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Word For The Day, Wednesday, March 30, 2005 - sashay
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary ^ | 03/30/2005 | The Janitor

Posted on 03/30/2005 5:42:21 AM PST 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".

sashay \sash-AY\ verb

1. to make the sliding dance step called chasse
2a. walk, glide, go
2b. to strut or move about in an ostentatious or conspicuous manner *
2c. to proceed or move in a diagonal or sideways manner

* Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.

Example sentence:
Cameras flashed and fans screamed as the latest pop princess sashayed down the red carpet.

Did you know?
The French verb "chasse" ("to make a sliding dance step") danced into English unaltered in the early 19th century, but as the word gained popularity in America people often had difficulty pronouncing and transcribing its French rhythms. By 1836, "sashay" had begun to appear in print in American sources. Authors such as Mark Twain, Zora Neale Hurston, and John Updike have all since put their names on the word's dance card and have enjoyed the liveliness and attitude "sashay" adds to descriptions of movement. They and many, many others have helped "sashay" slide away from its French dance origins to strut its stuff in descriptions of various walks and moves.

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.

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




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To: VRWCmember

A drunk fly goes into a bar, sidles up to a female fly and says "Sashay, thas a nice stool you're sitting on."


181 posted on 03/30/2005 8:47:41 AM PST by Cowman (This tag line aint big enough for the both of us pardner)
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To: VRWCmember

A drunk fly goes into a bar, sidles up to a female fly and says "Sashay, thas a nice stool you're sitting on."


182 posted on 03/30/2005 8:47:42 AM PST by Cowman (This tag line aint big enough for the both of us pardner)
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To: Gabz
I saw all your comments. Very good, Gabz.

I wouldn't know where to start to find out if it were (and it is) a hoax or not. Thank goodness we have real journalists in here.

Wonder if that one will be put on Snopes.

183 posted on 03/30/2005 8:50:50 AM PST by Slip18
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To: Cowman

I think I'm missig something here? But then I don't get jokes unless they are explicit.


184 posted on 03/30/2005 8:53:16 AM PST by Slip18
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To: Slip18

LOL. I'll start sending you and Cyber naked pics of me and LE. ; )


185 posted on 03/30/2005 8:53:17 AM PST by Conspiracy Guy (dotdotdot dashdashdash dotdotdot)
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To: Conspiracy Guy; Cyber Liberty
As Cyber would say, "Kewl." LOL!

I've got to get some things done around here.

Be back in a while.

186 posted on 03/30/2005 8:54:39 AM PST by Slip18
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To: Slip18

That kind of stuff just irks me to no end. Not what the perpetrators of the hoax did - but that some members of the media will just take it and run with it.


187 posted on 03/30/2005 8:58:41 AM PST by Gabz (Wanna join my tag team?)
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To: Slip18

Why wait?


188 posted on 03/30/2005 8:59:34 AM PST by Conspiracy Guy (dotdotdot dashdashdash dotdotdot)
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To: Slip18

Later


189 posted on 03/30/2005 9:00:15 AM PST by Conspiracy Guy (dotdotdot dashdashdash dotdotdot)
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To: Conspiracy Guy; Cyber Liberty
Wrote you an e-mail why. I never have my speakers turned on. I can't watch the news, post and listen to music or whatever at the same time. I get confoooooosed. So I disconnected my speakers a long time ago.

Cyber has threatened to hook them up again. Nooooooooooo.

190 posted on 03/30/2005 9:03:04 AM PST by Slip18
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To: Conspiracy Guy

I just finished a phone call that I thought would take an hour. It took five minutes. LOL!


191 posted on 03/30/2005 9:03:54 AM PST by Slip18
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To: Slip18

Hook them up but turn them down when it is a burden. I love my speakers!


192 posted on 03/30/2005 9:05:54 AM PST by Conspiracy Guy (dotdotdot dashdashdash dotdotdot)
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To: Slip18

Hook them up but turn them down when it is a burden. I love my speakers!


193 posted on 03/30/2005 9:06:06 AM PST by Conspiracy Guy (dotdotdot dashdashdash dotdotdot)
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To: Slip18

Shorthand?


194 posted on 03/30/2005 9:06:29 AM PST by Conspiracy Guy (dotdotdot dashdashdash dotdotdot)
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To: Slip18

I decided to make it my tagline.
*chuckle*


195 posted on 03/30/2005 9:22:12 AM PST by Darksheare (She sashayed into my heart, her insurance should cover the damages.)
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To: Slip18

Try bugmenot and you'll never have to give an email address again.


196 posted on 03/30/2005 9:29:50 AM PST by secret garden (Alleluia! He is Risen!)
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To: Conspiracy Guy; Laura Earl; Slip18; xsmommy; Argh; tioga; CholeraJoe
Just got this in email and have to pass it on to the animal people here:


MEMORANDUM FOR: Family Dog and Cat
SUSPENSE DATE: INDEF
FROM: The Commander (H-6)
RE: Rule of Engagement

1. When I say move out, it means go someplace else. It does not mean switch positions with each other so there are still two of you in my way.

2. The dishes on the floor are yours and contain your food. All other dishes are mine and contain my food. (Note: placing a paw or nose-print in the middle of my chow does not stake your claim on it, nor do I find it aesthetically pleasing in any way.)

3. The stairway was not designed by NASCAR and is not a racetrack. Beating me to the bottom is not the object. Tripping me is a severe tactical error. Further, it doesn't help because I fall faster than you can run.

4. I cannot buy anything bigger than a king size bed. Locate your inner beast and remember that sleeping animals can actually curl up in a ball, and have been doing so for thousands of years. It is not necessary to sleep perpendicular to each other, stretched out to the fullest extent possible. You were issued your OWN bedding upon checking onto post.

5. My compact discs are not miniature Frisbees. Like my laptop, they ensure continuation of my job, and thus, your continued rations. I work for a living, you don't.

6. For the last time, humans like to use the latrine alone. If by some miracle I beat you there and manage to get the door shut, it won't help to claw, whine, meow, bite the knob, or get your paw under the edge and try to pull the door open. (Trust me, I have been doing this for years...canine or feline supervision is not mandatory.)

7. When you see me asleep on the couch, it is not funny to make a sudden leap onto my stomach and drop a chew toy, bone or jingle ball on my crotch, no matter how much that makes other family members laugh.

8. Dog: Don't think for a minute that making a sad face and whimpering pathetically will get you out of trouble when I find a puddle of pee on the carpet. The face and the whimpering only validate that you knew it was wrong when you did it. Learn to police up your own mess.

9. Cat: My sitting down to bite into a juicy sandwich is not a signal for you to begin gagging loudly and then hocking up the most disgusting hairball in history. Another tactical error.

10. Dog and Cat: The proper order is kiss me, then go lick yourself. I cannot stress this enough. If you cannot comply, then a crisp salute will suffice.

To pacify you I have posted the following message on the front door of our quarters:

Rules for Non-Pet Owners Who Visit and Complain About Our Pets:

1. They live here; you don't.

2. If you don't want their hair on your clothes, stay off the furniture.

3. I like my pet(s) better than I like most people.

4. To you it's an animal. To me, it's an adopted dependent child who is short, hairy, walks on all fours and is speech-challenged.

5. Dogs and cats are better than kids. They eat less, are easier to train, usually come when called, don't ask for money, never drive your car, don't hang out with losers, don't drink or smoke, and don't worry about the latest fashions.
197 posted on 03/30/2005 9:48:20 AM PST by secret garden (Alleluia! He is Risen!)
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To: Gabz

You have to read my previous post. I didn't ping all of the animal people.


198 posted on 03/30/2005 9:49:18 AM PST by secret garden (Alleluia! He is Risen!)
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To: Conspiracy Guy
I think that's what Cyber's going to do.

I think one day I just got angry. Was listening to the news, posting in here, and had the music on very low. It happened to be a very high traffic telephone day. It drove me crazy. I just unplugged the speakers. I also unplugged the phone. Not my cell because Cyber calls me on that one.

We get calls from more "charities" in one week than I ever had in a year in CA.

I think I have court reporteritis. It happens to a lot of us.

Now the cat walking over my keyboard doesn't bother me a bit.

199 posted on 03/30/2005 9:50:31 AM PST by Slip18
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To: secret garden
2. The dishes on the floor are yours and contain your food. All other dishes are mine and contain my food. (Note: placing a paw or nose-print in the middle of my chow does not stake your claim on it, nor do I find it aesthetically pleasing in any way.)

Very cute! loosh will leap twice his height up into the air if a plate is being carried anywhere. i cannot repeat myself often enough that if it isn't on the floor in his bowl, it is none of his business.

200 posted on 03/30/2005 9:54:00 AM PST by xsmommy
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