Word For The Day, 5/8/03

5/8/03

[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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plebeian\Ple*be"ian\, adjective:
plebeianism, plebeian; noun
plebeianly; adverb

1. Of or relating to the common people of ancient Rome: a plebeian magistrate.
2. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of commoners.
3. Unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar: plebeian tastes.

n.

1. One of the common people of ancient Rome.
2. A member of the lower classes.
3. A vulgar or coarse person.

Etymology: From Latin plebius, from plebs, pleb-, the common people.

Good Morning Class. Welcome to School!

[Slip18]

Cuchi-Cuchi!

Charo's still active and playing at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas indefinitely. I guess that means until her Cuchi-Cuchi wears out.

[Slip18]

You're bad!!!

[Slip18]

How did you beat me to that photo of Charo?

I have another one, though. This is her Spanish persona portraiture.

[xsmommy]

We googled the same spot, i guess! did you read something about when her baby turned 5 and she had no little friends to invite to his bday party, she decided to leave her self-imposed exile in Hawaii? who the heck fathered that baby? xavier cugat has to be long dead, right?

[Cyber Liberty]

What in tarnation is goin' on around here?

[xsmommy]

cuchi, cuchi, cybe.

[Cyber Liberty]

Ohhhhhhhhh.

[Slip18]

Xavier Cugat died on October 27, 1990. His biography says nothing about any children.

[xsmommy]

well hopefully she got someone young and cute, after being wtih the old coot.

[Slip18]

Are you doing the cuchi-cuchi with xs? LOL!

[xsmommy]

who said that white guys can't dance ; )

[Slip18]

Our comments will be picked up by the LP news service this morning.

[xsmommy]

hope it is at least BREAKING NEWS....

[Slip18]

Everything is Breaking News over there. It's just to get someone angry about "Breaking News."

[xsmommy]

Imagine having to rely on US to provide fodder for conversation? very sad.

[Slip18]

There are a lot of excellent posters over there, but the ones who hang out at the "Bar" to watch our postings are insufferable gossip-mongers.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Homework:

Each national military academy argues about its traditions, (and each thinks its the toughest to get through their own way), but I believe the facts speaks for themselves: Texas A&M put more officers (and enlisted) in uniform in WWII than the others combined.

And I still think that the and second years at A&M (being a "fish" "p-head" or "frog") is harder than a plebeian at West Point.

[Robert A Cook PE]

But we are always amused when people write potery.

(Except xsex. She doesn't get the point of the limericks.)

[Cyber Liberty]

This is too weird...

Bush/Blair Nominated For Nobel Peace Prise

[VRWCmember]

This is her Spanish persona portraiture

I wasn't expecting the Spanish Inquisition!

NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition!