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.]

[xsmommy]

ok, you have explained why you were two weirdos with dirty clothes on vaca. : )

[Laura Earl]

My work group's mission statement is directly from Dilbert's website.

[camle]

why not call him friskies? or whiskas?

[Conspiracy Guy]

But who would you rather chat with, the average male or the average female?

[xsmommy]

bc i hate cats.

[Argh]

Either that or asleep and dreaming.

And just to get my 2 cents in, I think your pups are heartbreakingly adorable (but one hopes the mutual examinations won't go on for ever!).

[hobbes1]

i have always had an affinity for boys.

RME....you are the master of understatement.

[Argh]

If it's good, it turns me into a sex maniac, so I avoid the stuff.

[Gabz]

Please use the toothpicks so you can tell me about it - I don't get PMSNBC.

This is the second time in about as many weeks I have lamented on that.

[hobbes1]

Turns you into ?!?!?!?!?

[Argh]

You and Germaine Greer.

[hobbes1]

I guess if I can remain awake late enough I will have to take a 1 hour
hiatus from my Savage-Firing-induced boycott....

[xsmommy]

that's sick.

[hobbes1]

Really. Who could dislike harmless Lipstick Lesbians...

[xsmommy]

they only exist in your mind, and that of dubs and cj.are none in real life.

[hobbes1]

Not true. I see them on Cinemax all the time around 4 A.M....

[xsmommy]

they are paid to act that way.

[Argh]

HAH!

[NYC GOP Chick]

Yeah, sure. But when the guys are asking you to do that, get back to us with that, 'k? :)

[hobbes1]

And the ones I see o the Girls Gone Wild video infomercials?

They look like LUGS to me