WORD FOR THE DAY

March 25, 2004, Thursday | Slip 18

[Slip18]

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. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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Subbie Slip had better not see anyone pushing Conspiracy Guy or Laura Earl. They need to be at their most beautifulness before the wedding! Principal JimRob told me he was going to be watching this thread today, so y’all behave, ya hear?

mendacity noun:
Pronunciation: Just as it is spelled.

Etymology: I don’t know. Who do you think I am, Miss Rika?

1) The practice of an instance of lying; falsehood.

[Slip18]

I always thought that Liz, Sophia Loren and Audrey Hepburn were the most beautiful women in the world.

[xsmommy]

oooooooh..... ; ) i did THAT thing!

[Slip18]

Well, Jaded, I can only give you a B for lubbing my word. We need to bring in a link, a poem, a funny -- oh, "lubs yer sentence" is funny. Never mind.

You get an A+!

[xsmommy]

i am psyched to see some little things poking up. i have full blown hyacinths and i saw poking up yesterday the very tip top of a grape hyacinth i planted last year. are you familiar? i LOVE Those!

[Slip18]

Are youse making Polish sausages again today?

[Slip18]

I planted about 200 hyacinths up in Big Bear. They are just so beautiful. Can't have them here. They would come up and get burned.

Congratulations on your accomplishment. I am as jealous as h-e-double sticks.

[Slip18]

Good morning, Meek! And it sure is a good Thursday. Hoping Miss Rika is making tons of moolah in Vegas!

[Slip18]

I have to leave all of you for about an hour. I'm going to feed my Parents-in-law's dog. He needs to be fed at 8:00 a.m., then be cuddled, et cetera.

Bring out your crayons and coloring books for a while. Just stay out of trouble, okay?

RECESS

[Hegewisch Dupa]

no argument from me, although for some odd reason I've always been way more into Katherine than Audrey (not like one HAS to pick)

[xsmommy]

she better bring the class back some SOUVs is all i have to say.... any NICE TEACHER would....

[hobbes1]

*sigh.....Liz Taylor...

I love that exchange in Cleopatra, where she tells Richard Burton,

HE says...."You dare ask the Proconsul of Rome to Kneel...."

And she says "I asked it of Julius Caesar. ... I demand it of You....ON YOUR KNEES!!!!!"

[TxBec]

gorgeous. I'm going out bluebonnet hunting this weekend. Photos to follow :)

[xsmommy]

are bluebonnets the same as grape hyacinths????

[Hegewisch Dupa]

ahhhhh - that is a pleasent thought.

For what it's worth, the Treasures of Cleopatra Exhibit rolled thru town a couple years back, and a funny little thing we learned is that she pretty much was unattractive. So we kinda figured she must have been really, really good at what she did to be such a successful woo-er of men. Although the power-thing sure helps.

[TxBec]

Here is my example of mendacity for the day (so many examples, so little time..)

Off to find some pictures of bluebonnets... :)

[xsmommy]

well who was good looking back in those days? i imagine julius ceasar wasn't a looker either!

[Laura Earl]

Howdy!

[TxBec]

A good sampling of bluebonnets

[Hegewisch Dupa]

I wouldn't say that. Helen of Troy, for one. You, for another.

[xsmommy]

very pretty and how cool that it had MUSIC too!