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Word For The Day, Wednesday, November 26, 2003
The Verbivores | 11/26/03 | Teacher

Posted on 11/26/2003 5:11:30 AM PST 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....


osculate \ohs*cue*late\, verb:
osculated, osculates, osculating; transitive, intransitive verb
osculation; noun
deosculate, deosculation; (fondly)
exosculate, exosculation; (vigorously)

1. To kiss..
2. Mathematics: To have three or more points coincident with.
3. To come together; contact.

A Plain Old Kiss
Some people need a peck or two;
For others a simple smooch will do;
Too many, a graze will stimulate;
A few may want to osculate.
And then, there are those who need a smack,
For flowery words they have a knack.
But all I want from you is bliss,
Which you can give me with a plain, old kiss!
- Arr. Ara John Movsesian

Etymology [Latin scul r , scul t-, from sculum, kiss, diminutive of s, mouth. See s- in Indo-European Roots.]


TOPICS: Education; Humor; Poetry; Word For The Day
KEYWORDS: michaeldobbs; students; wftd
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To: hobbes1
yes i buy Jif exclusively, if you must know...
341 posted on 11/26/2003 10:33:33 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: sciencediet
Sorry for the caps; a cat stole one of my arms.

It was a warning shot, LOL.

342 posted on 11/26/2003 10:34:02 AM PST by NeoCaveman (Can you "recall" Cleveland Mayor Jane Campbell)
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To: xsmommy
; )
343 posted on 11/26/2003 10:34:08 AM PST by hobbes1 ( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
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To: xsmommy
Oh shoot; I meant to cc you on it. This is the cat that stole my arm; the one with the legs.


344 posted on 11/26/2003 10:35:18 AM PST by Lady Jag (Googolplex Star Thinker of the Seventh Galaxy of Light and Ingenuity)
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To: sciencediet
that is quite a set of LEGS on that cat!!!
345 posted on 11/26/2003 10:37:29 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: hobbes1; xsmommy
All right, mlac nwod, you guys are violating the PBOO (Peanut Butter Osculating Ordinance).
346 posted on 11/26/2003 10:39:22 AM PST by Lady Jag (Googolplex Star Thinker of the Seventh Galaxy of Light and Ingenuity)
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To: xsmommy; Argh
I thought you'd know a good leg when you saw one.
347 posted on 11/26/2003 10:40:24 AM PST by Lady Jag (Googolplex Star Thinker of the Seventh Galaxy of Light and Ingenuity)
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To: sciencediet
xshub is deathly allergic to cats, he would have trouble breathing just looking at that pic!
348 posted on 11/26/2003 10:43:34 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy; RikaStrom
As Julius Caesar said to Brutus.....
"rectum osculatum"


349 posted on 11/26/2003 10:58:13 AM PST by TheGrimReaper (o)(o)
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To: RikaStrom; *all
"But we are culturally sensitive and we have 90,000 employees," he said. "We have to take these things seriously."

Political correctness is running rampant again. Thank goodness it isn't lunch time yet or I would have puked. Has anyone read this PC Bull?

350 posted on 11/26/2003 11:07:54 AM PST by SeaDragon
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To: SeaDragon
They did catch flack for that, just not enough.
351 posted on 11/26/2003 11:21:46 AM PST by RikaStrom
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To: RikaStrom
Not near enough!
352 posted on 11/26/2003 11:24:35 AM PST by SeaDragon
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To: RikaStrom
I'm geeting hungry.


353 posted on 11/26/2003 11:30:52 AM PST by Lady Jag (Googolplex Star Thinker of the Seventh Galaxy of Light and Ingenuity)
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To: hobbes1
You need to be drawn and quartered for that...........
354 posted on 11/26/2003 11:36:03 AM PST by Gabz (Smoke gnatzies - small minds buzzing in your business - swat'em!!!)
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To: dubyaismypresident
I LOVE that kitty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
355 posted on 11/26/2003 11:38:27 AM PST by Gabz (Smoke gnatzies - small minds buzzing in your business - swat'em!!!)
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To: Gabz; secret garden
aw c'mon, nothing like a little class singalong the day before a holiday! ; )

now that my chicks are all home in the nest, i can start my holiday preps. cake in the oven(they are not pie fans in this house, i will do an apple pie for xshub, bc that is the only kind he likes). dough rising for cinnamon buns. i am appreciating being able to do this all at a leisurely pace this year.

356 posted on 11/26/2003 11:39:10 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: sciencediet
Yum.. We just had Turkey and all the trimmings in my office.
357 posted on 11/26/2003 11:39:23 AM PST by RikaStrom
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To: Gabz; RikaStrom; sciencediet; SeaDragon
Headlines -Bush mispronunces- this is just too funny...
358 posted on 11/26/2003 11:40:54 AM PST by tioga
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Most earworm-per-song CD: "Ultimate Run DMC"

I'm the king of rock, there is none higher
Sucker MCs should call me sire
To burn my kingdom, you must use fire
I won't stop rockin' till I retire
Now we rock the party and come correct
All cuts are on time and rhymes connect
Got the right to vote and will elect
And other rappers can't stand us, but give us respect
They called us ill, we're gettin' iller,
There's no one chiller
It's not Michael Jackson and this is not "Thriller"
As one def rapper, I know I can hang
I'm Run from Run-D.M.C, like Kool from Kool and the Gang
Roll to the rock, rock to the roll
D.M.C stands for devastating mic control
You can't touch me with a ten foot pole
And I even made the devil sell me his soul
Now we crash through walls, cut through floors
Bust through ceilings and knock down doors
And when we're on the tape, we're fresh out the box
You can hear our sound for blocks and blocks
For every living person we're a verbal treat
It's me and D.M.C, Jay where's the beat?
Now we're the baddest of the bad, coolest of the cool
I'm D.M.C, I rock and roll, I'm DJ Run, I rock and rule
It's not a trick or treat and it's not a April fool
It's all brand new, never ever old school
You've got the music in your body and you can't comprehend
When your mind won't wiggle and your knees won't bend
Music ain't nothin' but a people's jam
It's DJ Run, D.M.C rockin' without a band
Now I walked on ice, and never fell
I spend my time in a plush hotel
I stood on many stages, held many mics
Take airplane flights at huge heights
So all you sucker MC's, you gotta say please
Cause when he jumps high, I'm pulling down weeds
Got a song so strong, it's knocking down trees
Is it hard to believe it's Run-D.M.C's
I am from around the way
And Run goes to school every day
And Jay plays the records he has to play
And we get down with no delay, hey!
I rock the party with the words I speak
And Run says the rhymes that are unique
And Jay cuts the records every day of the week
And we are the crew that can never be beat
So don't try to diss me, try to be my friend
Cause if you do, you'll get yours in the end
The rhymes we say shall set a trend
Because a devastated rap is what we send
Every jam we play, we break two needles
There's three of us but we're not the Beatles
My name is Darryl, you can call him D
You can call me Darryl Mack, or you can call him D.M.C
People always ask, "D.M.C, what does it mean?"
D's for never dirty, MC for mostly clean
Like we said before, we rock hardcore
I'm DJ Run, I can scratch. I'm D.M.C, I can draw
And now we got the knack to attract
Our rhyme's an aphrodisiac
We'll reign on your brain and rock your knot
When it comes to rock, give it all we got
To be MC's, we got what it takes
Let the poppers pop and the breakers break
We're cool cool cats, it's like that
That's the way it is, so stay the hell back
We're causin' hard times, for sucker MC's
Cause they don't make no songs like these
period!

359 posted on 11/26/2003 11:42:36 AM PST by NYC GOP Chick (As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!!!)
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To: tioga
Hey, as long as they keep misunderestimating him, the next election should be an extra pleasant one... ;)
360 posted on 11/26/2003 11:43:23 AM PST by NYC GOP Chick (As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!!!)
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