Posted on 11/16/2007 1:22:57 AM PST by tioga
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".
Perspicacious
Adjective
of acute mental vision or discernment : keen
synonyms see shrewd
— per·spi·ca·cious·ly adverb
— per·spi·ca·cious·ness noun
— per·spi·cac·i·ty \-ˈka-sə-tē\ noun
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 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!
Thanks, I already spotted a pair I like.
Oh, that is really nice of the good folks in your town. It’s kind of like a wake, huh?
I’m glad.
Does an early snow mean an early spring?
I reread that and had to laugh...each volunteer brings one dish to pass....it’s just after the funeral mass or after the graveside service if they can do it that day. It makes the day so much easier on the family.....the fuss is kept out of the house. They use the church basement. I have been to a number of them.
-actually we usually get snow squalls before Halloween. This is late....and NO.....nothing means an early spring. Doesn’t happen often enough to figure out what does bring on an early spring.
We actually had those in court about twice a year. It wasn’t for a holiday, but some sort of other special occasion.
I always brought sweet and sour meatballs with yellow onions, pineapple, red bell peppers and green bell peppers. I liked the color and taste. I just put it in a crock pot.
Then I’d make rice in a rice cooker in the jury room about a half an hour beforehand.
Cyber would absolutely hate it. He never liked green bell peppers and he hates pineapple. What do you do? LOL!
“Global Warming” saith Al Gore.
I make a variety of stuff........one day I can’t remember WHAT I had made....but we were at a dinner and my SIL was watching my dish to see who brought it so she could get the recipe....what a HOOT! That was funny. There must have been some fifty dishes to pass and she was watching mine.
It sounds tasty and beautiful to look at - and I’m not even a veggie person.
Who are they playing? And where are they having dinner? The Stars have had quite a shake-up lately.
-yeah....you HAVE to share the recipe once you bring it into class. It DOES sound good. Yum.
Oh, that’s a good one!
It’s tasty. You can either make homemade sweet and sour sauce or buy it in a jar at the grocery store if you’re in a hurry.
I took Chinese cooking classes at the YWCA years ago. I learned their saucery. But Chinese food has a lot of veges in it, so Cyber would never eat it.
First time I was going to make him dinner, I brought home Italian squash as the vegetable dish. Easy to make on a grill. You just slice them any way you want, then add lemon juice and Lawry’s Seasoning Salt. Turn them over (oh, they’re in a tight basket), and do the same thing for the other side.
Anyway, Cyber told me they didn’t eat that kind of stuff here. Heck, it was at the local grocery store. I’ve had to relearn to cook for Cyber. Another reason for home delivery.
Home from work and getting ready to light the grill for steaks-salad is made, asparagus ready to steam and potatoes ready to bake-
Hillary wants us to think
She’s smart and perspicacious
And if anyone calls her on it
She becomes quite pugnacious
When she’s backed into a corner
Her worst instincts are bared
She sics X42 on the offender-
Oooooh, now we’re really scared
She answers a question planted
To show she’s one of us girls-
But most of us don’t give a damn
If she likes diamonds or pearls
Those who fear global warming should just cool it, and don’t sweat the small changes. But, then again, the liberals don’t have that kind of perspiration and drive, but rather a perspicaciously absent ability to absorb things.
My daughter just sent me this, and I thought I’d share-
New Rules For 2008
New Rule : Stop giving me that pop-up ad for classmates.com ! There’s a reason you don’t talk to people for 25 years. Because you don’t particularly like them! Besides, I already know what the captain of the football team is doing these days—mowing my lawn.
New Rule : Don’t eat anything that’s served to you out of a window unless you’re a seagull. People are acting all shocked that a human finger was found in a bowl of Wendy’s chili. Hey, it cost less than a dollar-what did you expect it to contain? Trout?
New Rule : Ladies, leave your eyebrows alone. Here’s how much men care about your eyebrows: do you have two of them? Okay, we’re done.
New Rule : There’s no such thing as flavored water. There’s a whole aisle of this crap at the supermarket, water, but without that watery taste. Sorry, but flavored water is called a soft drink. You want flavored water? Pour some scotch over ice and let it melt. That’s your flavored water.
New Rule : Stop screwing with old people. Target is introducing a redesigned pill bottle that’s square, with a bigger label. And the top is now the bottom. And by the time grandpa figures out how to open it, his ass will be in the morgue. Congratulations, Target, you just solved the Social Security crisis.
New Rule : The more complicated the Starbucks order, the bigger the ass****. If you walk into a Starbucks and order a “decaf grande half-soy, half-low fat, iced vanilla, double-shot, gingerbread cappuccino, extra dry, light ice, with one sweet-n’-Low, and one NutraSweet,” ooh, you’re a huge ass****.
New Rule : I’m not the cashier! By the time I look up from sliding my card, entering my PIN number, pressing “Enter,” verifying the amount, deciding no, I don’t want cash back, and pressing “Enter” again, the kid who is supposed to be ringing me up is standing there eating my Almond Joy.
New Rule : Just because your tattoo has Chinese characters in it doesn’t make you spiritual. It’s right above the crack of your ass. And it translates to “beef with broccoli.” The last time you did anything spiritual, you were praying to God you weren’t pregnant. You’re not spiritual-you’re just high.
New Rule : Competitive eating isn’t a sport . It’s one of the seven deadly sins. ESPN recently televised the U.S. Open of Competitive Eating, because watching those athletes at the poker table was just too damned exciting. What’s next, competitive farting??? Oh wait! They’re already doing that. It’s called “The Howard Stern Show.”
New Rule : I don’t need a bigger mega M&Ms. If I’m extra hungry for M&Ms, I’ll go nuts and eat two.
New Rule : No more gift registries. You know, it used to be just for weddings. Now it’s for babies and new homes and graduations from rehab. Picking out the stuff you want and having other people buy it for you isn’t gift giving, it’s the white people version of looting.
New Rule : and this one is long overdue: No more bathroom attendants. After I zip up, some guy is offering me a towel and a mint like I just had sex with George Michael. I can’t even tell if he’s supposed to be there, or just some freak with a fetish. I don’t want to be on your web cam, dude. I just want to wash my hands.
New Rule : When I ask how old your toddler is, I don’t need to know in months-”27 Months.” “He’s two,” will do just fine. He’s not a cheese.
New Rule : If you ever hope to be a credible adult and want a job that pays better than minimum wage, then for God’s sake don’t pierce or tattoo every available piece of flesh. If so, then plan your future around saying, “Do you want fries with that?”
Time to go light the grill-back later...
Neaner, neaner .... You copied my homework before I could post it.. 8<)
i am laughing my head off, guenny!
i had those shoes on my feet YESTERDAY. zappos has next day delivery with no shipping charges! i love them!
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