Word For The Day, Thursday, July 10, 2003

The Verbivores | 7/10/03 | The 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. Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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vafrous \Va"frous\,adjective:
vafrously: adverb

Crafty; cunning; sly; as, vafrous tricks. [Obs.]

Etymology: [L. vafer.] Obscure

[RikaStrom]

Good Morning Class. Welcome to School!

Alright Kiddies, it's time to pay attention. Class is now in session. The rules are simple, you get a grade if you use the WFTD in a sentence, haiku, limerick, or quatrain. You get a "+" if you make a link, or make the teacher laugh, or you offer the appropriate bribes. I hold the grade book, and the whip and chair.

Let's get this show on the road. Here is my example of the WFTD.

Robles changed the system so that he could search 10 years of city records and found that the six women had applied for a total of 43 marriage licenses. The husbands came from countries including Pakistan, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Peru, Trinidad, St. Lucia, India, Nigeria and other parts of Africa.

Oh good grief, I'd heard of green card marriages but this is ridiculous. Serial Brides??

It appears that these women have been making a profit from being a bride. 6 females have each done an amazing amount of turns through the marriage mart, look at how the numbers work: 6 brides with 43 husbands = 7.17 marriages each. And over a span of 10 years, that would be roughly .72 marriages per year.

Sooo, they're basically getting married every year to a new person to get them through immigration. Vafrous scam…provided you can keep your mouth shut and not blab that you've been married 6 times. Sheesh.

Actually I don't know what offends me more, the women or the men.

Serial Brides Charged in New York 'Green Card' Scam

[RikaStrom]

C'mon you miscreants!

[RikaStrom]

C'mon you miscreants!

[CholeraJoe]

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[RikaStrom]

C'mon you miscreants!

[RikaStrom]

C'mon you miscreants!

[RikaStrom]

Oh very good CJ!

[xsmommy]

oh big deal you made it. : )

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[CholeraJoe]

Damn near a miracle due to the slow dial up speeds I get here at the tarpaper shack.

[xsmommy]

CJ vafrously waylaid me in the hallway to beat me in the classroom. i know it doesn't count for a grade, i am just warming up...

[xsmommy]

i wasn't even looking for the classroom, i was reading the African article that Whyisa pinged me to.

[RikaStrom]

How could he do that? Did he trip you in the hall? ;-)

[CholeraJoe]

I super-glued xs' pigtails to her locker, Rika.

[xsmommy]

no, he left his sheep out there and when i stopped to pet her, he dashed in the door.

[NYC GOP Chick]

I thought he was just informing us that he made a "number one" this morning! ;)

[xsmommy]

and it really SMARTED when i tore them off to get away!

[xsmommy]

GROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[hobbes1]

Morning Rika Chan!

[NYC GOP Chick]

Hey, don't look at *me*! I'm not the one announcing my bathroom habits to the class!