Word For They Day, Wednesday, 6/26/02

The Verbivores | 6/26/02 | Teacher

[RikaStrom]

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....

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moil \MOIL\, intransitive verb; noun:
moiles; moiled; moiling
moiler; noun
moilingly; adverb

1. To work with painful effort; to labor; to toil; to drudge.
2. To churn or swirl about continuously.
3. Toil; hard work; drudgery.
4. Confusion; turmoil.
5. A spot; a defilement

Etymology: Middle English moillen, from Middle French moillier, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin molliare from Latin mollis soft. Date: 15th century.

[Argh]

"Cinque" being French for "5", I guess I didn't make that clear. So Henry V gets twisted into Hank Sank (although in just French he'd be "Henri Cinque", but never mind). I trust I've made myself perfectly opaque.

[Argh]

My big old can stays closed, as opposed to, say, Sean Hannity's. :^)

[Robert A Cook PE]

"". Shakespeare's "Henry V" sometimes gets referred to as "Hank Sank" (for Henry Cinque)."

Then again, King Edward really got the shank when he was impaled by his wife.

His son, however - according to Braveheart (the movie), got the royal cinqued shank when he dallied with male lovers at court.

Poor Henry's Royal Navy ship rolled over and cinqued right after launching when it was caught by the wind with its lower gun ports open. (Edward's son seemed to have his lower ports gunned opened too, but that's a shift of a different color altogether.)

Henry the Cinque's great-grandson had eight wives.....

[Robert A Cook PE]

Stranger thongs have happened than that ...

http://www.strangecosmos.com/v iew.asp?PicID=4976

Don't look back --- You might be strong along for the ride.

[xsmommy]

that is hideous!

[hobbes1]

you positively OINK....

Now Eileen I mean xsnomdeplumemommy, was that nice?

[RikaStrom]

Robt,

Do you recall a TX Commissioner of Higher Education that was booted about 6 years ago? Apparently she didn't have a college degree?

If so, what's her name?

[xsmommy]

very funny, ya snot.

[christine]

amen! indeed!

but what is this 'us' bit? :)

[Robert A Cook PE]

I've got to ask about that one.... Don't recall the details.

[hobbes1]

Yes...WAAAAYYY too pumped up for a hetero man....lol

IT's supposed to look like this

[xsmommy]

mrs hobbes is very lovely and you are a lucky man!

[hobbes1]

That is NOT mrs.Hobbes, much to the photographees dismay!

[xsmommy]

that's ok, i will keep your secret. i know you don't want the boys in the class to be J of you!

[EODGUY]

Good afternoon, Miss Rika. Looks like you were on fire at the keyboard again today. XS.

Miss Rika, moil and toil are synonyms? Are you pulling our respective legs taking advantage of our status as "summer school students" (also know as, "those kids", accompanied by the mandatory tut-tuts and condescending head shaking)?

EOGGUY

[xsmommy]

nice of you to notice, EOD! and how is grandbaby doing?

[Slip18]

"you positively OINK...."

I heard him oinking all the way over here. He sounded like the oinker from Deliverance.

[hobbes1]

But I thought it wasOUR secret....?   ; )

 

Pssst. How'd I do on the quiz BTW???

[CholeraJoe]

I'll be there when the theater opens July 3. Me and the princess might even dress up in costume.

[hobbes1]

You're confusing me with OPH. lol