Word For The Day, Monday, 7/1/02

The Verbivores | 7/1/02 | 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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claque \KLACK\, noun:
claques; plural

1. A group hired to applaud at a performance.
2. A group of fawning admirers.
He cultivated the "Georgetown set" of leading journalists and columnists and had them cheering for him as if he had hired a claque.
--Theodore Draper, "Little Heinz And Big Henry," New York Times, September 6, 1992

Etymology: French, from claquer to clap, of imitative origin. Date: 1864

[Argh]

I've been in B.C. for three years and I haven't seen one lousy lumberjack yet. Nor even a woman in a lumberjack shirt who can do justice to flannel, sadly...

As a matter of fact, Vancouver women are the pits.

[CholeraJoe]

I was going to make some crude comment that women should expect a little beard burn if they continue to insist on being kissed during sex.

[xsmommy]

you are such a pig.

[hobbes1]

Oh, you meant on the Lips Face...

[Argh]

Good poll news from California, I hope Davis' claque is running out of steam.

[hobbes1]

Gray OUT!

[CholeraJoe]

As a matter of fact, Vancouver women are the pits.

So when Pamela Anderson left, she was the only decent looking one in the whole town?

[Argh]

So it appears. And she felt obliged to purchase breasts.

[CholeraJoe]

you are such a pig.

OINK!

[xsmommy]

: )

[CholeraJoe]

And she felt obliged to purchase breasts.

And collagen shots, tattoos, and piercings.

[Argh]

And breast removals and breast enhancements and breast removals and...

If she wants to know what to do with her dough, she can send me a pile. A big pile. So I can move somewhere with attractive women.

[LonePalm]

Time to move on. You guys are getting boaring.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[hobbes1]

You say that like there's something wrong with it....

[xsmommy]

i KNEW this guy was a weasel. i would love to see his @$$ thrown out of court in this case.

[Argh]

Terrific!

[CholeraJoe]

Time to move on. You guys are getting boaring.

You're probably right. No sense in being pig-headed about it.

[xsmommy]

but you reap what you sow.....

[hobbes1]

Toldja!!!

Educated Crackpot is more like it...

[CholeraJoe]

In her early days, Pam was a fresh-faced, well-proportioned girl with light brown hair. She looks like she has a permanent sneer from all the lip collagen and cheek implants.