Word For The Day, Friday 11/08/02

[VRWCmember]

Word For The Day, Friday 11/08/02
The Verbivores | 11/07/02

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. Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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jejune \ juh-JOON, adj:

1.Not interesting; dull: “and there pour forth jejune words and useless empty phrases” (Anthony Trollope).
2. Lacking maturity; childish: surprised by their jejune responses to our problems.
3. Lacking in nutrition: a jejune diet.

Etymology: From Latin jejunus,meager, dry, fasting.

Good Afternoon Class. Welcome to School!

[xsmommy]

not yet, but there is a watch on til 11 am. Poor xsteen has a field trip OUTSIDE to something called Innerquest. i think it is one of those trustbuilding, bonding kind of things for the 8th grade. I woke up to thunderstorms and thought, UH OH, they said rain or shine on the field trip.

[CholeraJoe]

Bummer. Teen girls hate mud and rain.

[xsmommy]

she was excited that it was a free dress day, though.

[xsmommy]

go look for some pix, ceej....

[xsmommy]

so do you like the black lace or the white better? ; )

[CholeraJoe]

The black is more to my liking.

[VRWCmember]

Check it out: a moose thread from Canada.

[VRWCmember]

Dang, here I am off finding moose stories and xs is modeling black lace lingerie in the back!

[xsmommy]

guess you have your priorities, vast!; )

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Oh wasn't Saturday unreal?????!!!!!!!!! What a game...... my kids and I were screaming and jumping around........ Gig 'em!