Word For The Day, Tuesday, October 3, 2005,

10/03/05 | 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....

Subbie Slip has her whip, handcuffs and legcuffs today.

The rest of the stuff is locked up in my drawer. I’m just letting all the new students know that we behave as if we were ladies and gentlemen in here. Those two words “as if” can get you an A if you make the subbie laugh.

CONURBATION

Noun:

1) An aggregation or continuous network of urban communities [syn: urban sprawl]

Pronounced: Con/ur/bae/shun

Etymology: I have no clue

Good Morning, Class. Welcome to School!

RULES: You must use the WFTD in a sentence for an A. For a + after your “A,” you must bring in a link of the word usage or something funny, a poem or some prose that will elucidate the word for us. If you need to know how to link, come to the Subbie’s desk in the front of the class.

[PoorMuttly]

This sounds like a good plan.

[Cowman]

Ahmed found that he was conurbinated when he realized that his head gear had been wrapped counterclockwise rather than clockwise.

So he blew himself up in protest.

[Slip18]

Oh, Cowman. What are we to do with you?

A++++ for you.

[Darksheare]

Congrats, you have discovered a word that I have no practical application for and cannot use in any sense humorous, serious or otherwise.
;-)

I bow to the master.

[Slip18]

Well, just dang, Darksheare!

I appreciate your comment.

[secret garden]

Hey Susie, is that your face or is a possum stuck in your collar?

I loved that comic strip!

[markedman]

"Is that anything like a roll in the hay?"

Au Contraire. The cacophony of concerned cries concerning the constant creep of conurbation would seem to connote a considerable carnival of coital canoodling as opposed to a conventional carpet crawl.

[secret garden]

Harris County, Texas is one big conurbation.

[VRWCmember]

I'm not sure what you said, but I like the way you talk.

[markedman]

"Harris County, Texas is one big conurbation."

Hmmm. Conurbation or constipation?

[secret garden]

My favorite knock-knock joke, stolen from our own Martin.

Knock-Knock

Who's there?

Control freak. Now you say Control Freak who?

I laughed till I cried when I read that and NOBODY gets that joke when I tell it to them! I have to explain it EVERY TIME! I need smarter friends...

[secret garden]

Depends on what time you're driving through.

[markedman]

Thanks. That's more syllables than I've used all week.

[xsmommy]

oooooh, yer good..... : )

[martin_fierro]

Glad you liked it, Seekie.

I, in turn, stole it from Readers' Digest.

< |:)~

[VRWCmember]

Time to restock the beer vat. I recommend Bootie Beer.

[secret garden]

That's pronounced Boo-tay beer, as in John Big-boo-tay.

[VRWCmember]

Yeah, well John Bigbootie could have had it worse and been named John Smallberries.

[VRWCmember]

That's pronounced John Big-boo-tay.

And don't mispronounce it again!

(I had forgotten that it was Christopher Lloyd, that played that part.)

[VRWCmember]

John Smallberries, Lord John Whorfin (aka Dr. Emilio Lizardo), and John Bigboote