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Word For The Day, Monday, August 2, 2004
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary | 08/02/2004 | The Reluctant Substitute

Posted on 08/02/2004 8:52:03 AM PDT by VRWCmember

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".

cajole \kuh-JOAL\ verb
1. to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance; coax *
2. to deceive with soothing words or false promises

Example sentence:
Peter's friends cajoled him into coming to the party even though he was not in the mood to go.

Etymology: Did you know?
You might not think to associate "cajole" with "cage," but it's likely that these two words are connected. Researchers have made an association between the prattle of a caged bird and the persistent wheedling of a person attempting to get something out of someone else. "Cajole" comes from a French verb, "cajoler," which now means "coax" but at one time meant "to chatter like a jay." Some etymologists theorize that "cajoler" is from "gaiole," an Old North French word meaning "birdcage" and ancestor to our word "jail." "Gaiole" derives from a Late Latin word, "caveola," which means "little cage" and is the diminutive of the Latin "cavea" ("cage" or "cavity"). Our word "cage" derives from this noun, and "cave" is a close relative.

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.

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To: Texan5

LOL!!!!!!!

I'm so notorious for killing threads that it is not even funny anymore!

Right now I'm trying to catch up on some news - I've been without all day............for the first time all week I did not check the weather this morning and so was hit completely by surprise with the rain today.......and it's raining again......YIKES


241 posted on 08/05/2004 2:55:11 PM PDT by Gabz (Ted Kennedy's driving has killed more people than second hand smoke)
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To: Gabz; Texan5; secret garden

the corn sounds FANTASTIC, gabz! my dad grew corn when i was pretty young and my mom did freeze it. yummy!


242 posted on 08/05/2004 3:01:34 PM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy

If I can ever get back out there to pick the rest..........

I have 2 acres of swamp right now.........


243 posted on 08/05/2004 3:09:33 PM PDT by Gabz (Ted Kennedy's driving has killed more people than second hand smoke)
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To: Gabz

looks like yesterday at the water park was the absolute bestday of the week we have been here. Today it has rained off and on all day. yesterday was gorgeous. we leave for home tomorrow. i am about ready to go.


244 posted on 08/05/2004 3:12:27 PM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy

Sounds like you've had an all around better week than I've had, in spite of the rain. I'm anxiously awaiting a cold front which will drop nighttime temps down into the 50s. And I have Reggae to Riches by China Glaze on my nails. It's pretty much a little girl color. Pinky purple.

Oooooo, it just thundered. The front is almost here!!!!

WOOOOO-HOOOOOOO....later.......


245 posted on 08/05/2004 3:26:04 PM PDT by Laura Earl (Winner of the RKBA 10K. What's my secret? I exercise regularly, and take Trollitol every morning.)
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To: xsmommy

Aren't vacations just so much fun?????

Hubby was on vacation all of last week - the only decent day we had was the day we went to the FReep in Norfolk.........20+ inches of rain in 10 days is a bit too much even for me.......


246 posted on 08/05/2004 3:27:42 PM PDT by Gabz (Ted Kennedy's driving has killed more people than second hand smoke)
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To: Laura Earl; secret garden
sounds CUTE! i am going home to a dye job, hallelujah. i specifically held off on getting it, knowing i would be out in the sun and in chlorine etc. this week, and didn't want to inflict it on a fresh dye job.

the highlight of my week was the trip to my fave stitch shop down here. i love the store. got fun stuff there too. SG, i saw a beautiful yarn shop in the same plaza. had i ever gotten off the ground with my knitting, i probably would have dropped $$$$ there.

247 posted on 08/05/2004 3:29:48 PM PDT by xsmommy
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To: Laura Earl

The front showed up here early today - but unfortunately it brought more rain before starting to lower the temperature - but that has finally started dropping - I've got doors and windows open and all ACs turned off for the first time in days................


248 posted on 08/05/2004 3:36:44 PM PDT by Gabz (Ted Kennedy's driving has killed more people than second hand smoke)
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To: xsmommy
I am so J........... I have finally concluded I desperately need a dye job, and I have no stitch or yarn shops anywhere close by..........Not that I had any decent ones in Dover either.......
249 posted on 08/05/2004 3:56:16 PM PDT by Gabz (Ted Kennedy's driving has killed more people than second hand smoke)
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To: xsmommy

There are no stitch shops anywhere near here. We used to have a couple that I just loved, but Michael's & Hobby Lobby put them out of business. :(

I'm way past due on a dye job, but my husband has a perverse desire to see my natural color. (it is really pretty, but the silvery sprinkling on top irks me!


250 posted on 08/05/2004 3:59:12 PM PDT by Laura Earl (Winner of the RKBA 10K. What's my secret? I exercise regularly, and take Trollitol every morning.)
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To: Gabz

The thermometer on the back deck was at 100 when I got home, and it is now in the mid 80s. Things are looking up!!


251 posted on 08/05/2004 3:59:55 PM PDT by Laura Earl (Winner of the RKBA 10K. What's my secret? I exercise regularly, and take Trollitol every morning.)
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To: Laura Earl

My weather bug is saying 68 here right now.....and it is rather comfortable in the house without the AC on.


252 posted on 08/05/2004 4:45:31 PM PDT by Gabz (Ted Kennedy's driving has killed more people than second hand smoke)
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To: Gabz; secret garden; Texan5

Rain squals came through this afternoon ....

Nasty in places (3" in 45 minutes - so that killed traffic east of us), but I had left early to go fix some tables at Ronnie's classroom.

So only mild showers.

Cooler - dry, low humidity, record lows !?!??!?!?!? , on Friday and Saturday predicted.


253 posted on 08/05/2004 5:59:28 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly ... But Kerry's ABBCNNBCBS press corpse lies every day.)
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To: Gabz

Well, of course.

But, then again, I've noticed it usually gets hotter inside the less clothes ya wear.


254 posted on 08/05/2004 6:00:36 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly ... But Kerry's ABBCNNBCBS press corpse lies every day.)
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

Record lows being called for here as well......I'm so tired of the rain.


255 posted on 08/05/2004 6:12:16 PM PDT by Gabz (Ted Kennedy's driving has killed more people than second hand smoke)
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

You're silly!!!!!!!!


256 posted on 08/05/2004 6:13:03 PM PDT by Gabz (Ted Kennedy's driving has killed more people than second hand smoke)
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To: xsmommy

Now I am thinking of scouring the side roads on the way to FL for a yarn shop. I know what'll happen. I'll say ooo, look at that, a yarn shop and the spouse will just floor it. ;)


257 posted on 08/05/2004 7:27:05 PM PDT by secret garden (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: All
Fun thread Southpark bashing vanity

100+ posts and still in News/Activism

258 posted on 08/05/2004 7:28:19 PM PDT by NeoCaveman (Kerry lied, while good men died. Go to www.kerrylied.com)
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

We got a few inches last night and some light rain today. It only got to the 80s today compared to 96 yesterday.


259 posted on 08/05/2004 7:29:18 PM PDT by secret garden (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: secret garden; xsmommy; Texan5; Laura Earl

OKAY - the yung'un has been asleep for quite a while and hubby was playig on his puter and I'm on mine - we're watching FNC ---Greta van sistern's show is all about husbands killing their wives (peterson, hacking) and hubby decides it's time to put the new scope on his .22..........

He nearly dropped it when I made that comment - he thought it was really funny.


260 posted on 08/05/2004 7:42:48 PM PDT by Gabz (Ted Kennedy's driving has killed more people than second hand smoke)
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