Word For The Day, Monday, 10/28/02

The Verbivores | 10/28/02 | The Teachers!

[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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substantive \sub-stan-tive\, adjective:
substantively; adverb
substantiveness; noun
substantivize; transitive verb

1. Substantial; considerable.
2. Independent in existence or function; not subordinate.
3. Not imaginary; actual; real
4. Of or relating to the essence or substance; essential: substantive information.
5. Having a solid basis; firm
6. Grammar. Expressing or designating existence; for example, the verb to be
7. Grammar. Designating a noun or noun equivalent
8. A word or group of words functioning as a noun
9. being the essence or essential element of a thing; "substantial equivalents"; "substantive information"
10. Law. Applying to essential legal principles and rules of right; "substantive law"

Strength and magnitude are qualities which impress the imagination in a powerful and substantive manner.
--Hazlitt.

Etymology: Middle English substantif, from Middle French, from substantif, adjective, having or expressing substance, from Late Latin substantives. Date: 14th century

[Eala]

xsmommy, I'm an engineer not an English major... I'm not sure. (It's been decades since my last English class...)

But you might be amused be amused by what I posted in post 64 on that thread. (Had that in my archives for years...)

[xsmommy]

well robt is proof positive that words and engineers are mutually exclusive!

i loved what you posted on that thread and i c&p'ed it to an email to my engineer brother.

[RikaStrom]

OMG! ROFLOL!

[Eala]

LOL, sorry Eala. Needs must, etc, etc.

I understand. What's with FR today, it's slower than molasses. I can even detect it here at the end of a 26.4k dialup (a little slower because it's raining today)...

Oh. Here's my piece for today, a little comment on the Moscow situation (not the best but I am ill today -- I'll be back to bed after posting this):

Scrofulous self-sanctified sadistic saviors of certain southern state sought suicide, serving scimitar'd sinistrous sanguinary sacrament, slaughtering Slavic civilians.

A substantively skittish situation sans satisfactory solution.

Scotch the scheme! Sandman's scentless sedative seeps, saturates... sentience cedes to sleep... suddenly sallying soldiers storm the sconce, shooting salvos, sending scurrilious scum to sojourn sempiternally in Sheol, suffering its searing, seething, scorch.

Say salaam to Satan, scum, scatological sacks!

Signed (sardonically), Sasha

[Eala]

OMG! ROFLOL!

Me too. Makes you wonder... did the writer actually try the stapler trick...?

[xsmommy]

woah, not bad for a sick guy!!

[Slip18]

Captain Smith is outrageous! I thought I had it bad today.

I talked to one of the insurance company talking heads today. She told me I have been mistreating people. This has been going on four weeks Wednesday when at 4:00 a.m. I went to the kitchen to get Cyber's coffee. A half inch of water was everywhere. I got out the wet vac and started sucking up the water so the furniture wouldn't get ruined.

This unbelievably horribly person called me again today and told me I was calling too many people. She said I had mistreated them. I asked who I had mistreated. She said she wouldn't tell me, but that I had mistreated her (well, duh!). I asked to speak to her supervisor. She said I couldn't speak to her supervisor because I was too angry.

This same person yelled at my agent last Thursday. He now knows what she said to me today.

I have been so nice to everyone about this, with the exception of the carpeting receptionist who this morning told me she didn't know if anyone was coming here today. She didn't have their schedules. What's with that? I told her she had an hour to get back with me, otherwise call off the dogs. These people were supposed to be here on Friday according to the talking head.

I am unbelievably frustrated. My insurance agent is going to have the talking head's boss call me this morning.

[Eala]

Tbanks, xsmommy. Hope you'll be feeling better quickly!

[xsmommy]

OMG SLIP!!!! had it been me, the roof would have raised up off the house, had someone told me i was mistreating their employees after all you have been through. these people better be on their knees thanking God that it wasn't me that they had on the phone. i am sure you were much nicer to them, than i would have been!!! i am outraged for you!

[maxwell]

God saved something (someone jump in and help me with the Bible story here...) because there was just one righteous man. SO i think NJ, No.VA and CA have at least that and will be spared.

I'm kinda lost on the conversation here since I'm right in the middle of thinking great and profound thoughts about nonresonant charge transfer deexcitation rates, but wasn't there something in the Bible about how you may find a righteous man if you look hard enough, but if you look for a righteous woman you're sh!t outta luck...

Well that, apropos of nothing, probably went over like a big ol corn-speckled turd in a punchbowl, haha. Okaaaaay here's my chick-friendly bumper sticker list--

BEHIND EVERY SUCCESSFUL WOMAN IS HERSELF
OH MY GOD, I THINK I'M BECOMING THE MAN I WANTED TO MARRY!
GINGER ROGERS DID EVERYTHING FRED ASTAIRE DID, BUT SHE DID IT BACKWARDS AND IN HIGH HEELS
A WOMAN IS LIKE A TEA BAG...YOU DON'T KNOW HOW STRONG SHE IS UNTIL YOU PUT HER IN HOT WATER
I HAVE YET TO HEAR A MAN ASK FOR ADVICE ON HOW TO COMBINE MARRIAGE AND A CAREER
SO MANY MEN, SO FEW WHO CAN AFFORD ME
COFFEE, CHOCOLATE, MEN ... SOME THINGS ARE JUST BETTER RICH
DON'T TREAT ME ANY DIFFERENTLY THAN YOU WOULD THE QUEEN
I'M OUT OF ESTROGEN AND I HAVE A GUN
WARNING: I HAVE AN ATTITUDE AND I KNOW HOW TO USE IT
OF COURSE I DON'T LOOK BUSY...I DID IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME
DO NOT START WITH ME. YOU WILL NOT WIN
ALL STRESSED OUT AND NO ONE TO CHOKE
I CAN BE ONE OF THOSE BAD THINGS THAT HAPPENS TO BAD PEOPLE
HOW CAN I MISS YOU IF YOU WON'T GO AWAY?
DON'T UPSET ME! I'M RUNNING OUT OF PLACES TO HIDE THE BODIES

And last but not least:

IF YOU WANT BREAKFAST IN BED, SLEEP IN THE KITCHEN

[Slip18]

The supervisor called me 15 minutes ago. She was outraged that when I asked for "the supervisor," I wasn't given to her. I asked three times. This talking head has made so many mistakes. Found out she was a part-time employee now working full time because of an illness of one of the other employees. She's in way over her head.

My insurance agent and I are talking back and forth because she tried to nail him on Thursday. It's a great insurance company, but they've got a Moose loose in there.

So at 3:30 today I've got someone to give me yet another estimate. I have a private company who has already been here, but they are closed on Monday. So I'll get that estimate tomorrow.

At least the 'bot and friend painted the ceilings this weekend. Heck, they worked really hard. I had to keep rubbing their arms with Mineral Ice.

We're ready to roll on the carpeting -- gulp -- I hope.

Here's a kind of funny part to this story. On Saturday when the boys were painting, a storm blew in. We had ice balls coming down from the sky. I guess it's called hail. Hail Mary was coming out of the sky. Now mind you, four weeks ago I put in my tomatoes and stuff because I found out this is the planting season right here and now. I've got them in enormous pots.

We are all out in the backyard trying to get the pots under cover. The 'bot grabbed his Jalepeno pepper plant and brought it to safety. His friend was grabbing other plants. Cyber and I were moving the tomatoes. I pushed so hard on the tomato planter that I pulled the nerve in my right arm, the same one I injured last week after the fall.

The good news is the plants survived . . .

[Slip18]

I'M OUT OF ESTROGEN AND I HAVE A GUN

So true. So true. ROTFLMAO! Thanks, Maxie!

[Robert A Cook PE]

Sir Camle of the two-humped limo ...

If he was practicing backin' up with this one in the parking lot, he could get further back faster without goin' as far the other way ...

http://www.strangecosmos.com/view.asp?PicID=6686

[Robert A Cook PE]

"And last but not least:
IF YOU WANT BREAKFAST IN BED, SLEEP IN THE KITCHEN

Thought that last one was: "If you want breakfast in bed, start by eatin' the cook ..."

[Slip18]

Aren't you the cook, Cook?

[Robert A Cook PE]

We have several flavors of various cooks in the household ....

Some are better in the kitchen ...

Some are better in the gameroom downstairs or under the basketball hoop.

Some are better elsewhere.

[xsmommy]

DO NOT START WITH ME.YOU WILL NOT WIN

ALL STRESSED OUT AND NO ONE TO CHOKE

I CAN BE ONE OF THOSE BAD THINGS THAT HAPPENS TO BAD PEOPLE

These are kinda apropos.....

[camle]

my mistake was letting him spec out the new motor vessel. he's on notice that i may cancel it at any time, an dI want daily reports on his progress. he's gonna be sending me CAD drawings as well as paper specs each day.
@#$%@$!!! Weasel! if he wants a gold plated bathroom, he ain't gonna get it on my dime!

[Slip18]

You, too, huh?

[xsmommy]

i have had some attitudal problems, you might say....