Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02

The Verbivores | 11/14/02 | Mistress Bella

[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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raffish \RAF-ish\, adjective:

1. Characterized by or suggestive of flashy vulgarity, crudeness, or rowdiness; tawdry.
2. Marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness; rakish.

Etymology: Raffish derives from the noun raff (chiefly used in the compound or duplicate, riffraff), meaning "people of a low reputation."

Good Morning, riffraff!

[RikaStrom]

Set it all up the night before and then hit the post button in the morning. :-)

[hobbes1]

This is before in his younger more masculine days.

Isn't that like comparing Liberace to Richard Simmons ?

[Slip18]

Why thank you very much, Miss Bella!

xs escaped the sylum for a while.

[Slip18]

That looks just like xspuppy. Xs is going to die when she sees that photo!

[Slip18]

Is that really made out of cats' guts? And are those other things really made out of sheep skin? And is there a grade of cat gut and sheep skin for which we should be aware?

[Slip18]

"asylum" I'm not looking it up today. But xs did leave to pick up the young ones.

[Robert A Cook PE]

I'm shocked ...

You, of all people, would wait all night before posting it in the morning if it's been set, ready and rarin' to go?

I mean really. Can't you let it go at least twice if you've spent all that effort getting it ready?

(Shakes head sadly....)

You're a lady all right. You can't imagine the pain, the agony, the frustration at a post being at held at a half-cocked postion all night, but being held back from firing.

[Slip18]

The raffish WHO folks can finally say there is no determination between folks who smoke and lung cancer. Nor is there any finding that second-hand smoke causes lung cancer.

Smoking is Safe

Now, heart disease is another matter.

[Eala]

Thank you, Miss Bru!!

[Slip18]

That's how I've done it when I was subbie, also. One time I had all three days ahead. That's when I used "titular" "tittup," and I can't remember the other word.

[Robert A Cook PE]

So "ETHICON" is the manufactor, and "Chromic Gut" the product, eh?

Must be "Assembled in Arkansas" from parts "Made in China" ....

Sounds like a Bill and Hillary! concern all right.

[CholeraJoe]

Surgical grade is the best and it comes in plain and chromic(treated with chromium salts for durability).

The absolute best is made by Ethicon from the intestines of Persian cats bred from birth and lovingly cared for in Ethicon's facility in San Angelo,Texas.

At the appropriate age (9-12) months, the cats are strangled by Jose Ramirez, a 20 year Ethicon employee and disemboweled immediately. The intestines are cleaned, preserved, air-dried and sized.

Needles are attached, the sutures packed and sterilized and shipped all over the world.

[Slip18]

Lovingly cared for and strangled? Hmmmm.

Are pigs strangled to get their hearts?

[xsmommy]

i am back with the angry horde.

[CholeraJoe]

Shall we ping Sungirl to #212?

[Slip18]

Here is where the Cat Sanctuary is located. There's even an advertisement for a 7-Eleven.

[Slip18]

I told SunnyGirl I would never, ever post to her about animals again. I do believe Ralph pings her to things, though.

She has a disposition of a hyena.

[xsmommy]

OH NO! you can't make it?? that will be criminal!

[CholeraJoe]

I told you.

[Slip18]

Glad to see you're back, xs.

CJ and I have been discussing cat guts and sheep guts.