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]

i will take xsteen and xsboy to see it, undoubtedly. xsbrownie has no desire to see it. looks too scary for her.

[Conspiracy Guy]

They had a thousand jar of mayonaise.

[RikaStrom]

Yep. LOL

[xsmommy]

The sagacious drive gas guzzling behemoths...

[NeoCaveman]

The story of her saga
may book tour to your city
LIES FOR HISTORY stretches credulity
and shows a villian with no sagacity.

[SCalGal]

I just don't want to go to work.

I'll write you a note: Please excuse Miss Rika from work today as she doesn't want to be there.

[hobbes1]

Does it never end with those cheese eating surrender monkeys?

[camle]

we've been talking about going to see a movie and that one cropped up as possibility. might try it this weekend.

[P.O.E.]

Good morning!

Back from vacation yesterday - we didn't spend any time at the nude beach, so I have no photos of other tourists in their sag-ass-ity.

[xsmommy]

did you go to Kennywood???

[NeoCaveman]

Does it never end with those cheese eating surrender monkeys?

Question who was Chirac working for?
Bill Clinton was spending a lot of time in Europe...

[P.O.E.]

As much as Cedar Point had some great mega-coasters, I think Kennywood had them beat with it's low-tech old coasters.

The coolest part of the Thunderbolt was if you sat up front. As you were going down the hill, you'd start off slow. Then, as the rest of the cars in back came down over the crest, the weight of them pushed you faster and faster as you went up the next hill.

And you don't see rides like Noah's Ark anymore - my kids got a big kick out of that one, too.

Thanks xs, we owe you one for tipping us off to Kennywood!

[xsmommy]

awww, it warms my heart that you went, P.O.E.! kennywood is a part of my childhood, and actually a part of my family's childhood, since my dad went there when he was young. my parents had to CARRY my niece (now 17) through Noah's ark when she was little, she was so scared. do they still have Laffin' in the Dark and the Old Mill? those were the make-out rides when you went to K-wood on school picnics. : )

[hobbes1]

those were the make-out rides when you went to K-wood on school picnics. : )

Gee from Make out rides, to Sexually harassing immigrant construction workers at Dunkin Donuts in the Morning.....

The more that things change, the more they stay the same...

[xsmommy]

i never made out on them, just telling you what i heard.

[Conspiracy Guy]

You forgot to sign the note for Miss Rika.

[hobbes1]

Ummmm....Right...

[Laura Earl]

Present. However I will be in and out of class today as I am sagaciously preparing the document which will outline all of my accomplishments through the first half of the year. Takes lots of creative writing since my greatest accomplishment is to control the fist of death while at work. Grrrrrr!

[RikaStrom]

Al right gang, I have to get going or I will be seriously late, and not just marginally late.

Try to stay out of trouble and I'll see you at lunch.

[CholeraJoe]

Every time I fill my Avalanche's tank, the entire board of Exxon Mobil gives me a standing ovation. Kuwaiti children say a special prayer for me.