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

[RikaStrom]

Ooooo..... Tippers Tinker Toy.... Ewwwwwwww

A+

[RikaStrom]

There's no reason to get tusky!

[hobbes1]

That's a poker term Darlin....(Prove it...)

[xsmommy]

prove what, jack@$$?

[Gabz]

If it is true he needs to be thrown in jail - let alone out of court!

[lds23]

Can you imagine the claque bidding on this item? E-bay Chair

[christine]

hehehe... claque, claque

[RikaStrom]

Ok Gang, you are on your own for a bit. Try to stay out of trouble.

[LonePalm]

oh lone, that's a load of tripe! So who (al) gored your ox? Tripe is beef and not pork.

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)

[Gabz]

Fortunately Jax is still to young to pay much attention to the calendar. She knows her b'day is "2 in July" but doesn't realize that is tomorrow. We're actually waiting until Thursday for the family thing when the whole family (all 6 of us) can be together.

For months she has told anyone who would listen that she was having a Blue's Clues cake for her birthday - which always elicits a strange look in my direction from her daddy! I went to the craft store on saturday - OUCH the price for that cake mold!!! needless to say, she is getting blues Clues cupcakes, not a cake!!!

[CholeraJoe]

What the lady meant to say was, "That's a load of chitlins."

[LonePalm]

"MMMMmmmmmmm, Pork."

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)

[Robert A Cook PE]

"when we aren't paid, we do...." (Xsexmommy, quoted above.)

Hmmmmmn.

And here I was thinking she was replying to Nbr 80.

(Doesn't this relate to the potentially low orgasm ratio being discussed? Perhaps hobbes can provide the missing link.)

[SeaDragon]

Have you guys seen this about Tom Cruise. Maybe he just doesn't have enough claques hanging around.

[Gabz]

it's bad enough how you guys abuse us girls in the classroom, but when you start dragging non-members into your (I don't have a word) fantasies, you are really crossing the lines of decency.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Interesting ..... I like that observation.

The NY claque despises Martha for doing "so good" at "homemaking and decorating" (in the classic supportive uber-wife" position ... and without a man - as you pointed out!) while Hillary can't do ANYTHING without her "man" pulling her along and providing for him as the "vote-getter."

Without him, she is vile, mean charpy, screaming at the Ulysses as he passes by untouchable - because 'She"" can't get elected without him.

And they know it.

[Robert A Cook PE]

(Complimenting Loan for his math homework.)

You had a great reply on the Square Pie thread on Saturday....

Hey Teach, can Loaner get extra credit for working his math on the weekend?

(Psst. Arghie. How many compliments you think Loaner's gonna need before he buys us all a round in the Lounge on Friday?)

[hobbes1]

learn something new every day, arghy. never heard of FMQ.

But, I thought Your motto was "Slow can be Good..." ?

[hobbes1]

Sorry, Hobbes knows nothing about low orgasm ratios.....I work on a 4/4 basis....

[hobbes1]

Doesn't trust living in America, so he's moving to good ole Britain (has this Moron even SEEN the violent Crime stats there?)....

To Paraphrase Dean Wormer, "Son, Gay Drunk, and Stupid is no way to go through life..."