xsmommy]

she's right up your alley, being blonde and all, and she plays hockey. see if mrs hobbes will let you commute down to VA to join her hockey team!

there was a Northern NJ team in the tournament, ay, the accents to be heard from them!

[hobbes1]

Never Happen. She claims that those are trollop infested waters.

Every conversation ends with " How am to EVER know" what youll be up to ?

[Argh]

Sine pecunia, at least...

[xsmommy]

good thing she has you on a short and taut leash then!

[Argh]

That'll teach the teach not to show up!

[xsmommy]

we better save her a smidge, she'll be here at lunchtime looking for dessert. and make sure it is a piece with icing on it too!

[xsmommy]

By the way, arghy, i made banana nut muffins from scratch yesterday. Also made ginger cookies, and a brownie pizza. For dinner i made roast beef, mashed potatoes, salad, asparagus, carrots and mushrooms in the au jus, and corn. Did my family appreciate it? no : (

[Argh]

The knuckleheads! Throw them out! It sounds superb! (What's a brownie pizza? About what it sounds like, a big circular thing made out of fudge brownie stuff?) Well, I would have ADORED it.

[xsmommy]

the brownie pizza is as you imagined, i made it in a pizza pan. i do that with cookies as well, less work than to make individual drop coookies, i put it in the pizza pan. i can ice them, put m&ms on top etc. and then slice it with a pizza cutter for the kids lunches.

[hobbes1]

They need a Philanthropic Sponsor.

[xsmommy]

hey whyisa, whereisya?

[Argh]

I wonder what kind of epiphenomena we can expect from the left re this: the guy who stabbed the mayor of Paris was a homophobic Muslim. Our friendly neighbourhood lefties won't have a clue how to react: on the one hand, a poor Muslim, whose religion is currently being run into the ground by the evil capitalistic American running-dogs (remember when commies used to talk that way?); but on the other hand, an evil homophobe. Oh, what's a politically correct sub-moronic douchebag to do??

Well, I'm back in the office but swamped, I'll see you all later.

[hobbes1]

As my hero David Spade once said, "All women are two drinks away from a girl-girl encounter."

Yup. A couple of White Zins, and all fo a sudden It's Ally Mc Beal.

[RikaStrom]

Thank you Slippy!

[hobbes1]

Argh, are you channelling Mark Steyn? Brilliant.