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Word For The Day, Monday, January 12, 2004
The Verbivores
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Posted on 01/12/2004 5:05:49 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....
arrogate \AIR-uh-gayt\,verb:
arrogating, arrogates, arrogated; transitive verb
arrogative; adjective
arrogatively; adverb
arrogation, arrogator; noun
1. To claim or seize without right or justification; to appropriate.
2. To ascribe on behalf of another in an unwarranted manner.
3. To assume, or claim as one's own, unduly, proudly, or presumptuously; to make undue claims to, from vanity or baseless pretensions to right or merit
The most sinister dimension of this form of 'terror' was that it became an intrinsic component of Fascist and Nazi governance, executed at the behest of, and in complete subservience to, the ruling political party of the land -- which had arrogated to itself complete, total control of the country and its people.
--Bruce Hoffman, Inside Terrorism
Etymology [Latin arrog re, arrog t- : ad-, ad- + rog re, to ask; see reg- in Indo-European Roots.]
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To: RikaStrom
Arrogate.

Arrogator.

Alligator.

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posted on
01/12/2004 7:47:53 AM PST
by
Lady Jag
(Googolplex Star Thinker of the Seventh Galaxy of Light and Ingenuity)
To: tioga
122
posted on
01/12/2004 7:55:44 AM PST
by
MeekOneGOP
(Howie Dean in the South !!: http://Richard.Meek.home.comcast.net/IowaRatsLastMealNewDeal.JPG)
To: dubyaismypresident
123
posted on
01/12/2004 7:57:47 AM PST
by
hobbes1
(Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
To: hobbes1
I've been hoping that it is Rove that is the moderating factor....gives me more hope for term 2.
124
posted on
01/12/2004 7:58:43 AM PST
by
NeoCaveman
(McNaab is still over rated)
To: RikaStrom
Hillary the Shrill is by far the most arrogant arrogator that NY has ever sent to the Senate. From Arkansas to the White House to the NY Senate seat she has dragged bill along. We all know she doesn't bake cookies, or make nookie - but what we don't know is where she is headed next. Living History, despite is hoop-la is doomed for the bargain tables, but who did this shrill arrogator make her bargains with? Beware the "Night of the Hildebeast" may yet be a book not written. Will the ghosts of her past come back to haunt her? Will the vast right-wing conspirators come back to taunt her? Will American voters ever want her? What will her next assault for the presidency look like.............
125
posted on
01/12/2004 7:59:00 AM PST
by
tioga
(10 days to CPAC ??)
To: hobbes1
She's got my vote, lol.
126
posted on
01/12/2004 8:01:31 AM PST
by
NeoCaveman
(McNaab is still over rated)
To: hobbes1
Her stirrups are set way too long.
127
posted on
01/12/2004 8:03:11 AM PST
by
secret garden
(Go Predators! Go Spurs!)
To: secret garden
Well, that is a poor pic, it is possible, that if she sat flat in the seat, the tread might come to the anklebone, then again, she is probably a Dressage rider, and they are notorius for setting the stirrups too low....
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posted on
01/12/2004 8:11:29 AM PST
by
hobbes1
(Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
To: hobbes1
And I am Notorious, for poor typing...sheesh!
129
posted on
01/12/2004 8:12:06 AM PST
by
hobbes1
(Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
To: hobbes1; secret garden
good grief, it was a photo op. someone had her get up on the horse for the pic. i am sure she knows what she is doing, she looks more comfortable up there than i would be! i still think back to my last experience on horseback in the Smoky Mts. It is very unsettling that horses just sort of move around even when they are standing still...they are definitely animate objects and i didn't care for that sensation!
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posted on
01/12/2004 8:17:53 AM PST
by
xsmommy
To: hobbes1
In dressage, they normally try to have as much of the leg in contact with the horse as possible, for better communication, unlike the jockey position where they crouch on top. But their heels are always down. She strikes me as more of the hunter/jumper type anyway.
131
posted on
01/12/2004 8:22:31 AM PST
by
secret garden
(Go Predators! Go Spurs!)
To: TheGrimReaper
Missed that ...

132
posted on
01/12/2004 8:22:32 AM PST
by
MeekOneGOP
(Howie Dean in the South !!: http://Richard.Meek.home.comcast.net/IowaRatsLastMealNewDeal.JPG)
To: secret garden; xsmommy
The heels being up has far more to do with the posing of the picture, as xs said, than actually getting the horse to move....
133
posted on
01/12/2004 8:29:34 AM PST
by
hobbes1
(Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
To: MeeknMing
Still my favorite poster:)...sniff....
To: MeeknMing
Someone displayed sheer genius a few years ago, converting that slogan. We printed up the signs for our cars.
135
posted on
01/12/2004 8:43:31 AM PST
by
secret garden
(Go Predators! Go Spurs!)
To: international american; secret garden
136
posted on
01/12/2004 8:45:48 AM PST
by
MeekOneGOP
(Howie Dean in the South !!: http://Richard.Meek.home.comcast.net/IowaRatsLastMealNewDeal.JPG)
To: RikaStrom; Gabz
Painting has arrogated me for the rest of the day. Every time I move, the paint can gets closer.
Gabz, how is your painting going?
137
posted on
01/12/2004 9:14:58 AM PST
by
Slip18
(The penalty for removing this tagline is worse than you think)
To: TxBec
You're early!
138
posted on
01/12/2004 9:23:04 AM PST
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only support FR by donating monthly, but ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
To: RikaStrom
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!
To: Slip18
Gabz, how is your painting going? To be honest, I'm afraid to look to closely - I let jax paint in the family room yesterday...............
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posted on
01/12/2004 9:33:22 AM PST
by
Gabz
(smoke gnatzies - small minds buzzing in your business -swat'em)
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