Word For The Day, Thursday 11/07/02

The Verbivores | 11/07/02

[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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trammel\TRAM-uhl, noun:

1.A kind of net for catching birds, fish, etc.
2. A kind of shackle used for making a horse amble.
3. Something that impedes activity, progress, or freedom, as a net or shackle.
4. An iron hook of various forms and sizes, used for handing kettles and other vessels over the fire.
5. An instrument for drawing ellipses.
6. An instrument for aligning or adjusting parts of a machine.

As a transitive verb:
1. To entangle, as in a net; to enmesh.
2. To hamper; to hinder the activity, progress, or freedom of.

Etymology: Trammel is from Old French tramail, from Late Latin tremaculum, a kind of net for catching fish, from Latin tres, "three" + macula, "a mesh."

Good Morning Class. Welcome to School!

[xsmommy]

so, get busy! ; )

[white rose]

It is a very good morning, as it seems that the Democrats, suddenly finding themselves trammeled by Tuesday's events, are, in their usual graceless fashion, busily turning on each other.

By the way, has anyone heard a peep out of Bill or Hillary since the election?

[Slip18]

I'm taking the initial film in today to have it put on a CD disk. It usually takes three to four days. Then the final roll after everything is back in place, I'll bring in on Monday.

It was a major undertaking.

The 'bot's toilet is now back in its place . . .

[null and void]

By the way, has anyone heard a peep out of Bill or Hillary since the election?

Nope. They were hung by a trammel over a slow fire...

[Slip18]

Cybersis is picking me up at 1:45 for her walk-through.

[doubled]

The demos got their asses kicked
And now their wounds need to be licked.
They had a trammel
Over the upper bicameral
But now we can say where it should be sticked.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Homework:

The male gymnast attempted his best routine on the trammel horse, but he missed one move by just a tiny bit and landed with both legs asskew.

Sure enough, he could now draw a pair of ellipses without a trammel.

(All of the croquettes grimace in sympathy ...)

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Although Alan Trammel was a great shortstop, Derek Jeter uses his glove as a trammel and his arm like a rocket launcher.

[Cyber Liberty]

I'll be there if the floor guys are still at it. It sounds like they'll be done in time, though....

[Slip18]

And Derek is cuter than heck, too!

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Now that Bush is in charge, his benevolence
Will overthrow Saddam's malevolence
While he rides on his camel
He'll be caught in our trammel
Deconstructed to total irrelevance

[Argh]

Hey, Loney, go to Lucianne today, there's a brief mention near the top of Broken Glass Republicans!

[Argh]

But my bare feet work well. It is beautiful.

Hey, you, I don't come here to get sexually aroused, y'know!

But I will say this, if your feet are untrammelled, we won't be tempted to call you "Miss Slipper"!

:^)

just trying to get another rise out of Miss Slip...

[Bella_Bru]

LOL!

[Bella_Bru]

Yes he does! Time to get shit done! A+

[Bella_Bru]

A+ Quite the poet, aren't you?

[Bella_Bru]

< drool> Derrrrrrrrrekkkkkkkkkk < /drool>

[Cyber Liberty]

Is this a "family thread"?

[Bella_Bru]

Sorry, I will switch into Disney mode.

[Slip18]

I see xs caught you on another thread, TSSUF!