Word for the Day, Monday, June 15, 2009- gobemouche

6/15/09 | xs

[xsmommy]

Word For The Day, Monday,6/15/09

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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".

gobemouche; noun

Gobe`mouche"\, n. [F.] Literally, a fly swallower; hence, once who keeps his mouth open; a boor; a silly and credulous person; A highly credulous naif, a very gullible person who believes everything he or she hears no matter how absurd.

Etymology: [Word History/Etymology]

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....

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[xsmommy]

oh yes, that was the dress she wore where the cleavage shield was askew, as pointed out by astute reader Travis T Ojustice!

[xsmommy]

Healthcare absolutely has to be the line in the sand that conservatives draw with the obams. it is scary beyond belief that he wants to railroad this through this summer and the media is complicit, they will air these infomercials with the antichrist telling us why this absolutely essential and needs to be done yesterday. we will truly will be over, as a country, if we let this happen.

[NeoCaveman]

I think the fix is in.

Note how everyone is fighting over the public option.

Look for the thing to pass with everything in it except the “public option”.

[xsmommy]

but even if they say that public option is off the table, it will de facto be what happens, bc the private sector cannot compete with the gov’t who competes unfairly.

[mikrofon]

Furher evidence that, now she's socked away as SoS and out of elective office, the Hillary Curse^TM may be over re: the Yanks...

[dixie sass]

gobemouche; noun another word for liberal

[xsmommy]

chuckles is fighting the good fight.

[xsmommy]

A++ there are many synonyms.

[mikrofon]

Whoa, had I known I would’ve picked you up some lunch (of course, it would’ve been cold by the time it was delivered to the S’n Tier ;)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Ti!

[Travis T. OJustice]

:)

[dixie sass]

As I innocently look at the screen and wonder just what those words could be...

[dixie sass]

Happy Birthday! What a beautiful cake.

[xsmommy]

obama supporter, MSM etc. as others have posited on the thread.

[SoothingDave]

What do I always do in Youngstown?

I’m showing a new european guy how we test our control panels. More on that later.

Tomorrow, I’ll leave here, go home, switch cars and drive to Altoona.

[xsmommy]

can’t say i am J of you ; )

[secret garden]

No, it was the tank top and the heavily patterned plaid shorts. It did not exactly draw attention where it should go.

[tioga]

LOL.........I have been busy this morning typing up a political letter for a hotly contested village issue involving the fire department. and it’s ruining my good mood on my b’day! I am hungry!

[SoothingDave]

I amm getting my meals for free.

[tioga]

I just finished editing my letter to the village board.....then an early dinner and bible study...yep, a wild time. I may reconsider the board meeting and attend if circumstances change. I just don't want to make enemies of old friends in the process of raising my BP.

and I had to use real sentences with commas and capitalization....dang exhausting work! LOL

[tioga]

Thank you. help yourself to some chocolate cake.....