Word For The Day, Thursday, 10/31/02, Happy Halloween!

The Verbivores | 10/31/02 | 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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ignominy \Ig"no*min*y\ noun
ignominies; noun, plural
ignominious; adjective
ignominiously; adverb
ignominiousness; noun

1. Great personal dishonor or humiliation
2. Shameful or disgraceful action, conduct, or character
3. Public disgrace or dishonor; reproach; infamy.
4. Marked by shame or disgrace
5. Deserving disgrace or shame; despicable
6. Degrading; debasing

Then first with fear surprised and sense of pain, Fled ignominious
--Milton.

Etymology: [L. ignominiosus: cf. F. ignominieux.] Date: 15th century

[lds23]

Dominus Vobiscus

That the party of

Ignominious Proboscis

Goes down in defeat

[TheGrimReaper]

Bride of Klintonstein?

[xsmommy]

she's puckering up for ya, baby!! ; )

[Slip18]

Oh, ids, that is just great.

You should have had a barf alert up there somewhere, though.

[xsmommy]

that is PRICELESS!!!!

[lds23]

OK, here's the Halloween barf alert:

[xsmommy]

that is so perfect! you are on fire today, lds!

[Slip18]

ROTFLOL!

My stepson, the Cyberbot aka Feeblebot, went to school today with a pumpkin on his head. Yes, 'tis true. He carved a face hole and neck hole out of the pumpkin last night. I'm appalled, but he did look really scary.

[xsmommy]

YUCK! won't he have pumpkin innards running down his neck and face????

[xsmommy]

Xskids are not permitted to wear costumes to their school, but they were given a FREE DRESS day today, which means normal clothes and no uniform. that is scary enough! tonight, xsteen will be Medusa and xsbrownie an Indian princess. xsboy has hockey practice and will not be trick or treating. i have to figure out how i will keep xspup from eating the trick or treaters as they come to the door...

[Slip18]

He cleaned the innards out. Then he's wearing a hood from another costume from last year. It was funny!

[xsmommy]

good thinking by the 'Bot to wear the hood, that would feel gross otherwise. hope you took a pic!

[Slip18]

Do you have one of those child gates? I keep the dogs in the back bedrooms with a child gate up in the hallway. Although, Cyber likes to scare the kids with the size of the pooches.

[Slip18]

I'll take one tonight with his six-foot blow up spider who sat down beside her.

[xsmommy]

there are 2 child gates on the living room and dining room, so that he can't get in there to destroy the furniture. i am thinking to move one of the gates to the study, instead which is right off the foyer, and the window of which fronts on the front walkway. so he can SEE them and go insane, but can't get near them....

[Slip18]

LOL! And they say men are problem solvers! Good idea.

On Halloween and 4th of July, I used to have to drug my poor Great Dane. He just couldn't take it.

[xsmommy]

by the way, i just caught CJ and theD TP'ing another thread....LMAO!

[Slip18]

Those two Croqs sure are having a rough time.

[xsmommy]

theD is threatening to bite my neck on the other thread. i don't think he is quite "right", if you know what i mean, slippy.....and he looks pale....

[white rose]

Greetings, folks. I finally managed to stagger into class, only, alas, to stagger straight out. One of those mornings.

And all I can say is, "just when I thought this election season could not become any more ignominious..."

See ya!