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.]

[VRWCmember]

Sweetie, Gabz calls everyone a sick person when they post a disturbing picture, or a corny joke, or a raunchy joke. I'm the king of sick people around here. As long as she doesn't call you a "nico-nazi" she isn't insulting you.

Sorry to hear you're having a stressful day. Please don't feel insulted by the banter in the classroom.

[hobbes1]

Nope. Knowing how desparately you crave me is satisfaction enough Darling.

[xsmommy]

vast, sometimes i am less than personable in here too, wouldn't you say? where is my pic again of me PMSing? the one i love so dearly?

[xsmommy]

hobbes=ipecac : )

[Conspiracy Guy]

"Isn't that your M.O. for hooking men?"

Seems clear enough to me hooking is the verb, hooker would be the noun.

[hobbes1]

Admit it...I don't make you vomit...just gag a little.....

[xsmommy]

RME

[VRWCmember]

vast, sometimes i am less than personable in here too, wouldn't you say? where is my pic again of me PMSing?

Oh, are you saying we need this again?

PMS ALERT

(You have been warned)

[hobbes1]

Not in context with the Italicized print.

"To sink ones hook into..." as into Hook a Fish.

[xsmommy]

you are a pal, flurry!! : )

[VRWCmember]

LOL! You are a sick puppy.

[xsmommy]

no, not yet, but Chick needs to see a pic of me, PMSing. astounding likeness that....

[Conspiracy Guy]

Lets try again here.

Digging dirt = Digger

Posting message = Poster

Hooking men = Hooker

[xsmommy]

i can't tell you how good it feels to have someone so solidly on my side, Flurry. you are a faithful pal. hobbes is usually on my @$$ and on my nerves! ; )

[hobbes1]

So, when you go fishing that makes you a Hooker too?

[xsmommy]

these are so many angels dancing on the head of a pin, suffice it to say you said something mean about me and you have to make it up to me!

[Conspiracy Guy]

I stand for Truth, Justice, and the American Way. If hobbes1 had not attacked your character unfairly I would not be standing so firm. If the roles were reversed I'd have to back hobbes1.

[Conspiracy Guy]

If you had said, "Isn't that your MO for hooking fish?" The meaning is different.

[Argh]

Oh, sure, drag me in! :^) I'm tempted to sit on the fence like a Canaduh chicken and say it was a good pun, with both meanings! I don't think it was calling xs a hooker, prostitute, call girl, chippie, bimbo, harlot, floozy, strumpet, doxy, loose woman, courtesan, demimondaine, tart, streetwalker, whore, trollop, courtesan, concubine, or working girl. I know she's not one, also.

Someday we should list all the synonyms for drunk. Scrooched, gassed, bombed, blotto, inebriated, pie-eyed, sozzled, plastered...

[RikaStrom]

Aint that the truth.

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