Posted on 12/07/2005 6:09:18 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".
malversation \mal-ver-SAY-shun\ noun
1. misbehavior and especially corruption in an office, trust, or commission *
2. corrupt administration
*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.
A picture of bill clinton appears next to this word in the dictionary
Example sentence:
The governor was finally convicted of malversation, after years of rumors about kickbacks and illegal contracts.
Did you know?
The form "mal-" is often a bad sign in a word, and "malversation" is no exception. In Middle French, "mal-" (meaning "bad," from the Latin word for "bad," "malus") teamed up with "verser" ("to turn, handle," from the Latin verb "vertere," "to turn ") to create "malverser," a verb meaning "to be corrupt." This in turn led to "malversation," which was adopted by English speakers in the mid-16th century. Some other "mal-" descendants are "maladroit" ("inept"), "malcontent" ("discontented"), and "maltreat" ("to treat badly").
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....
Review Threads:
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
Review Thread Four: Word For the Day, Friday 7/25/03: Potation
Review Thread Five: Word For the Day, Monday 8/19/03: Stolid
Review Thread Six: Word for the Day, Tuesday 11/09/2004: Peripatetic (Post #125 may be my best anagram post ever)
I report, you decide (yes).
Canaduh political humour is usually better than this, but here goes:
A young man named Paul bought a donkey from an old farmer for $100.00.
The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day. When the farmer drove up the next day, he said, "Sorry son, but I have some bad news...the donkey is on my truck, but he's dead."
Paul replied, "Well then, just give me my money back."
The farmer said, "I can't do that. I went and spent it already. "
Paul said, "OK then, just unload the donkey anyway".
The farmer asked, "What are ya gonna do with him?"
Paul said, "I'm going to raffle him off."
To which the farmer exclaimed, "You can't raffle off a dead donkey!"
But Paul, with a big smile on his face, said, "Sure I can. Watch me. I just won't tell anybody that he's dead."
A month later the farmer met up with Paul and asked, "What happened with that dead donkey?"
Paul said, "I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets at two dollars a piece and made a profit of $698.00."
Totally amazed, the farmer asked, "Didn't anyone complain that you had stolen their money because you lied about the donkey being dead?"
And Paul replied, "The only guy who found out about the donkey being dead was the raffle winner, when he came to claim his prize. So I gave him his $2 back plus $200 extra, which is double the going value of a donkey, so he thought I was a great guy."
Paul grew up and eventually became the Prime Minister of Canada, and no matter how many times he lied or how much money he stole from Canadian voters, as long as he gave them back some of the stolen money, most of them thought he was a great guy.
On Jan 23rd , support organized crime . Vote Liberal!!!
i think she is hideous. but she looks familiar who is she? why is it ALL ABOUT THE DANG BOOBS?
true story i bet!
i just have to LOL at pix of these women thrusting their chests out. yes she was known for them wasn't she, now that i recall.
When they disappeared from the scene, so did she.
They can't all be as well-endowed as you, dear.
Happy Hump Day!!
Dang, you are really smart.
i am serious, for years my best friend from home and i bemoaned having a chest. it looks so plebian, so peasantlike. the elegant WASPY types all had flat chests and could get away with wearing just a camisole. i got over that though ; )
oh gee just like the bubbaloon, aspiring from childhood to the presidency. how lame and egotistical.
why is it all about the boobs though? i get on kicks where i like to analyze these things. like when i polled the guys in the office about the little slit in the underpants, what it was for etc. : )
bill clinton, that despicable horse's behind, now touting his fence-straddling cow of a wife, should be cowering in a corner over the malversation he inflicted on this country for 8 long years.
Meanwhile, I might say Saddam's showing some chutzpah, but the truth is he's just a douchebag.
Peasants is pleasant.
Sorry, I can't answer on this forum.
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