Word For The Day: Monday, July 28, 2003

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary | July 28, 2003 | The Verbivores

[VRWCmember]

Word For The Day, Monday, July 28, 2003: Fugacious

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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".

quietus \kwye-EE-tus\ noun
1. final settlement (as of a debt)
2. removal from activity; especially death *
3. something that quiets or represses

*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.

Example sentence: "This book is also about the death of Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria, a quietus that for reasons not satisfactorily explained has been placed a year later than it actually occurred." (Ruth Rendell, _The New York Times Book Review_, April 6, 1986)

Did you know?
In the early 1500s, English speakers adopted the Medieval Latin phrase "quietus est" (literally "he is quit") as the name for the writ of discharge exempting a baron or knight from payment of a knight's fee to the king. The expression was later shortened to "quietus" and applied to the termination of any debt. William Shakespeare was the first to use "quietus" as a metaphor for the termination of life: "For who would bear the whips and scorns of time, ...When he himself might his quietus make / With a bare bodkin?" (_Hamlet_). The third meaning, which is more influenced by "quiet" than "quit," appeared in the 19th century. It sometimes occurs in the phrase "put the quietus on" (as in, "The bad news put the quietus on their celebration").

Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for 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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[VRWCmember]

When (if ever) will they (repubs) learn??? ...
WHERE, oh where, are the cojones???

Maybe we need to send Perry, Dewhurst, and the rest of the Texas GOP leadership here for a vacation:

[Slip18]

I didn't get spammed on the last thing you told me I would get spammed on. I guess I'm not worthy of spamming. LOL!

Just heard thunder. Whooooopiieeee!

[VRWCmember]

By the way, that's at the Rock Creek Lodge, in Beartooth, Montana. (Rocky Mountain Oysters are their specialty.)

[TheGrimReaper]

Only in my mind.
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[VRWCmember]

Good job, Miss Slippy.

[VRWCmember]

Only in my mind.

And not when it's cool.

[TheGrimReaper]

Good idea! Let's just hope that the GOP leadership doesn't have to show "theirs" to get into the festival.

[Slip18]

I didn't get spammed on the last thing you told me I would get spammed on. I guess I'm not worthy of spamming. LOL!

Just heard thunder. Whooooopiieeee!

[Conspiracy Guy]

That wasn't thunder. It was jet noise, the sound of freedom.

[Conspiracy Guy]

With Weather Bug you'll get free offers every day before long. On Emode they mainly send you their latest test. Did you find out what dog, cat, car, flower, color, scent, etc you are yet, you dang Visual Mathmetician. BTW Flurry JR got graduate teaching job at Auburn University while in Grad school this next year. $500.00/mo will help him a lot. I may cut off his link to dad's wallet. NAW.

[Slip18]

I'm kinda glad it doesn't reach all the way. The hose I have now is perfect for me. I just wish it would spit out a little cooler liquid.

I can't believe I wrote that!

[VRWCmember]

If you chill it, you might not be that happy with the results.

[VRWCmember]

I was hoping they might buy some to replace theirs while they're there.

[TheGrimReaper]

Holy crap!
Has XS been tutoring you on mulitple entendres via FReepmail??

[Slip18]

That's wonderful about Flurry, Jr. Ya gotta be proud.

I swear I haven't gotten any spam from emode. I guess they don't like me or something.

On August 3 Cyberbot starts AF JR ROTC camp. I call it Camp EatABug, which he hates. I'm not allowed to say that in front of him (but I do every now and again). I talked to his Colonel this morning. The 'bot is going to have a blast. I wish I could go. Survival training can be fun.

[VRWCmember]

WHERE, oh where, are the cojones??? Perhaps, someone took them to use for a door knocker.

[TheGrimReaper]

to replace theirs

That assumes they currently possess some. I've seen no evidence of it so far.

[Slip18]

It's always warm and toasty. LOL!

I'm glad Cyber is checking out weatherbug.com so he doesn't know I'm posting this in here.

[Cyber Liberty]

Hey, it's getting dark out. We better go look....

[VRWCmember]

That assumes they currently possess some. I've seen no evidence of it so far.

No, they need replacement because they have been previously removed.