Word For The Day, Thursday, 10/31/02, Happy Halloween!

The Verbivores | 10/31/02 | The Teachers

[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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ignominy \Ig"no*min*y\ noun
ignominies; noun, plural
ignominious; adjective
ignominiously; adverb
ignominiousness; noun

1. Great personal dishonor or humiliation
2. Shameful or disgraceful action, conduct, or character
3. Public disgrace or dishonor; reproach; infamy.
4. Marked by shame or disgrace
5. Deserving disgrace or shame; despicable
6. Degrading; debasing

Then first with fear surprised and sense of pain, Fled ignominious
--Milton.

Etymology: [L. ignominiosus: cf. F. ignominieux.] Date: 15th century

[EODGUY]

I think the only thing missing was the "perfect cheer" performed by Will Ferrel and Cheri Oteri from Saturday Night Live.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Jesse Jackson gives himself a little speech before meeting with a new intern who has caused an uproar by wearing very short skirts:
"Okay, Jesse, igno' mini and just look at her eyes."

[xsmommy]

i pray for an ignominious defeat for every Dem next week!

[Slip18]

Good morning, Everyone!

[xsmommy]

morning slippy, happy halloweenie to you. i am home sick today. i stopped at DD for my coffee on the way back from dropping the kids at school and out front were the 2 most adorable beagles i have ever seen. one had a pumpkin hat on his head and the other had a sunflower around her midsection. it was just precious.

i just put xspup's costume on him... it is a black bandana that says BAD TO THE BONE....

[xsmommy]

okay mr. know it all, so you were first! : P to you!

[Slip18]

Miss Rika is really going to like your sentence, TSSUF!

[Slip18]

Oh, that is hysterical. Bad to the Bone? I love it.

Do you have the cold that has been going around in this classroom as of late? I hope you feel better.

I took care of a Beagle a couple of years ago. I had that little sweet thing six weeks. It managed to eat, scratch, claw everything in the house. My poor Box o'Rox couldn't get in the doggie door because this little 25 pound female was guarding the door. She was just an adorable thing when she was sleeping, though.

[CholeraJoe]

i am home sick today

Haven't I lectured you on food service sanitation, repeatedly?

[xsmommy]

i have a COLD not diarrhea!!!!

[CholeraJoe]

Another ignominious gangsta rapper bites the dust:

Jam Master Jay, Part of Run DMC, Killed in Shooting

[CholeraJoe]

Oh. Get better, then. Chicken soup works.

[xsmommy]

yes i have had a bad cold all week, and it has been raining and yucky out. today is at least not rainy. poor xspup has not been out for 2 days. on Tuesday he became a filthy piggified mess in the mud outside and i had to bathe him, and when he was clean and drying himself in front of the fireplace, xsboy opened the door for some reason and he slipped out and AGAIN filthified himself! he is acting overly frisky today and i think he needs to go out even if it is still a bit wet out.

[xsmommy]

you know, it is very interesting. i have recently reestablished contact with a guy i used to date years ago, when i was in Colombia. it is very interesting to talk politics with him. it was most curious to me to hear that the violent lifestyles of the kids in the poor barrios, there, are every bit as idolized as the ghetto thug culture is here by middle class kids. very strange.

[TheGrimReaper]

Happy birthday, Sea!

[xsmommy]

campbell's? hey there is a science project idea! test a variety of chicken soup brands to see which is the most effective in treating cold symptoms!

[xsmommy]

oh grimmy.... sea is gonna LOVE that!

[TheGrimReaper]

What DOES one have to do - or what butt must one kiss - to get on the WFTD ping list??

[Robert A Cook PE]

Homeowrk:

The democratic illegal, immoral, hate-filled (but fortunately only partial!) success is largely due to the ignorominious level of their typical voters, which is fed through the national press corpse's devotion.....

... and the hatred of of many others of their supporters for freedom and capitalism.

[Slip18]

I think Tiger started the cold going around here. I'm so sorry you're under the weather.

Don't you just hate it when you give xspup a bath, and less than six hours later, he's dirty again. Is he easy to bathe? Or is he one of those who'll run and you have to catch him to just get some water and soap on him?