Word For The Day, Wednesday, 10/16/02

The Verbivores | 10/16/02 | 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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stentorian \sten-TOR-ee-un\, adjective:

1. Extremely loud; powerful; as, a stentorian voice.
2. Of or pertaining to a stentor; extremely loud; powerful; as, a stentorian voice; stentorian lungs.
3. Use of the voice.

Around his family, Sergeant Charles Mingus Sr. was easily angered and often violent and closemouthed the rest of the time, except when he gave orders in a stentorian voice that carried the assumption of command.
--Gene Santoro, Myself When I Am Real: The Life and Music of Charles Mingus

Etymology: Stentorian comes from Stentor, a Greek herald in the Trojan War. According to Homer's Iliad, his voice was as loud as that of fifty men combined. Date: 1605

[TheGrimReaper]

The junior Stentor* from New York never ceases bloviating her bovine excrement and propounding her piffle.

* "B!tch" will work, too.

[Argh]

Etymology: Stentorian comes from Stentor, a Greek herald in the Trojan War. According to Homer's Iliad, his voice was as loud as that of fifty men combined.

"According to Homer's Iliad"??

Oh, sure, like you don't remember ol' Stentor's voice as if you heard it yesterday...

(snicker!)

[RikaStrom]

Why am I not surprised it was the Democrats?

A+

[RikaStrom]

Oh sweet mercy. That female is the epitome of crassness and classless!

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[RikaStrom]

The times have sent us hither and yon, but we still manage to stay in contact.

[RikaStrom]

Jerry, Jerry, Jerry... you are so not relevent!

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Thanks WR, it was an honor that they spotlighted us.

[RikaStrom]

LOL, did you see the new Janitor's Closet graphic??

[RikaStrom]

Morning Meek.

[RikaStrom]

That thread was pulled for solicitation?!!??

ROFLOL

[xsmommy]

Anyone seen Dubs lately?

[RikaStrom]

ROFLOL! So?

[Gabz]

it didn't make any sense to me.

The poster specifically stated in it s/he wasn't trying to sell anything - just letting people know.

Needless to say I am not going to post the url s/he gave for fear of ticking of one of the mods!!!

[RikaStrom]

That picture could ruin my lunch, uggg.

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[RikaStrom]

Hey you! Brat! LOL

[Bella_Bru]

On the few occasions that I have heard her speak, I have noticed that Condi has a stentorian voice. This surprised me, as she is so tiny looking!

[Argh]

Homer's Iliad has one of the most striking literary images I remember. Homer (whoever he or they were: I've seen it suggested that Homer may have been as many as twenty-four people) describes the fish, in the River Scamander (or was it another river?) near Troy, nibbling at the globules of fat floating on the river, said fat being from the dead and wounded bodies lying in the river...

Whoever wrote that bit had to have seen it in a battle or had it described to them, I'm not sure a mere human imagination could come up with that...

[RikaStrom]

Ok gang, you are on your own, I don't want any messages on my voice mail about students blowing up the short bus students... remember you are supposed to lock them in the gym!

[Gabz]

LOL!!!!

Have a good afternoon!!!

[Slip18]

"I was president of the Drama Club in high school . . .

"I was president of the Spanish club..."

I was president of Sodality, the religious organization on campus. Don't ask me why . . .

[Slip18]

What the heck was that?