Posted on 06/01/2009 5:26:55 AM PDT by xsmommy
Word For The Day, Monday, 6/1/09
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".
pernicious; adj.
1. causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie. 2. deadly; fatal: a pernicious disease. 3. Obsolete. evil; wicked
Etymology: 1515–25; < L perniciōsus ruinous, equiv. to pernici(ēs) ruin (per- per- + -nici-, comb. form of nex death, murder (s. nec-) + -iēs n. suffix) + -ōsus -ous
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I hate if I inhale bugs. Speaking of bugs, I am suffering an epidemic of flies lately. Seems like Egypt during the Exodus around my place. I can’t figure out how they are getting in. And my gross dogs eat the dead ones if I don’t sweep them up right away. Herschel caught one in the air yesterday.
can we do the fandango?
plagues of flies=sign of end times : )
Our ungrateful shelter cat is excellent at catching flies. He stalks them and then eats them. Kind of gross, but useful.
You're supposed to send stuff like that via FReepmail.
HILARIOUS! A++++
My Dawg likes to entertain himself by catching flies. Bees, too. Dummy.
I saw a special on History International and all of the plagues of Exodus can be explained scientifically including the Nile turning red and the death of the firstborns.
LMAO!
why yes, the secularists would love to explain everything away wouldn’t they?
Good morning!
The Obamas’ vaunted “date night”-
Dinner and a show in New York
Is just another pernicious example
Of what many of us call “pork”
Using the taxpayers’ money
To fly over there and take
Secret service and all along-
Will he say “let them eat cake”?
To all the rest of us serfs
Who are mostly hard pressed-
Dinner and a movie in DC
Would have probably been best
and even that would have cost $ and inconvenienced people. i know he wants to be just like FOLKS but it costs $$$$ every time he does crap like this. There is a movie theater in the WH and an excellent chef, STAY HOME! A++++
I’ll have to get back with you on this one, the package liquid store is on fire and some jug wine needs saving.
you’re with the fire dept? ; ) forget the women and children, save the jug wine first???
Amen to that-I don’t even go to lunch unless I’m invited by one of my friends, much less to dinner-the only men I want for company just now are my three neutered male cats. I like to cook, with directv there is always something interesting to watch, and I don’t even have to put on my make-up or dress for the occasion...
It’s sort of like, “Damn the torpedos . . .” but more apt considering the current state of affairs.
Very, very funny.
Is there a test for promotions?
Is there a test for promotions?
If Sotomayor has her way, no white firefighter will ever get promoted, as she's already proven.
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