WORD FOR THE DAY, TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2007, BAILIWICK

Merriam-Webster | 01/09/07 | Slip 18

[Slip18]

Tuesday, January 9, 2007, Tuesday, BAILIWICK

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. Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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Subbie Slip has her whip, handcuffs and legcuffs today. Tomorrow I’m bringing in chains, so 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.

BAILIWICK

Pronunciation: ‘ba/il/i/wick
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English baillifwik, from baillif + wik dwelling place, village, from Old English wIc, from Latin vicus village -- more at VICINITY

1 : the office or jurisdiction of a bailiff
2 : a special domain

Still haven’t put my bailiwick jail in here, but it will be coming soon to every theatre soon!

[VRWCmember]

I must be losing it. Here I was getting ready to post a new thread because I thought it was Wednesday already. I guess I must have had a REEEEEALLLY long Monday this week.

[SoothingDave]

Remember to check her ID, or your bailiwick could end up in jailiwick. Or as Liz Lemon's old flame on "30 Rock" put it so eloquently:

"The problem with dating 20-year-olds is that half of them are 16."

[Gabz]

It seems the once acting Governor of New Jersey has decided it is past time to protect the bailiwick of Democrats in his state:

New Jersey to take 'idiots,' 'insane' out of state constitution

[theDentist]

Nope, my only camera is on my cell phone, and I had no control over the cameras. Or....

... I'm invisible, like Burt Campbell on 'Soap'.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Baildewitch?

Nah. Let Hillary! stay in her special domain.

[xsmommy]

or you're just an eager beaver : )

[NeoCaveman]

On tv, the entire country is Rush's bailiwick

[martin_fierro]

Baili Wicked.

[NeoCaveman]

The source of Codey's ire is a section of the state constitution that addresses those who are eligible to vote. It states, "No idiot or insane person shall enjoy the right of suffrage."

Looks like half the Democrats in Jersey voted illegally, then.

[SoothingDave]

[NicknamedBob]

Good Morning!

Nancy Pelosi now thinks that the world is her bailiwick.

My advice to her: More bailing, less wickedness.

[xsmommy]

uncanny likeness of vast!

[NicknamedBob]

"I believe the Isle of Jersey is a baliwick, the last part of the Duchy of Normandy."

I wouldn't mind having a baliwick. Does anyone have a claim on the Island of Bali?

[Gabz]

Looks like half the Democrats in Jersey voted illegally, then.

I was thinking more along the lines of half the legislature being illegal..........but you're right.

[NeoCaveman]

That's the problem with representative government...

Sometimes the people actually represent the voters

LOL

[Laura Earl]

I was up a bit later than usual last night watching the most glorious trouncing of a #1 football team!

[Gabz]

{{{{{{{{{{shiver}}}}}}}}}}

[Slip18]

Pissant, you're Numero Tres. And you still get an A++++ for using the WFTD. LOL!

[Slip18]

Sig, who is Mullet Man? You had him here in a haiku yesterday, or was I dreaming?

Anyway, A++++ for you!

[Slip18]

Actually, my sweet camle, I was up late. Couldn't go to sleep. But here we all are. Hehehehehehehe!