Word For The Day, Tuesday 11/05/02

11/05/02

[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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nugatory \NOO-guh-tor-ee\, adjective

1. Trifling; insignificant; inconsequential.
2. Of no force; inoperative; ineffectual.

Etymology: Nugatory comes from Latin nugatorius , from nugari , to trifle, from nugae , jests, trifles. It has nothing to do with nougat, the substance found in some candy bars.

Good Morning Class. Welcome to School!

[Slip18]

Jimer, those were great! What a creative mind you have.

[xsmommy]

we are voting our heads off in here, Shelion!

[Slip18]

Great idea, SheLion.

VOTE -- VOTE -- VOTE

[CholeraJoe]

I voted. Paper ballots in MT - no doubt optically scanned. Some of the minor county functional offices had dems running unopposed and I just couldn't bring myself to vote for them so I wrote in my own name for coroner. I oughta be able to tell when somebody's dead.

[xsmommy]

geez, cj, wish you woulda said something about running for Coroner sooner, i woulda come and campaigned for ya!

[CholeraJoe]

I just decided to run while marking my ballot. I should get 3 or 4 votes by write in.

[Argh]

Your very welcome, Miss Slip the Most Ut, but get a load of what actually just happened to me:

I went to send that last sentence of Mark Steyn's first paragraph by email to some buddies, and sure enough:

He's not joking! My spell check on that email actually offered me, as one option for "Clintonites", the word "Clitorises"!!

(Does that seem appropriate to anyone else? Maybe another part of the nether anatomy might be more effective for "Clintonites"...)

[Argh]

HAHAHAHAhahahaha, well, good luck, Doc!

[xsmommy]

so you will have the "fam" voting for ya now??

[SeaDragon]

Already did. I voted absentee.

[SheLion]

Every time I type "Clintonites," my Windows spellcheck automatically corrects it to "clitoris," no doubt a droll jest on the part of some Microsoft programmer.

Did you say CLINTONITES?

[Argh]

I voted absentee

You know, I was going to bet money you would, but I didn't. I coulda been rich!

[xsmommy]

oh grimmy, She has just posted a very flattering pic of your GIRLFRIEND..... ; )

[SheLion]

Great idea, SheLion.

There you go, Slip!!

VOTE VOTE VOTE!!!!

[SeaDragon]

Your link didn't open for me properly. Can you send it to me again,my sweet cupcake?

[VRWCmember]

I voted last week. It's a good thing, since I'm on a business trip right now. It seems lately that I'm always on a business trip on Election Day. I just wish I could add a nugatory vote here in Massachussetts.

[SeaDragon]

LOLOL

Then you might want to make that bet all of the time.

I always vote absentee even when I am here. I don't have the time or the disposition to go stand in line with idiots.

:-)

[Argh]

Here you go, Miss C:

http://www.nationalpost.com/home/story.html?id={2B08B3A3-EDC2-4FDC-811D-7249A711C34E}

And here another attempt at the link.

[SheLion]

OLD MONDALE SUCKS!!!!!!!!

[Slip18]

"I oughta be able to tell when somebody's dead."

In CA you don't have to be a doc to be a coroner. I think that is hysterical. I guess the coroner is second in command to the sheriff. I don't know what it is in other states.