Word For The Day 9/06/02 Friday

webster merriam; dictionary.com | 9/06/02 | me

[Bella_Bru]

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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probity\'prO-b&-tE \, n:
1.adherence to the highest principles and ideals
2.Complete and confirmed integrity
“He was a gentlemanly Georgian, a person of early American probity” (Mary McGrory).

Etymology:Middle English probite, from Old French, from Latin probitas, from probus, upright, good. See per1 in Indo-European Roots.

Usage:Usage: Probity denotes unimpeachable honesty and virtue, shown especially by the performance of those obligations, called imperfect, which the laws of the state do not reach, and can not enforce. Integrity denotes a whole-hearted honesty, and especially that which excludes all injustice that might favor one's self. It has a peculiar reference to uprightness in mutual dealings, transfer of property, and the execution of trusts for others.

Good Morning, class. Today ,you may use probity or it's opposite, improbity.

[Bella_Bru]

C-, but a B+ for cuteness.

[hobbes1]

Write it Down, I'm telling you now.

2 days shy of nine weeks hence, Pres. Bush will pick up the Morning Papers, and Start Nominating Judges En Masse, Starting with Pickering and Owens.

[TheGrimReaper]

Let's see here.... Patty Leahy...Jumpin' Jimmy Jeffords... Socialist Bernie Sanders....
The solution may start with....
BOYCOTT VERMONT!

[xsmommy]

and that ridiculous jackass ben ICE CREAM cohen, who was on o'reilly last night, decrying the war against iraq and the $ spent on defense. i was screaming aloud at the tv! xshub kept saying THIS MAN MAKES ICE CREAM FOR A LIVING, WHY DOES ANYONE CARE WHAT HE THINKS????

[NeoCaveman]

Boycott Ben and Jerry's

[TheGrimReaper]

Methinks ol' Ben has been sampling the fermented curds of his product.
Or, he's just another IDIOT!

[xsmommy]

good idea! i don't normally buy it anyway. didn't dave matthews come out with an anti-war ben and Jerry's flavor recently too? i seem to recall something about that.

[hobbes1]

Ben and Jerrys sucks, their ideology notwithstanding.

GODIVA White Chocolate Raspberry,

THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE!!!

[TheGrimReaper]

I hate to give up "Cherry Garcia", but for the cause....
THE BOYCOTT IS ON!

[Robert A Cook PE]

Homework:

Monica's dress, without which the democrats through the national press corpse would have crucified her, was a stain of such stiff probity that it probably will be in the Smithsonian some day....

But she'd make more money through Ripley'd Believe It or Not.

[xsmommy]

Edy's cherry chocolate chip is quite passable. you can do it grimmy!

[NeoCaveman]

Uh oh....GE helped pay off Jack Welch's wife G.E. Expenses for Ex-Chief Cited in Divorce Papers.

Old Jack got a probity problem.

[xsmommy]

the only problem with that is that i like my chocolate brown.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Why care?

because the liberal press corpse is promoting him (rather than ridiculing him ...

And because he contributes (a LOT!) to democrats.

[hobbes1]

I have an excellent recipie for Brown Chocolate.

[xsmommy]

G.E. covered enormous living costs for them while he led the company and will continue to do so for him for the rest of his life.

why can't xshub get a deal like this?????

[xsmommy]

really?

[xsmommy]

so this is suzy wetlaufer's squeeze eh? i had forgotten!

[hobbes1]

Yeah, 450 milion, plus extensive embarrassment over a DOG...lol

[xsmommy]

i am sure she is talented, darling.