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.]

[SCalGal]

Oh, well... at least I got the note written.

[secret garden]

The American public shows some sagacity after all in their preference for a pro-American stance. This should fall into the no...um...kidding Sherlock category.

[NeoCaveman]

Exxon Mobil is back below $37 drive more, please.

[secret garden]

I hope y'all aren't talking about Orlando Salinas. His new look reminds me of Satan.

[Laura Earl]

If you think animals don't have emotions, you should have seen LulaBelle's eyes when I left for work this morning!

[theDentist]

Here's the coffee, some milk sugars, sweet 'n low, and 2 teas.

[camle]

and you should have seen Alpo last night when I farted.

[TheGrimReaper]

Damn french.

Is that any way to talk on &$^%#!!x( Bastille Day??

[P.O.E.]

The Old Mill is still there, as is the Golden Nugget. I didn't see the Laffin the Dark, but we might have missed it.

Another highlight was the deep-fried Oreos - tasted like chocolate funnel cake. That's about as bad for you as it gets, but mmmmm-MMMM!

[NeoCaveman]

fruck the Fench!

[TheGrimReaper]

Phuque les Phrenches.

[Laura Earl]

couldn't have been worse than the SBDs LulaBelle was cutting yesterday while I was trying to watch the race.

[xsmommy]

you and xshub are on the same prayer list then. the Sequoia is a beast.

[xsmommy]

she is. and i have never been able to work up the same enthusiasm for Orlando after CJ posted the fruity dressup pix....

[xsmommy]

no one can ever convince me that xspup did not love me and look at me with devoted eyes.

[secret garden]

Chevy Suburban. 42 gallon tank. 'Nuff said.

[secret garden]

But that creepy facial hair he is sporting now! Double eew.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Random musings

Will the wise voters from CA say “Git” away to ole Gray
And with sagacity send him on his way?

Is going multiple times to ”CATS” gay? I think that it may
Not be DC or AC—It’s gay! (To act gay is to be gay.)

Hillary’s bust—a sag city, not pretty (even trussed) not lusty
Mood killer. Men sag at icy stares from Old Krusty.

[Laura Earl]

Lu has an assortment of looks she shares at just the right time.

[CholeraJoe]

Orlando Bloom, sg.