Word For The Day, Tuesday, 10/1/02

The Verbivores | 10/1/02 | 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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cynosure \SY-nuh-shoor; SIN-uh-shoor\, noun:
cynosural; adjective

1. Anything to which attention is strongly turned; a center of attraction.
2. That which serves to guide or direct.
3. The northern constellation Ursa Minor, which contains the North Star; also, the North Star itself.

Before another year elapses Rome will be the cynosure of the world.
--Benjamin Disraeli, Lothair

Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French, Ursa Minor, guide, from Latin cynosura Ursa Minor, from Greek kynosoura, from kynos oura, literally, dog's tail

[Robert A Cook PE]

I will have to make up for lost time ... a downed server killed all comm's all day today ....

Homework:

At least one ancient reptile species died out relatively early, unlike certain liberals we know, when it starved to death ...

See, the cynosuraus kept sneezing every time it tried to sneak up on its Eastern European prey because it was allergic to the Poland in the air.

[RikaStrom]

ROFLOL

You are just too much!

[theDentist]

"Gee, might not be too long a commute for a patient living in, say, Maryland?"

No, just a hop, skip, and jump north. Then back over the state line
before someone discovers I'm practicing without a license.

Or schooling.

Or Novacaine.

[theDentist]

"If I ever get my house sold we'll pracctically be neighbors, just across the bridge!!!! "

I believe the liberals will shudder at that prospect.
:-)

[xsmommy]

won't you be sad to leave the cold weather behind ; ) ?

[xsmommy]

might this be why all of our classmates are so goodlooking ?

[Robert A Cook PE]

Thus confirming the Pittsburgh source of that story .....

[hobbes1]

Good Morning Miss Rika! you look lovely today.

And I haven't had a beer!

[hobbes1]

No, Darling in my case it's strictly Genetics, and hard work.

[theDentist]

"won't you be sad to leave the cold weather behind"

Sure will. "Don't throw me into that briar patch!!"