Word For The Day, Tuesday, December 6, 2005, VACUITY

Merriam-Webster | 12/06/05 | Slip 18

[Slip18]

Tuesday, December 6, 2005 Merriam Webster.com

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 again today. Beware !

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.

VACUITY

Pronunciation: va-'kyü-&-tE, v&-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural –ties
Etymology: Latin vacuitas, from vacuus empty

1 : an empty space
2 : the state, fact, or quality of being vacuous
3 : something (as an idea) that is vacuous or inane

[VRWCmember]

It is vacuity like this xbox lawsuit that gives litigators and trial lawyers a bad name.

[secret garden]

It's like I tried the see clearly method! Now I get it!

[secret garden]

The keywords alone are worth clicking the link. I had to add one.

[xsmommy]

XXX

[Fierce Allegiance]

WOOHOO!

[Slip18]

When I was in my late 20s to early 40s, I worked 12-hour days, five days a week, and then worked about ten hours on the weekends. It wasn't worth it then, but it is now. I'm retired with a great income for which I paid throughout those years. And I loved my career.

Now I get to be a housewife.

[xsmommy]

that is about as exciting as my morning is going to get. since i am going to spend it in a room full of lawyers, talking about WRITING.

[Slip18]

That's great. And the keywords are hysterical!

[Slip18]

NnB, you get the best grade of the day. A++++ is not enough for your poem. BEST GRADE!!! Awesome.

[Slip18]

Okay. Let me try and get this straight. In Africa many, many moons ago, when a husband died, the women dismembered his member. Fried the danged thing and used it for a long time.

I don't know where this thought came from (Catholic school and all), but I remember it. So I guess it's like 72 virgins, but opposite.

[Laura Earl]

Cold morning!

[Slip18]

He'll be checking in in a while. He left for work about 15 minutes ago. Has to turn on his equipment.

[Gabz]

Yeah - that's sounds real exciting - right up there with watching paint dry :)

[NicknamedBob]

I guess sometimes even a ten o'clock scholar can do well!

Thanks!

[Slip18]

Very good, Vastie. Microsoft is putting itself out of business, as I have guessed through these years. But litigating this will give the plaintiffs ten cents on the dollar. They'll get a whopping $3.50 for their trouble. Or, they don't have to sue, and get a new one when the new one comes out in the beginning of next year. Microsoft screwed themselves big time this time.

A++++ for you!

[Slip18]

ROTFLMAO, yet again.

[mikrofon]

It doesn't take one with visual acuity to see that the Dems possess issual vacuity...

[Slip18]

Would it help if you showed your managers/big people our writings in here? LOL!

[Slip18]

Here, too. Good morning, Laura!

[Slip18]

You did better than well. I'm still awestruck by your poem.