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Word For The Day, Tuesday 11/12/02
The Verbivores | 11/12/02 | Mistress Bella

Posted on 11/12/2002 8:40:13 AM PST by 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....


enervate \EN-ur-vayt\, verb:

To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to impair the moral powers of.

Etymology: Enervate is from Latin enervatus, from enervo, enervare, to to remove the sinews from, hence to weaken, from e-, ex-, from + nervus , sinew.

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To: CholeraJoe
You left out the "are".

That should be "All your Wackos are belong to us"
201 posted on 11/13/2002 8:24:54 AM PST by VRWCmember
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To: VRWCmember
Thanks!
202 posted on 11/13/2002 8:27:23 AM PST by CholeraJoe
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To: xsmommy; CholeraJoe; TheGrimReaper; Robert A. Cook, PE; Bella_Bru; Slip18
Any class today?
203 posted on 11/13/2002 8:27:45 AM PST by VRWCmember
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To: VRWCmember; Bella_Bru
don't know, vast. not sure where miss bella might be.
204 posted on 11/13/2002 8:28:22 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy
Dang, I've already got the article picked out for my homework (just have to figure out how to relate it to whatever word we have today). I hope we have a really good word to relate to "PISSED OFF" because that's how the article made me.
205 posted on 11/13/2002 8:30:09 AM PST by VRWCmember
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To: VRWCmember; Bella_Bru
bc it is 8:30 am in bella land, i am thinking she won't post til she has time at work to do so.
206 posted on 11/13/2002 8:31:41 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy
I didn't realize she was on the left coast.
207 posted on 11/13/2002 8:32:53 AM PST by VRWCmember
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE
Very close Robert, very close.

;-)

208 posted on 11/13/2002 8:34:07 AM PST by SeaDragon
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To: SeaDragon
A student of Yours, Sweetness?


209 posted on 11/13/2002 8:37:17 AM PST by hobbes1
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To: xsmommy
doing it now
210 posted on 11/13/2002 8:39:42 AM PST by Bella_Bru
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To: Bella_Bru; VRWCmember
just so you know, I AM NOT the one breathing down your neck..... (>>>>>>pointing to Vast....)
211 posted on 11/13/2002 8:41:23 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: hobbes1
No, afraid not. Just another wanna be............

Good morning, sweetness. How are you today?

212 posted on 11/13/2002 8:47:01 AM PST by SeaDragon
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To: SeaDragon
Prety Well, yourself ?
213 posted on 11/13/2002 8:53:20 AM PST by hobbes1
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To: hobbes1
Very well, thanks

I get better by the minute.........

214 posted on 11/13/2002 9:15:10 AM PST by SeaDragon
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To: SeaDragon
Just like Wine eh?

so when is the tasting ? ; )

215 posted on 11/13/2002 9:17:03 AM PST by hobbes1
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To: hobbes1
whenever your little heart desires, sweetness

;-)

216 posted on 11/13/2002 9:19:53 AM PST by SeaDragon
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To: SeaDragon; Slip18; xsmommy; All
A couple lived near the ocean and used to walk the beach a lot. One summer they noticed a girl who was at the beach pretty much every day. She wasn't unusual, nor was the travel bag she carried, except for one thing: she would approach people who were sitting on the beach, glance around furtively, then speak to them.

Generally, the people would respond negatively and she would wander off, but occasionally someone would nod and there would be a quick exchange of money for something she carried in her bag. The couple assumed she was selling drugs and debated calling the cops, but since they didn't know for sure they just continued to watch her.

After a couple of weeks the wife asked, "Honey, have you ever noticed that she only goes up to people with boom boxes and other electronic devices?" He said he hadn't. Then she said, "Tomorrow I want you to get a towel and our big radio and go lie out on the beach. Then we can find out what she's really doing."

Well, the plan went off without a hitch, and the wife was almost hopping up and down with anticipation when she saw the girl talk to her husband and then leave. The man walked up the beach and met his wife at the road. "Well, is she selling drugs?" she asked excitedly.

"No, she's not," he said, enjoying this probably more than he should have. "Well, what is it, then?" his wife fairly shrieked.

The man grinned and said. "She's a battery salesperson."

"Batteries?" cried the wife.

"Yes," he replied. "She sells C cells by the seashore."

217 posted on 11/13/2002 5:46:06 PM PST by Argh
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