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Word For The Day, Thursday, July 17, 2003
The Verbivores
| 7/17/03
| The Teacher
Posted on 07/17/2003 5:10:02 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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....
prosaic /Pro*sa"ic/; adjective
prosaical adjective
prosaically; adverb
prosaicness; noun
1a. Consisting or characteristic of prose.
1b. Matter-of-fact; straightforward.
2. Lacking in imagination and spirit; dull.
3. Of or pertaining to prose; resembling prose; in the form of prose; unpoetical; writing or using prose; as, a prosaic composition.
4. Dull; uninteresting; commonplace; unimaginative
Etymology: [Late Latin pr saicus, from Latin pr sa, prose. See prose.]
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To: camle
Like the old saying, "never question your spouse's judgement - after all, they picked you, didn't they?"
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posted on
07/17/2003 5:35:37 AM PDT
by
P.O.E.
To: hobbes1
Bad Tiger, Bad! ;-)
To: LonePalm
that's what they wanted to put the tyke on. they tried to tell me that is wasn't that powerful a drug. I told them that I wasn' that ignorant. She is drug free now.
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posted on
07/17/2003 5:36:06 AM PDT
by
camle
(nauseating, ain't I?)
To: xsmommy
have other redeeming qualities, darling.Yes we know...
44
posted on
07/17/2003 5:36:37 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
To: xsmommy
i hope you wipe first...
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posted on
07/17/2003 5:36:40 AM PDT
by
camle
(nauseating, ain't I?)
To: P.O.E.
And why for is that??
To: P.O.E.
well, when i see what she deserves, I'm way outta my league here. all i can do is bask in the glory...
47
posted on
07/17/2003 5:37:40 AM PDT
by
camle
(nauseating, ain't I?)
To: xsmommy
Try Again!
have other redeeming qualities, darling.
Yes we know...
48
posted on
07/17/2003 5:38:18 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
To: RikaStrom; xsmommy; hobbes1
hehehehehehe the tiger gots yelled at by the teach!!!
nyahnyahnyah!!!
49
posted on
07/17/2003 5:38:19 AM PDT
by
camle
(nauseating, ain't I?)
To: hobbes1
thankfully the page cannot be found....
50
posted on
07/17/2003 5:38:33 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: LonePalm; Flurry
You and Flurry! LOL
To: xsmommy
i flush myself regularly ; ) Is that a euphemism for 'stirring the soup' ?
52
posted on
07/17/2003 5:39:04 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
To: camle; hobbes1; RikaStrom
that was kind of nice, she hasn't yelled at him in a long time!
53
posted on
07/17/2003 5:40:48 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: hobbes1
rme. again.
54
posted on
07/17/2003 5:41:04 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: xsmommy
ti's worse when you do get it.
55
posted on
07/17/2003 5:41:24 AM PDT
by
camle
(nauseating, ain't I?)
To: xsmommy
well on his first post, I ended up at an R Lee Emery page. I thought he was calling you a drill sargeant.
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posted on
07/17/2003 5:42:22 AM PDT
by
camle
(nauseating, ain't I?)
To: RikaStrom
I'm up every morning. Usually, a shower takes care of that.
Actually, working from home today, so I have a little more leeway in how I schedule my FR time.
57
posted on
07/17/2003 5:43:01 AM PDT
by
P.O.E.
To: camle
that might have been more flattering!
58
posted on
07/17/2003 5:43:03 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: P.O.E.
glad you were able to pencil us in!
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posted on
07/17/2003 5:43:29 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: RikaStrom
Now, thanks to a find by Aussie scientists, Men can be a little more
prosaic (1b) about having a prolific habit....
60
posted on
07/17/2003 5:44:51 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
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