Word For The Day, Monday, July 14, 2003

The Verbivores | 7/14/03 | 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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sagacity \Sa*gac"i*ty\, noun
sagacious; adjective
sagaciously; adverb
sagaciousness; noun

1. The quality of being discerning, sound in judgment, and farsighted; wisdom.
2. The quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment or penetration with soundness of judgment; shrewdness.
3. Ability to make good judgments.
4. The mental ability to form an opinion by distinguishing and evaluating.

Some [brutes] show that nice sagacity of smell. --Cowper.
Natural sagacity improved by generous education. --V. Knox.

Etymology: [French sagacité, from Old French sagacite, from Latin sag cit s, quickness of perception, from sag x, sag c-, of keen perception.]

[Laura Earl]

That is SO disgusting! Back in the closet...all of 'em.

[Laura Earl]

I'm only tough with the people who deserve it!

[Gabz]

That sounds like a wonderful series, I'll have to go look and see when it's on -



oh pooh, just like I don't get PMSNBC, I don't even know if I get a PBS station here -


and to be perfectly honest - I don't give a rat's heinie!!!!!

[Laura Earl]

Actually I'm being pretty tough on a co-worker right now. Sorry, but if you've been with this "esteemed" company for less that 4 years you don't know everything, so don't try to pretend to me that you do on a Monday morning.

[TheGrimReaper]

I just think we should all feel so good about ourselves that we have the privilege of subsidizing such excremental drivel.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

It would seem Bill Murray was showing sagacity in the following story (from the Chicago Trib so I think I'm not suppossed to post it in it's entirity)...

After throwing the ceremonial first pitch into the stands before Sunday night's game at Wrigley Field, actor Bill Murray went out to home plate for the pregame meeting with the umpires.

Before leaving, Murray managed to slip some money into the pockets of all four umps.

...but money spent on trying to help the Cubs win is never money well spent. Final score: Braves 7, Lovable Losers 2

[Conspiracy Guy]

Well I certainly know that.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Less than 4 years. No concept of the big picture, just a few pixels.

[TheGrimReaper]

A bit of non-sagacious buffoonery in Carrboro, NC:
'Anti-Bush' artwork decorates town hall

[Conspiracy Guy]

Did you hose down the sheep? They are very combustible.

[Gabz]

Even my gay friends find that stuff abhorent.

[VRWCmember]

Dave walks into the bar and sees his friend Jeff huddled at the bar, depressed. Dave walks over and asks Jeff what's wrong.

"Well," replies Jeff, "You know that beautiful girl at work that I wanted to ask out, but I got an erection every time I saw her?"

"Yes," replies Dave with a smile.

"Well," says Jeff, straightening up, "I finally mustered up the courage to ask her out, and she agreed."

"That's great!" says Dave, "when are you going out?"

"I went to meet her this evening," continues Jeff, "but I was worried I'd get an erection again. So I got some duct tape and taped my pecker to my leg, so if I did, it wouldn't show."

"Sensible" says Dave.

"So I get to her door," says Jeff, "and I rang her doorbell. She answered it in the sheerest, tiniest dress you ever saw."

"And what happened then?"

Jeff huddles over the bar again. "I kicked her in the face."

[Conspiracy Guy]

I used to hate it when that happened.

[doubled]

Julian Bond sounds sagacious
Dissing Pubs to start a fracas
The fact that he's wrong
Won't be in the song
He'd rather sound so salacious.

[Laura Earl]

This would be funny if it wasn't a true story Hell...it is funny!

[Gabz]

That Mayor needs a new job - quickly.

[CholeraJoe]

Their fleece is still pretty short, but I did give them a good soaking this morning.

[Gabz]

BWAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAAA

[Laura Earl]

Less than 4 years. No concept of the big picture, just a few pixels.

I've been on the waiting list for the parking deck longer than that, and am now up to #80.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Heck.