Word For The Day, Friday, 8/2/02

The Verbivores | 8/2/02 | 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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turpitude \TUR-puh-tood; -tyood\, noun:
turpitudes; noun, plural

1. Inherent baseness or vileness of principle, words, or actions; shameful wickedness; depravity.
2. A base act.
3. A corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice

They were not his misdeeds, his turpitudes; she accused him of nothing--that is, of but one thing, which was not a crime.
--Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady

Etymology: Middle French, from Latin turpitudo, from turpis vile, base. Date: 15th century

[christine]

i upload mine to clubphoto.com. it's a good one, sea. if you'd like you can email the photo to me and i can post it.

arghy? are you ready for this? you'll prolly have to beat us all off with a stick, ya think? ;)

[Slip18]

I'll betcha Arghie is getting shy about right now!

[christine]

hehehe (or lovin' the attention!)

[SeaDragon]

Thanks for the help christine. I will try your site and see what happens. We will eventually get his pix posted.

[Argh]

I think you'll all be beating xsmommy with a stick for misleading you!

[christine]

let us be the judge of that, cutie pie ;)

[Slip18]

Don't think so, Arghie!

[xsmommy]

harrumph! how dare you question my veracity. you are cute. period.

[.30Carbine]

I have the photo and I will be happy to share if someone will find me a photo site that I can link to. The one I tried and I did try, wouldn't let me do it. At this point, I am photo link challenged.

Here's a good photosite I use!

Can't WAIT!!!

[.30Carbine]

Y'all realize, don't you, that for the last couple dozen posts or so we have been discussing exclusively circumcision and a much-coveted picture of our beloved Argh. Is there a connection?

Enquiring minds want to know. ( ;

[christine]

hehe...yeah, how did that come to be? ;)

[xsmommy]

How now, wool-sack, what mutter you?

oh .30, this just smacks of CJ and OPH, thanks for the shakespearean insult maker....!

[Robert A Cook PE]

"i am here. i had to practically dynamite xshub's butt out of my chair here to get him to go into his ofc! sheesh!

You realize, of course, that there are "other" ways to get xshub out of the chair ... and away from the computer.

'Course, the most successful of those "other" ways won't neccessarily get you immediate access to the computer, nor get you any closer to it ..... since you'll be occupied (did I just say that?) (/shocked voice) the whole time he's getting distracted.

[xsmommy]

looks like robt's back from vaca! hi robt, you horntoad you!

[xsmommy]

some chance i'd be doing that at 10 am, when there is a classroom to get into...first.... ; )

[SeaDragon]

Ok, here we go, with christine's help, the one and only "arghie", aka my cupcake.

He is definitely a cutie don't let him tell you otherwise.

[christine]

oh, bsmh!

i got dibs, girls! ;)

[SeaDragon]

Nice try but my cupcake is mine.........

[xsmommy]

nice try at inciting a catfight, arghy. did the boys put you up to it??

[Argh]

...we have been discussing exclusively circumcision and a much-coveted picture of our beloved Argh. Is there a connection?

I was circumscribed at birth.

Robert A. Cook, PE

I haven't whined and bitched and cried about it since like some "men's groups" who shall remain nameless. And if y'all think you're getting to see a picture of that, I suggest y'all hold y'all's breaths until it happens! It's in aboot the same category as Miss Chris's thong pictures, only less likely. :^)