Posted on 01/30/2007 4:23:17 AM PST by Slip18
January 30, 2007, Tuesday, FULMINATE
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....
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.
Pronunciation: ful-mi-‘nate
Function: Verb
Inflected Form(s): -nat·ed; -nat·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin fulminatus, past participle of fulminare, from Latin, to strike (of lightning), from fulmin-, fulmen lightning; akin to Latin flagrare to burn.
transitive verb:
1: To utter or send out with denunciation (fulminate a decree)
intransitive verb:
1: To send forth censures or invectives - ful·mi·na·tion
Noun
Etymology: fulminic acid, from Latin fulmin-, fulmen
1: An often explosive salt (as mercury fulminate) containing the group -CNO
*Cyber fulminates that poor sweet little Simba every morning.*
Her beloved husband, Bill, was, like Jimmy Carter, a futile man who never met a terrorist he didn't like. Although he tried to act masculine by wearing a manful tie, he was as weak as a little child in fighting the growing Islamofascist movement. Despite overwhelming evidence of his complete failure against terrorism (even after some of that evidence was destroyed by Sandy Berger,) Clinton never issued a "mea culpa" (for those of you in Rio Linda, that roughly translates into "fault mine.") Of course, Bill was always too busy having his "main flute" played by Ms. Lewinsky, et al, to actually attend to the business of protecting this country. Mr. Clinton, in the post-Monica years, rather than denying his sexual conquests to Hillary, now says, "I flaunt 'em. She needs me now, and I can do whatever I want!"
As bad as the prospect of a President Hillary seems, a President Kerry might even be worse. The man who brags, "I am fluent in French!" and proves it by repeating, over and over, "J'étais au Vietnam," would sellout to the enemy (again) even faster than a Clinton would. Fortunately, he has now come to terms with his unelectability, and was heard to mutter, in a mixture of French and English, "La me--unfit pour le President." Fortunately, we will never get to witness the final mute testimony of a Kerry presidency--a mushroom cloud spreading over one or more of our great cities.
wow, nice work.
Fulminate: Decription of what the fans are going to do to Coach Philip Fulmer of The University of Tennesee if he has a losing season.
The Rudy people sure are loud, you'd think there were more of them given their volume.
I voted for Duncan Hunter.
i did too. i don't know if he can get the nomination, but he looks good on paper.
did you see the little funny at the end of Brit Hume's show last night? i thought brit was going to hurt himself laughing, it had the facial expressions of Veep and pelosi behind Pres Bush at the SOTU and then had a camera trained on what was going on behind the rostrum there and it had nancy running her hand up and down dick's thigh. it was pretty funny.
He's pretty good on tv too.
The odd thing is he might have a better than average shot in the general as he's more protectionist than the average Republican. Dems played the foreign trade card well in 2006.
Of course a Republican who doesn't love China and illegal aliens will probably get absolutely kneecapped by the Chamber of Commerce.
it's a long shot for an unknown congressman, but i guess it could happen.
And that is a major problem.
Long shot for sure. He has low name recognition.
And the fact that they keep compressing the primary season shorter and shorter by moving more states earlier and earlier means that you almost have to be a celebrity candidate to win.
Who gives out 'celebrity'? It's the media.
Ergo our enemies pick our candidates.
My son's science teacher loves to fulminate chemicals in class. He knows how to grab the boys' interest.
Good morning, ms. slip and everyone!
Little chilly here this morning.
A++++ for you.
Oh, and BTW, the Super Bowl is here next year. Fun, fun, fun in the sun, sun, sun.
Just heard Homeland Security's code has been cracked by a very small set of people. Oh, we're safe.
Is that a Red Dwarf reference?
Great Science Teacher. I still remember when I mixed soda and vinegar in the garbage disposal and whoosh, I had lava overflowing the sink. I think I used to much soda.
I actually went back to bed to get under the warm covers. Been chilly here, too, but not as badly as you are.
Of course!!! Fiji. . .
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