Word For The Day, Tuesday, 9/17/02

The Verbivores | 9/17/02 | 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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nescience /NESH-(ee-)uhn(t)s/, noun:
nescient; adjective, noun
nesciently; adverb

1. Lack of knowledge; ignorance.
2. Agnosticism.
3. Ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)

"Then since knowledge pertains to that which is and ignorance of necessity to that which is not, for that which lies between we must seek for something between nescience and science, if such a thing there be."
--Plato

Etymology: Late Latin nescientia, from Latin nescient-, nesciens, present participle of nescire not to know, from ne- not + scire to know.Date: 1612

[xsmommy]

well guess i am a sexist pig too! the thing is, any boys in this class tried that crap (against the coquette's will of course) and they would be getting decked right and left. i might not be able to knock any of you out, but i would leave marks!

[Constitution Day]

well you are adorable even though just an infant, CD. hope you have a great day.

Har har.

Thanks, xs! 8^)

[LonePalm]

Good Morning Miss Rika,

I don't know why, but I have always thought of Teddy Kennedy as the Lake Nescience Monster. I only wish he were as mythical.

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[Just another Joe]

This Susie Orbach woman is REALLY nescient. Not a CLUE!

Author Says Obesity Part "Western Guilt" and Part Fault of Diet Industry

[Sword_of_Gideon]

Now you've done it... looks like you've stirred up the old hornet's nest over there.... you've really got them hopping. If I was really feeling devious I'd spin them up... sometimes I love to play Devil's Advocate & take a totally opposing view & blow it way out of proportion just to see what kind of rise I get out of people. Unfortunately, I don't like to do that here, but rather in person.... on here, no one knows what you're really doing & can totally take things out of context... in person when you see that someone is getting whacked out you can bring them down & let them know you're just messing with their minds.

[xsmommy]

maybe i am just in a brawling state of mind, but good LORD the girlies are irking the crap out of me on that thread. i am somehow now condoning rape.

[xsmommy]

i have to say that i love the fact that my kids have great senses of humor, even if it is often at my expense!

[LonePalm]

You can deck me anytime you want mommy. How about a nice split level job done in mahogany?

Care for a club sandwich? It's a double-decker.

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[Sword_of_Gideon]

There you go, now I've hopped into it... let's see how long before I get butchered over their like a male sexist pig.

[hobbes1]

i am somehow now condoning rape.

Kewl, wanna go out ?

[xsmommy]

jack@$$!

[xsmommy]

they will swat at you like a gnat, the wussy whiners have me in the crosshairs.

[Sword_of_Gideon]

This is really getting interesting.... it sucks that I'm actually going to have to do some real work here sometime this morning.

[lds23]

The press and the peaceniks protested about the pending doom and gloom scenarios in Afghanistan ("quagmire", "another Vietnam", etc.). They were wrong, but you'd never know it from them - they not only continue their whines in the Iraq situation, but are silent about pointing out their own repeated nescience.

We take so much for granted, I think it's healthy to take a look at how successful the campaign really was, and it gives hope for the next phases in the war on terror. Finish the war - and recognize how well it's going

[xsmommy]

oh don't work! stay and play with the wussy whiners!!

[Sword_of_Gideon]

I can for a little while longer... it is so much fun to spin them up & then let them go.

[Sword_of_Gideon]

Do you think they'd get upset over there if I tried to cyber-pinch their butts?

[xsmommy]

do they even know who Gloria Allred is? or is that lost on them? can any self respecting conservative want to be on her side?

[Sword_of_Gideon]

The only thing that would make that discussion over there more fun would be if it were on DU. Could you even imagine the names you would be called over there?

[xsmommy]

now what would they think of this type of harassment over there? THIS IS harassment. aborting your baby as a condition of employment.