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!

[VRWCmember]

that experiment is carried on in the xshousehold. you get just the tiniest smidge of what aggravation i can cause. the fact that xshub has remained married to me for almost 18 years is a testament to my redeeming qualities...; )

Like your culinary prowess?

[VRWCmember]

HAPPY GIRLFRIENDS day email letter

Did it include an order form for the Girlfriend Remote Control?

[TheGrimReaper]

a testament to my redeeming qualities

Or... an iron-clad prenuptual agreement hanging over xshub's head.
[Although I'm sure your redeeming qualities are plentiful.

[xsmommy]

OMG, LMAO!

[xsmommy]

you mean the one that says what's mine is mine, what's ours is mine and what's his is mine?

[TheGrimReaper]

If Poppin' Fresh was wearing pants, he would have just crapped in 'em.
)8-o

[TheGrimReaper]

That's the one.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

If you look in the dictionary under "obdurate" you will see a picture of Saddam Hussein. No matter what the evidence, he never gives in. When inspectors tried to interview the Iraqi scientists, they were given the runaround. If the interview had been scheduled for the afternoon, Saddam sang out, "Morning!" If the interview was set for the morning, Saddam chanted, "Evening." I guess he is holding their families as hostages, and once he has found them, he'll never let them go.

[doubled]

http://www.washtimes.com/commentary/20030128-67395668.htm

"The Daschle-Democrats are on the war path on the
economy. They are crassly rooting against a recovery, and
they are working like armies of wood ants behind the scenes
to erode any and all of President Bush's economic initiatives
— including most prominently his bold tax cut plan. Anything
that would hasten an economic growth revival before the
2002 elections, they reflexively oppose."

Demorcrats are quite obdurate
And they continue to berate,
But Bush's new man,
And economic plan,
Will help keep America great.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

Saddam chanted "Evening!"

High-fiving ya for the power groaner!

[hobbes1]

the fact that xshub has remained married to me for almost 18 years is a testament to my redeeming qualities...; )

Or the fact that a perfectly planned murder can take a lifetime.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Thanks. I was hoping somebody was paying attention.

[xsmommy]

can you believe it took me seeing that in HD's handwriting to GET IT??? good one, Truthy!!

[xsmommy]

hey, xshub is no scott peterson!

[hobbes1]

Hmmmmmmm...Maybe Scotty used a woodchipper.....

[Robert A Cook PE]

Homework:

(Local) Bella is fighting the Human Dictator Dept. from Hell, but she will prevail in the end and make that staff obdurate their evil words about snooping.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Yeah, it was so obvious, even a Polack person of Polish extraction could get it from across a crowded room.

[xsmommy]

hmmmm... i looked at it for awhile, thought it was an uncharacteristically serious post for you and that was that... guess my normally razor sharp Polack insights were on the fritz this AM....

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

guess my normally razor sharp Polack insights were on the fritz this AM

Ohmigod! You're sleeping with Walter Mondale?

[xsmommy]

that is not nice, you just made me SPIT COFFEE!!!