Word For The Day, Tuesday, 8/13/02

The Verbivores | 8/13/02 | Teacher

[RikaStrom]

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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ecumenical \eh-yu-men-i-kul\, adjective; also: ecumenic \eh-yu-men-ik\:
ecumenical, ecumenicalism; noun
ecumenically; adverb

1. Of worldwide scope or applicability; universal.
2. 1. Of or relating to the worldwide Christian church.
   2. Concerned with establishing or promoting unity among churches or religions
3. worldwide or general in extent, influence, or application

   There wasn't an	7
   Archimandrite of Dane's Island and the townlands nor a minx	8
   from the Isle of Woman nor a one of the four cantins nor any on	9
   the whole wheel of his ecunemical conciliabulum nor nogent	10
   ingen meid on allad the hold scurface of the jorth would come	11
   next or nigh him, Mr Eelwhipper, seed and nursery man, or	12
   his allgas bumgalowre, Auxilium Meum Solo A Domino (Amsad),	13
   for rime or ration, from piles or faces, after that.
   --- James Joyce, Finnegan’s Wake, Book III, Episode III, Verse 496 Etymology: Late Latin oecumenicus, from Late Greek oikoumenikos, from Greek oikoumenE the inhabited world, from feminine of oikoumenos, present passive particle of oikein to inhabit, from oikos house. Date: circa 1587

[camle]

I can think of a few thing I'd LIKE to do...

for now I'll just be a gentleman, sit by the wet bar nursing a martooni and a big cigar.

[camle]

far too many of the elite speak in euphemisms that hide the truth. Rummy doesn't do that as much.

[Gabz]

Was it the hosting group of this being ecumenical? Or was it XS in directing me there as a suggestion for selling my house????

Fortunately Wilmington is 50 miles away and I rarely venture there, but as wilmington goes, usually so does Dover, so I expect to see similar events here in the not so distant future.

GET ME OUT OF THIS STATE

[xsmommy]

i think the st joseph statue is far more effective!

[Gabz]

Yes, I'm sure it is.

I've been unable to locate one here in town, but am going to Philly on Thursday, so should have better luck then!!

[doubled]

McCauliffe hopes for an ecumenical
Dem control of things economical.
But shows he's a lush
Ridin' a bus
And garbles on interview comical.

It's the third item down on the page.

[xsmommy]

let me know bc i can get one and send it to you, if you need me to.

[Gabz]

Thank you, my friend - I appreciate the offer and will keep it in mind.

[doubled]

I am so ashamed. I got the word of the day spelled right, but I insulted that poor excuse for a man by misspelling his name. It should be McAuliffe. Please, classmates and Miss Strom, will you please let me into the hallowed halls of the the school building again? I will try to be better. If it had been Dasshole I would have had no trouble, or even one of the Clintoons.

[NeoCaveman]

Terry "Global Crossing" McCaulliffe's lies are ecumenical, he lies about everything.

[RikaStrom]

LOL.

A+

[RikaStrom]

Oh mercy! LOL, nothing like showing true colors.

A+

[Gabz]

As I mentioned I'm going to Philly on Thursday, for what may prove to be a very ecumenical event (LOL)

Third Annual Killer Tomato Contest

[NeoCaveman]

LOL. How cool.

[white rose]

It is good to have an open-minded, ecumenical attitude, but suggestions are being made that perhaps Cynthia McKinney has taken such an attitude a wee bit too far.

(Lord, and I thought California political contests were weird.)

[lds23]

One of my all time favorite books (it's really pretty hysterical, if you're into wordplay)!

With the approaching anniversary of 9/11, I recall the ecunemical outpouring of prayer for the US. Since then, the rest of the world (or at least so the media portrays it) seems to be backing off supporting us in the war on terror, especially our pre-emptive strikes against the likes of Saddam.

Nevertheless, to paraphrase the Rugrats, "A country's gotta do what a country's gotta do.

At the very least, this 9/11 there will be a re-resurgence of the Red, White and Blue.

[Gabz]

That's the station I listen to Glenn Beck on.

The debate over who should be on the billboard this year went on for weeks and was hilarious. We had wanted to go last year, but I forget why we didn't.

I'm looking forward to it. Hopefully I'll be able to get some good pix.

[NeoCaveman]

I'm looking forward to it. Hopefully I'll be able to get some good pix.

Remember to share the pix with the class.

[RikaStrom]

Yeah, he is an equal opportunity liar.

A+

[Gabz]

Remember to share the pix with the class.

I will sure try.