Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03

1/28/03

[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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obdurate\OB-du-rit; OB-dyu-rit\, adjective:

1. Hardened in feelings, especially against moral or mollifying influences; unyielding; hard-hearted; stubbornly wicked.
2. Hard; harsh; rugged; rough; intractable.

Etymology: Obdurate is from Latin obduratus, past participle of obduro, obdurare, to be hard against, from ob-, intensive prefix + durus, hard.

Synonyms: Hard; firm; unbending; inflexible; unyielding; stubborn; obstinate; impenitent; callous; unfeeling; insensible; unsusceptible.

Usage: Obdurate, Callous, Hardened. Callous denotes a deadening of the sensibilities; as, "a callous conscience." Hardened implies a general and settled disregard for the claims of interest, duty, and sympathy; as, "hardened in vice." Obdurate implies an active resistance of the heart and will against the pleadings of compassion and humanity.

Good Morning Class. Welcome to School!

[Hegewisch Dupa]

well yes, I am now. Jeez - be more of a mommy. Now I have to check in?

[Slip18]

It wasn't too early for Latin, but it was way to early for HER!

Hiya, Grimmy. Been out and about lately. Haven't had time for WFTD!

[hobbes1]

And WFTD has been the poorer for it : (

[Hegewisch Dupa]

I can take my black armband off now!

[MeekOneGOP]

Nice ending...

[hobbes1]

I can take my black armband off now!

Why, did they Free Fry Mumia ?

[camle]

hee hee! got her that time, did't I?

[MeekOneGOP]

lol !

[MeekOneGOP]

lol !

[TheGrimReaper]

Haven't had time for WFTD!

Then you have a lot of make-up work to do.
[see me after class]
8-)

[VRWCmember]

Tell her it's an ancient Hawaiian salutation...

Hawaiian Good luck sign! LOL! I wonder if I can find that email.

[VRWCmember]

Guy sticks his head into a barber shop and asks "How long before I can get a haircut?"

The barber look around the shop and says "About 2 hours," and the guy leaves.

A few days later the same guy sticks his head in the door and asks "how long before I can get a haircut?" The barber looks around at shop full of customers and says "About 2 hours." So the guy leaves.

A week later the same guy sticks his head in the shop and asks "how long before I can get a haircut?" The barber looks around the shop and says "About an hour and a half." Again, the guy leaves.

Perplexed, the barber looks over at a friend in the shop and says "Hey, Bill, follow that guy and see where he goes."

In a little while, Bill comes back into the shop laughing hysterically. The barber asks, "Bill, where did he go when he left here?"

Bill looks up and says "To your house!"

[VRWCmember]

One day, a large group of people were waiting for the bus at a local Greyhound station. At the front of the line was a very attractive woman dressed in a black business vest, white blouse, leather miniskirt, and high heels.

As the bus pulled up and opened the door, she went to board it, but found that her skirt was too tight for her to raise her leg to the required height. Looking around and thinking quickly, she reaches behind her and unzips the zipper on the back of her skirt a little and then tries again.

Again, she finds that she cannot maneuver the step, so once more she reaches behind her and unzips her skirt a little more. With a smile, she looks at the bus driver and tries to board again. With disappointment, she finds that she still can't step that high and so with exasperation and a sigh she unzips her skirt the rest of the way down.

To her amazement, her leg still will not reach the bottom step.

Finally, a very large Texan behind her gently grabs her by the waist, lifts her up, and places her on the bus.

The woman turns to the Texan furiously and says, "Who do you think you are to touch my body in that way? I don't even know you!"

Nonplused, the Texan looks at her and replies, "Well, ma'am, after the third time you unzipped my fly I thought we were pretty good friends."

[VRWCmember]

George and Marla decided that the only way to pull off a Sunday afternoon quickie with their ten-year-old son in the apartment was to send him out on the balcony and order him to report on all the neighborhood activities.

The boy began his commentary as his parents put their plan into operation. "There's a car being towed from the parking lot," he said.

"An ambulance just drove by." A few moments passed.

"Looks like the Anderson's have company," he called out, "Matt`s riding a new bike and the Coopers are having sex."

Mom and Dad shot up in bed. "How do you know that?" the startled father asked.

"Their kid is standing out on the balcony too," his son replies.

[VRWCmember]

A lady goes to the doctor and complains that her husband is losing interest in sex. The doctor gives her a pill, but warns her it is still experimental and tells her to slip it into his mashed potatoes at dinner. So, that night at dinner, she does.

About a week later she’s back at the doctor. She says, "Doc, the pill worked great!! I put it in the potatoes like you said! It wasn’t five minutes and he jumped up, raked all the food and dishes on the floor, grabbed me, ripped all my clothes off and ravaged me right there on the table!"

The doctor says, "I’m sorry, we didn’t realize the pill was that strong. The foundation will be glad to pay for any damages."

"Naah... ", she says, "that’s okay. We aren’t ever allowed to go back to that restaurant anyway."

[VRWCmember]

Japanese man walked into the currency exchange in New York with 2000 yen and walked out with $72.00.

The following week he walked in with 2000 yen and was handed back $66.00. He asked the teller why he got less money this week than he did the previous week.

"Fluctuations," the lady said.

The man turned on his heel and stormed toward the door. But just as he reached it he turned back around, shook his fist at the teller, and shouted, "Fluc you Americans too!"

[Robert A Cook PE]

"Then you have a lot of make-up ... to do.

Are you gonna make Slippy in class? !?!?!?!

Can the rest of us watch?

[VRWCmember]

The fourth and fifth graders went on a field trip to the local race track accompanied by their lady teachers.

During the tour some of the children wanted to go to the bathroom so it was decided that the girls would go with the 5th grade teacher, and the 4th grade teacher took the boys and waited outside the men's bathroom. One of the boys came out and told her he couldn't reach the urinal.

Having no choice she went inside and began hoisting all the little boys by their armpits.

As she was lifting one she couldn't help but notice that he was especially well endowed.

"I guess you must be in the fifth." She said.

"No ma'am" he said "I'm in the 7th. I'll be riding Silver Arrow. And thanks for the lift."

[TheGrimReaper]

Can the rest of us watch?

Don't you always?
The matinee begins at 6:00pm CST

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Great jokes vast...thanks