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

[theDentist]

I'll be working in Norfolk, living either in Chesapeak or Va Beach. Where are you?

[NeoCaveman]

Wanna bet that rural northwest Missouri is a Talent area.

That's what I guessed in my response #69 On absentee ballots, in rural counties....looks like a trick to get the widder some extra votes.

[xsmommy]

northern VA, DC suburbs. too far to commute to the dentist : (

[theDentist]

Well, some weekend I do want to drive up and visit the DC area... especially now that the WH is no longer infested.

[xsmommy]

well once you are settled, let me know!

[TheGrimReaper]

cough up dues everyone!

Telltale sign of latent liberalism....always trying to suck some cash out of other peoples' pockets. 8-[

[white rose]

Considering the number of unhappy campers we have in class today, perhaps I should not make articles like this the cynosure of my homework, but I think everyone should be aware of the continuing disintigration of our voting system.

Am I the only one thinking that the November elections will be a lively imitation of Hell?

[xsmommy]

hey, i have a Nordstrom bill showing up at the end of the week! cough up the cash!

[xsmommy]

comPOST doesn't come through w/o registering!

[NeoCaveman]

Am I the only one thinking that the November elections will be a lively imitation of Hell?

NJ is a court battle, we have backwards absentee ballots in MO already, Hell might be an understatement.

[white rose]

Hobbes, I--if you will pardon the expression--feel your pain. God alone knows how this New Jersey standoff will play out, but so far it's looking as if it might make Florida 2000 seem like a garden party at Buckingham Palace.

It doesn't help, of course, that most election laws apparently read as if they were written by a bunch of trained monkeys after they've polished off a few bottles of Jack Daniels'.

[white rose]

Really? I'm not registered there, and I was able to read it. Weird.

[Cyber Liberty]

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

LOL....

[white rose]

Does this work?

[xsmommy]

yep that does! thanks!

[TheGrimReaper]

I think you should put your Nordstrom Trust Fund in a LOCK BOX!!!
)8-])

[xsmommy]

now that is just being brutally mean and nasty, grimmy. that is much harsher and harder to take than any of your cheesecake and innuendo! sniff.....

[Slip18]

Then there's the Hawaiian Senatorial thing going on, also. Senator has been on life support for a long time. Just in time to miss the 51 days. Then they took her off life support.

The game playing in politics is mindboggling.

[TheGrimReaper]

re #87
Damn, that's disgusting.
It must be Hellinahandbasket Syndrome.

[Slip18]

My check for one million is in the mail as we speak. LOL!