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

[doubled]

While stentorian Dems complain
Bush's economy causes pain
Rangel won't help us
Instead he will just cuss
And continue to sit on his brain.

[theDentist]

True. I wouldn't mind one. 'Course, you cannot burn eviden- umm, - old checks in the gas fireplace.

[xsmommy]

hmmmm....what sort of criminality is afoot there, in the dental abode?

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Feds Probe Voter Fraud in South Dakota

South Dakota's smarmy, sniveling senior senator, sans stentorian sonority, seeks subversion of Sioux selections, with no reservations.

[theDentist]

None!! None!!!

Prank Poster! Prank Poster!!

[xsmommy]

Can't you just hear Queen Sheila's raucous stentorian tones as she entered this affair an hour late, and approaching the Thai queen, while she was eating, no less.

[Slip18]

Went to this thread.

There were a lot of stentors in the beginning, huh?

I actually had tears in my eyes. I remember both of those days vedddy, veddy well!

[Slip18]

Is the Tiger up to no good again today?

[Slip18]

Nice alliteration, TSSYF!

[hobbes1]

When the tiger is Up, it's all good, Slip.

[Slip18]

Hehehehehe!

Did you congratulate our Wondrous Teacher(s) for the thread that honored them? I brought in the thread about three posts up.

[lodwick]

Our motto is 'The Taste You Remember - Since 1937. SOUTHERN MAID DONUTS.'

You remembered. ;-)

[lodwick]

Say Hi to RikaStrom and anniegetyourgun here - they're in the spotlight

[EODGUY]

"Funny that now these same people want US to surrender to terrorists in the name of international socialism."

Some grow wiser with age.....others more self-absorbed. Perhaps a serious terrorist incident on their soil would enable them to look at the issue of terrorism more objectively.......then again I've lost all hope for the French.

EODGUY

[white rose]

I find it oddly comforting that, no matter how dark, tragic, and terrifying a situation may be, the stentorian Geraldo Rivera can always be counted on to provide comic relief.

I just came upon that "FR's Finest" thread. Now, you all try not to let sudden fame go to your heads, OK?

[xsmommy]

Dang, Gerry is such a buffoon!

[Bella_Bru]

I would like to start by thanking all the students......

[hobbes1]

A Public Service anouncement to remind you that Halloween is right atround the Corner!

[xsmommy]

i don't know, bella, i am getting a sally field vibe.....

[xsmommy]

there is just something fundamentally....wrong...there....