WORD FOR THE DAY, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2007, VISAGE

Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus. ^ | 02/27/07 | Slip 18

[Slip18]

February 27, 2007, TUESDAY, VISAGE

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.

VISAGE

Pronunciation: 'vi-zij
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from vis face, from Latin visus sight, from vidEre to see -- more at WIT

1 : the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal
2 : ASPECT, APPEARANCE (the grimy visage of a mining town)

Re No. 1: Does this sound as if it could be our very own Cook?

[MoochPooch]

Happy B-Day, NkB.

Hope your visage radiates joy!

[MoochPooch]

Joy, rather than age, of course.

[NicknamedBob]

My visage always radiates joy. I have a rare form of bipolar disorder, oscillating between ecstatic ebullience and blissful exhilaration.

Of course, sometines you have to look more closely to see it.

[NicknamedBob]

It's only my ferocious concentration that makes people think I'm scowling.

*Ahem*

[Slip18]

Oh, I loved the story!

A++++ for you, Birthday Boy!

[Slip18]

I just love it when you come over here, sionnsar. True story!

[Slip18]

Gave you a grade, NnB! Might have to give you a pinch to grow an inch, too.

[Slip18]

Did you write a book, too, Darksheare? Oooooooo, scary!

A++++ for you!

[Slip18]

Poor Simba was picked on by an older cat. He still has a hole in his ear from being scratched. He does not like anyone except for Cyber and me and sometimes the in-laws.

[Slip18]

Did you see the hors dourves I sent him? Nothing is good enough. He got his grade, though.

[Slip18]

Yeah, where is Soothing Dave?

[Slip18]

What's that red thing hanging out of your pocket? And is this really you?

A++++ for you, sig!

[Slip18]

I'm as old as the hills, and I can still put out a lot of radiant heat!

A++++ for you, Moochie!

[Slip18]

When you toss a coin, it always comes out heads, right?

[Darksheare]

I'm not a writer, I merely dabble at it.

[NicknamedBob]

Darks and I collaborated on a song once.

He wrote the first line, and I filled in.

[sionnsar]

ebullience

Not "e-bullience"? *\;-)

[sionnsar]

Well, I just need to get over here more often then. I gave up running the Traditional Anglican list for Lent (at least), so I have more time available.

How are things?

[NicknamedBob]

It is good to see your wizened visage in another venue, even if it is puffing on a noxious device.

Have some cake, (and hors d'ouvres.)

[sionnsar]

I'm as old as the hills

A youngster then. I didn't know about hills, growing up. We didn't have them.

(True story: I was surprised when as a youngster I rode my bicycle down a dip in a road the far side of town and then had to work extra hard to get up the other side. My visage would have told one I thought something was wrong with the bike.)