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Word For The Day, Tuesday, October 14, 2003
The Verbivores | 10/14/03 | Teacher

Posted on 10/14/2003 5:34:59 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....


conniption \con*nip*shun\, noun:

1. A fit of violent emotion, such as anger or panic. Also called conniption fit.

One can but hope that the trend in California sweeps the nation and we see a decisive victory in the 2004 elections. With that, it is a fervent desire that we see the DNC rolling in a conniption fit the likes of which we have never seen before. Besides being somewhat triumphant, it would be purely amusing. --RikaStrom – WFTD Teacher.

Etymology: [Origin unknown.] Date: 1833


TOPICS: Education; Humor; Poetry; Word For The Day
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To: RikaStrom
21? 22?
21 posted on 10/14/2003 5:45:04 AM PDT by TheGrimReaper (o)(o)
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
Whats wrong with watching the dancers, shooting pool and bar hopping. ?
22 posted on 10/14/2003 5:45:16 AM PDT by hobbes1 ( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
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To: RikaStrom
seems like some Texans are having their own Conniptions with their guv.
23 posted on 10/14/2003 5:45:38 AM PDT by camle (no fool like a damned fool)
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To: RikaStrom
Hello! This reminds me of a Bill Cosby joke told much better by him but the gist of it:

Cosby is awakened one morning by his tired wife, who tells him to go down and feed the children breakfast. He eventually does, grumpily, and spies a chocolate cake. His mind goes to the recipe for chocolate cake. There are eggs in chocolate cake. And flour. And milk. There's nutrition in chocolate cake!

So when the kids come down for breakfast, he slices them servings of chocolate cake, and the kids sing his praises, until the mother comes down, who has a conniption and sends Cosby back to bed, "where I wanted to be in the first place."

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24 posted on 10/14/2003 5:45:46 AM PDT by sonsofliberty2000 (The Patriot Paradox: All Your Interviews Belong to Us)
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To: dixie sass
why thank you. you ain't too hard on the eyes neither!
25 posted on 10/14/2003 5:46:11 AM PDT by camle (no fool like a damned fool)
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To: sonsofliberty2000
LOL~! in my house that trick didn't work, but we had cake for breakfast a lot:-)
26 posted on 10/14/2003 5:47:30 AM PDT by camle (no fool like a damned fool)
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To: RikaStrom
I find Momar Quadaffi's latest conniption fit highly amusing. Arabs are uesless*

Someone get this man his own blog, he's a hoot.

*Legal Disclamer: Momar said it not me.

27 posted on 10/14/2003 5:48:22 AM PDT by NeoCaveman (tagline error, please hit refresh to view.)
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To: hobbes1
Well considering the fact that I met My Marine while shooting pool, I don't have much room to complain about that....and there was a little beer involved that night too - but I don't recall the Marine or myself asking any ex-cons to kill anyone for us.......but I might better check with M before making a blanket statement......
28 posted on 10/14/2003 5:50:53 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
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To: sonsofliberty2000
"Daddy's great,
He gave us Choclate Cake."

Was there chant.
29 posted on 10/14/2003 5:51:14 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (Of course it doesn't rhyme. It's a tagline not a poem.)
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To: RikaStrom
Gay Catholics are having conniptions with the Catholic Church? why bother, they should just go to their spiritual home, the Episcopal church, where they will be welcomed.
30 posted on 10/14/2003 5:51:16 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: camle
Laura's cat (my soon to be step-cat) KC is a 16 year old 20 pound long haied Maine Coon. HE is a neurotic nut.
31 posted on 10/14/2003 5:52:34 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (Of course it doesn't rhyme. It's a tagline not a poem.)
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To: camle
I noticed the smallest paragraph was about training of these animals.......lol
32 posted on 10/14/2003 5:52:38 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
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To: RikaStrom
And speaking of conniptions....

Dennis the Menace announced his intent to run for pres. I heard a clip of his speech, some ramblings about the goddess of peace. Too bad the ACLU won't have a conniption over that.

33 posted on 10/14/2003 5:52:51 AM PDT by NeoCaveman (tagline error, please hit refresh to view.)
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To: Flurry
"Daddy's great, He gave us Choclate Cake."

Was there their chant.

I need to proof this stuff.
34 posted on 10/14/2003 5:54:29 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (Of course it doesn't rhyme. It's a tagline not a poem.)
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To: dubyaismypresident
xshub said last night as we were watching the blurb on dennis, that guy could just as easily be following a schoolbus, wearing a raincoat with nothing under it, as running for president...
35 posted on 10/14/2003 5:55:31 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy
The mental image that conjures is not pretty.
36 posted on 10/14/2003 5:57:02 AM PDT by Gabz (Smoke-gnatzies - small minds buzzing in your business - SWAT'EM)
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To: dubyaismypresident
Did you see the sly little inside joke fox news ran...

When Dracula announced, they said

"Count Kucinich in..." lol ; )
37 posted on 10/14/2003 5:57:13 AM PDT by hobbes1 ( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
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To: camle
Blushing
38 posted on 10/14/2003 6:00:19 AM PDT by dixie sass (GOD bless America)
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To: RikaStrom; xsmommy
A cognac conniption?
A bourbon blather?
A scotch scream-a-thon?
Or just the usual gin-gyrations?


39 posted on 10/14/2003 6:01:34 AM PDT by TheGrimReaper (o)(o)
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To: dubyaismypresident
Because Shep was obsessing on a car chase last night, and anxious to show off his knowledge of the CA freeway system, we switched off of Fox News last night and i stopped on Lifetime (which, by the way, needs to be banned from the airwaves)which had a show on Maria Shriver. i think she looks good for her age. xshub and xsteen were positively cruel. xsteen thinks she is hideous and looks like an 'old bag" trying to look young. Xshub thinks her hair is too long for a woman that age. i think her hair is nice and i like it, and it isn't IMO too long for her. i was at least gratified to hear from xsteen and xshub that they don't think that I LOOK like an old bag trying to look young.
40 posted on 10/14/2003 6:01:59 AM PDT by xsmommy
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