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Word For The Day, Thursday, March 2, 2006 - scion
dictionaries ad nauseum, internet | March 2, 2006 | secret garden

Posted on 03/02/2006 4:44:15 AM PST by secret garden



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".

scion \SY-uhn\, noun
1. A detached shoot or twig of a plant used for grafting.
2. Hence, a descendant; an heir.

Example sentence:
Convinced he was the scion of Louis Alexandre Lebris de Kerouac, a noble Breton, he was off to do genealogical research in the Paris libraries and then to locate his ancestor's hometown in Brittany.
-- Ellis Amburn, Subterranean Kerouac

Etymology: Scion derives from Old French cion, of Germanic origin.

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

WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!


TOPICS: Word For The Day
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To: secret garden; xsmommy
Obvious scions of Satan....


21 posted on 03/02/2006 5:38:06 AM PST by TheGrimReaper (Mary Jo Kopechne was unavailable for comment.)
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To: Texan5; Toby06

i do not like the box look, Honda Element is another one. basically i don't care for anything that looks like you want to make a spectacle out of yourself. for that reason i would never drive a Hummer either.


22 posted on 03/02/2006 5:38:43 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: secret garden
The scions of Marx and Lenin are ubiquitous just check a HS near you. Props to this kid for taking in a tape recorder. Not sure if you can get the audio on this thread or not, but i heard it somewhere this AM.
23 posted on 03/02/2006 5:41:44 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: secret garden
The democratic party will get a repeat,
sHrillary is getting the candidate pod.
But who will be the scion to the Bush presidency?
What Republican will get the nod?

24 posted on 03/02/2006 5:42:08 AM PST by tioga (Speaking out from the god-foresaken frozen tundra of the land of the hildebeast.)
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To: P.O.E.

As soon as the first snowflake fell they cancelled school here....we are to get six inches today. Even the dogs don't want to be out there. Where are you?


25 posted on 03/02/2006 5:45:36 AM PST by tioga (Speaking out from the god-foresaken frozen tundra of the land of the hildebeast.)
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To: tioga
You didn't ask me...but here in SE Texas, there is plentiful sunshine and the temp. is expected to hit 82 today. :-)

Damn global warming!

26 posted on 03/02/2006 5:55:53 AM PST by TheGrimReaper (Mary Jo Kopechne was unavailable for comment.)
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To: secret garden
Would that make geneology the study of sciontology?

The chef is here. Good eats for everyone.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

27 posted on 03/02/2006 6:01:36 AM PST by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: NicknamedBob; theDentist; Jaded
1. NNBob
2. theDentist
3. Jaded
28 posted on 03/02/2006 6:11:34 AM PST by secret garden (Dubiety reigns here)
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To: theDentist

A for you!


29 posted on 03/02/2006 6:12:05 AM PST by secret garden (Dubiety reigns here)
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To: Toby06

Don't they look like midget UPS trucks? A+ for you.


30 posted on 03/02/2006 6:12:42 AM PST by secret garden (Dubiety reigns here)
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To: Texan5

Brilliant. A+


31 posted on 03/02/2006 6:13:11 AM PST by secret garden (Dubiety reigns here)
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To: cardinal4

Excellent. A for you.


32 posted on 03/02/2006 6:13:44 AM PST by secret garden (Dubiety reigns here)
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree

Exactly the usage I was hoping you'd use today! A+++!!!


33 posted on 03/02/2006 6:14:38 AM PST by secret garden (Dubiety reigns here)
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree

Nice pic. Congratulations TSSYF.


34 posted on 03/02/2006 6:19:48 AM PST by VRWCmember (You are STILL safer hunting with Dick Cheney than riding in a car with Ted Kennedy!)
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To: secret garden; xsmommy; CholeraJoe
It is not difficult to imagine the jokes that will be the scion of this article: Brokeback Abused Sheep
35 posted on 03/02/2006 6:32:48 AM PST by VRWCmember (You are STILL safer hunting with Dick Cheney than riding in a car with Ted Kennedy!)
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree

Nice family pic, Truthy ... congratulations!


36 posted on 03/02/2006 6:37:15 AM PST by mikrofon (So help you God)
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To: secret garden; xsmommy
OK, I guess stupid people had better not mess with me today. Check out my rants at #15 and #19 on the Katrina Media Hatchet Job thread
37 posted on 03/02/2006 6:44:45 AM PST by VRWCmember (You are STILL safer hunting with Dick Cheney than riding in a car with Ted Kennedy!)
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To: mikrofon; VRWCmember

Thanks. We are thrilled. We have a 15 month-old granddaughter via our oldest son, and now a grandson from our #2 son. Our daughter, who posts as Truth'sBabyGirl, is graduating from Law School in a few months.


38 posted on 03/02/2006 6:47:58 AM PST by TruthShallSetYouFree (Abortion is to family planning what bankruptcy is to financial planning.)
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To: secret garden

Good morning.


39 posted on 03/02/2006 6:48:23 AM PST by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
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To: TheGrimReaper

Yeah, where is all the spring rain Houston is famous for?


40 posted on 03/02/2006 6:49:04 AM PST by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
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