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Word for the Day, FRiday, August 31, 2012 - Slake
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Posted on 08/31/2012 4:38:10 AM PDT 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”.

Slake

    1. To satisfy (a craving); quench: slaked her thirst.
    2. To lessen the force or activity of; moderate: slaking his anger.
    3. To cool or refresh by wetting or moistening.
    4. To combine (lime) chemically with water or moist air.


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 Threads:

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


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To: TruthShallSetYouFree

oh i am very familiar with the yappin yinzers! What area of the Burgh is the wedding to be? I love Oakland in the fall, bc it reminds me of going back to college. i always love going back there to visit.


41 posted on 08/31/2012 8:59:04 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: secret garden

i bawled my head off last night hearing all of those stories. There is no doubt in the world that Romney is a good man. Since Dems do everything for the photo op, they cannot conceive of someone being genuinely good and caring as a way of life and not wanting credit for it.


42 posted on 08/31/2012 9:03:16 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: tioga

Yes indeed.


43 posted on 08/31/2012 9:19:03 AM PDT by left that other site (Worry is the Darkroom that Develops Negatives.)
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To: secret garden

I got misty about that too. I can’t imagine how gut wrenching it would be to have a 14 year old ask for help in writing a will. A lot of adults would just avoid that situation, but Romney stepped up to the plate. The tears are welling up again, just writing about it.

Just wait until the Dem talking heads get hold of this story. They will say nasty things like, “Those people were probably members of the LDS — not ordinary people. Romney wouldn’t help ordinary people...” Or some, such tripe!

Check out my new tag line, borrowed from another FReeper — Kenyon.


44 posted on 08/31/2012 9:22:25 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic (Joe Biden is reported to be seeking asylum in a foreign country so he does not have to debate Ryan.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

We had Eastwood, they have a heroin addict and a 30 yo law school grad who wants everyone to pay her way.


45 posted on 08/31/2012 9:31:13 AM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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To: xsmommy

Our dog was around 30 lbs, so he needs a little diet, too. Only 3/4 cup of food and limit the snacks.


46 posted on 08/31/2012 9:44:06 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: tioga

I think it is funny that so many are so dumb that they don’t realize that Eastwood’s turn on the stage was mostly a comedy routine with political overtones, lampooning some of the characters he has played, among others.

I wonder if Obama’s minions
Are wishing they had thought
A bit longer on the short list
Of speakers they have bought

Those vapid Hollywood liberals
Babble hysterically and slake
The demand for bread and circuses
Without a coherent sentence break

The object of their theatrics-
The phony sympathy and rages
Is to keep the liberal plantation
Operating off the media’s pages


47 posted on 08/31/2012 9:49:57 AM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: Texan5

He should have played up Dirty Harry saying “I can’t remember if it was 15 trillion or 16 trillion..”


48 posted on 08/31/2012 9:59:28 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave

I think he was trying not to do too much of his Dirty Harry persona to avoid a trigger happy image-silly, but you know how easily some get their panties in a twist...


49 posted on 08/31/2012 10:03:52 AM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: tioga
It's going to take a lot to slake the DUmmies, they already know they have lost.
50 posted on 08/31/2012 11:25:11 AM PDT by NeoCaveman ("If I had a son he'd look like B.O.'s lunch" - Rin Tin Tin)
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To: afraidfortherepublic; secret garden

I know more about Romney after last night than I have learned about Obama in 4 years. The tears just flowed here...when I tried to tell my husband about those two families I kept crying and breaking down. No parents should ever have to bury a child. Romney stepped up to the plate when so many others would have faded away. Amazing man.


51 posted on 08/31/2012 1:49:49 PM PDT by tioga (Biden is the intellect of the Dem party. Clint Eastwood)
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To: Texan5

A+++ Clint got the job done. Clint is sharp as ever, but his delivery has slowed some as we all will. It’s disgraceful that the liberal left is mocking him. Age discrimination if you asked me.

Had my elderly neighbor and his wife down for a cookout today. He had to bring his O2 tank. He hadn’t had a hot dog cooked on a grill all summer. He enjoyed himself, but had to leave to go take a nap. His wife takes care of him, she needed the break as well. Was glad to have them.


52 posted on 08/31/2012 1:55:04 PM PDT by tioga (Biden is the intellect of the Dem party. Clint Eastwood)
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To: NeoCaveman

A+++ Amazing. I have not met one Dem here in real life who even wants another 4 years of this. Some show interest in Romney, others claim they will not vote. All show anger towards theWon and blame him. Openly state they do NOT like him or his policies. And this is NY state.


53 posted on 08/31/2012 1:58:55 PM PDT by tioga (Biden is the intellect of the Dem party. Clint Eastwood)
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To: SoothingDave; xsmommy

Our Missy is slipping. We have tripled her pain meds, she still peed the floor 3 times today. Vet discovered a mass in her stomach. He said no sense in finding out what it is, as she is 14yrs old and they will do nothing. She eats very little. Has lost over 2 lbs. We have to carry her up and down the two steps to get to the lawn. Poor thing.


54 posted on 08/31/2012 2:26:30 PM PDT by tioga (Biden is the intellect of the Dem party. Clint Eastwood)
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To: tioga; xsmommy

My old cat, 12 years plus, has got something. He has nosebleeds sometimes. He doesn’t go out a whole lot or go very far any more but other than that he is showing no signs.

I hope you kept your neighbor a safe distance from the open flames. ;-)


55 posted on 08/31/2012 2:37:25 PM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: tioga

Thank you! Dirty Harry was hilarious last night-

The sharpest, most saavy person I ever worked for was an 84 year old engineer who climbed the ladders on job sites himself to make sure everything was done right-it used to make me damn near have panic attacks.

He also taught me all about septic tank construction-by making me get in there with the guys, dig the ditches for the drain fields and lay the pipe-I avoid doing that, if possible, but at least I do know how... He died on a hiking trail in Guadalupe Mountains Park at 98.

I’ve seen Clint Eastwood doing Q&A spots recently on a couple of the cable channels, and he was neither slow nor disabled. Last night, he was speaking extemporaneously last night, and playing a skit for laughs-wasn’t that an old, old Bob Newhart skit?


56 posted on 08/31/2012 2:38:28 PM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: tioga

My favorite part of the convention was Paul Ryan’s speech. I live 30 miles from Janesville. We are so proud of Paul.
I also very much enjoyed Clint Eastwood last night. I heard his teleprompter went out on him and he had to wing it. I am glad he is on our side. He has a new movie about baseball which I am more likely to see now.


57 posted on 08/31/2012 2:49:35 PM PDT by TheConservativeParty (Hey Obummer...GET OFF MY LAWN.)
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To: tioga; SoothingDave

Im so sorry to hear about the ailing pets : (


58 posted on 08/31/2012 3:21:29 PM PDT by xsmommy
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To: tioga; SoothingDave

My old Kitty boy is fading slowly, as well-he was adopted as an adult cat 7 or so, nearly 9 years ago and he had a rough early life-evidence of old healed broken bones, etc, and he had mysterious seizures the first couple of years we had him, but they gradually went away. The vet thinks he must have sustained a major head injury as a young cat.

Most of my cats have lived 18 or more years, but with Kitty boy’s rough past, 16 is a minor miracle. He was a always a bit over weight but has gradually lost a bit, even though his appetite is still great-I doubt he will last the winter.

I wish they lived as long as we do, but all you can do for pets when they get to sunset is take care of them and give them the affection that makes them happy.


59 posted on 08/31/2012 3:27:22 PM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: tioga
I'm sorry your old dog is nearing the end. It is so hard to see them suffer. We lost two of my favorite dogs in the past 10 months. They were both over 13 and big dogs, which is a long life for a large breed. Our current dogs were both rescues, which means we deal with a lot of issues from their previous experiences. So they have been a lot more work. One is very sweet and my shadow, the other, well, he is still trying to play with kill the cat on a daily basis.
60 posted on 08/31/2012 4:12:17 PM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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