Word For The Day 4/26/02

The Verbivores | Sappho Day | Hobbes, The Good Sub!

[hobbes1]

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. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on....

Happy Sappho Day!

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Wax adjective
Pronunciation Key (waks)

intr.v. waxed, wax·ing, wax·es
1.To increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity.
2.To show a progressively larger illuminated area, as the moon does in passing from new to full.
3.To grow or become as specified: “could afford... to wax sentimental over their heritage” (John Simon).

[Middle English waxen, from Old English weaxan. See aug- in Indo-European Roots.]

[xsmommy]

oh i am sure that would go over big in the lunchroom!

[hobbes1]

More like One Particular Wife. And she really is particular. She spent 11 hours picking out a nine dollar piece of pottery. I spent twenty minutes picking out my last car.

Hey, we can spend the time waiting for them to shop, thanking the Good lord, they weren't that picky when finding a mate, or We'd all be single!

[hobbes1]

J-Lo is married,,/i>

Is he drunk...or just Blind?

[xsmommy]

i had to put a gun to xshub's head....; )

[Robert A Cook PE]

"Does your monitor have a seventeen inch (or larger) diagonal?...

(Shocked voice...!)

How dare you imply her bottom won't fit on top of a standard legal-size Xerox machine!

The nerve!

(Now, if she'd just wiggle a bit I'm sure we could fit everything on a single microfilm cartridge though....)

[hobbes1]

Oh, I find that hard to believe......

[xsmommy]

it was that free milk thing my mother told me about....

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Hugo Chavez's followers wax romantically about his Bolivarian Revolution. Unfortunately, for them, he isn't feeling romantic, or loyal or anything toward them. He's using their fervor to gain power and turn the Venezuelan government into a Marxist system. Soon their oil exports to the U.S. may wane. Chavistas Still Committed - While Chavez Accumulates Power

A supporter of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez holds up a copy of the national constitution in Caracas, Venezuela, during a rally April 19, 2002. With much the same energy shown during Mao Tse Tung's "Cultural Revolution" of the 1960s, some Venezuelans still pursue a "Bolivarian Revolution" based on the beliefs of a 19th-century patriot as filtered through the mind of President Hugo Chavez. Its nationalist ideals offer militant Chavez followers an element of racial and class redemption in a country long dominated by a mostly white elite. But some say that since Chavez took office three years ago, the revolution has become less a matter of ideology than of power.(AP Photo/Douglas Engle) - Apr 24 9:50 PM ET

[xsmommy]

i knew you could do it, CW. Buenisima!

[hobbes1]

t was that free milk thing my mother told me about....

I never believed that to be true. I mean you don't buy shoes without trying them on first, nor a car without a test drive....If the Shoe fits, or the Car handles well...you buy it.

And you know, once you wear the shoes outside, you can't return'em....

[xsmommy]

well all i can say is, my kids better not be shopping for ANYTHING til they are as old and mature as i was!

[CholeraJoe]

my kids better not be shopping for ANYTHING til they are as old and mature as i was!

Just don't let your kids attend George Mason High in Falls Church.

[hobbes1]

I don't know. Like Christmas, a little early shopping never hurts....I mean I was only a little older than xsboy... ; )

[xsmommy]

well here is a pic of your dream girl that i am sure you must not have seen....maybe holly really is the cuter one...

[TheGrimReaper]

3.To grow or become as specified: “could afford... to wax sentimental over their heritage” (John Simon).

Is this the origin of Simonize??
)8-)]

[hobbes1]

Just don't let your kids attend George Mason High in Falls Church.

I'm sure she doesn't let them within miles of her alma mater

[xsmommy]

don't worry they are not going there, though xsteen's basketball games were all held there.

[hobbes1]

Sorry I prefer this one....

[xsmommy]

that one is invisible to me.

[hobbes1]

well here is a pic of your dream girl

I know for a fact that doesn't look anything like you Darling!