Word For The Day, Friday, August 1, 2003

The Verbivores | 8/1/03 | 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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carouse \ca*rouse\, verb
carouses, carousing, caroused; intransitive verb
carousal, carouser; noun:

1. To engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking.
2. To drink excessively
3. To drink up; to drain; to drink freely or jovially.

Guests carouse the sparkling tears of the rich grape. --Denham.
Egypt's wanton queen, Carousing gems, herself dissolved in love. --Young.

Etymology: [German garaus, all out, drink up : gar, completely (from Middle High German, from Old High German garo) + aus, out, up]

Word History: The origin of the word carouse can be found in a German interjection that meant “time to leave the bar.” German garaus, which is derived from the phrase gar (“all”) aus (“out”), meaning “all out,” then came to mean “drink up, bottoms up,” and “a last drink before closing time.” The English borrowed this noun, with the meaning “the practice of sitting around drinking until closing time,” sometimes spelling the word garaus but usually spelling it closer to the way it is spelled today. Soon after the word is first recorded as a noun in 1559, we find the verb carouse, in 1567.

[hobbes1]

There's Changing Diapers and fetching beers during football.

[hobbes1]

see above.lol

[hobbes1]

Me Too!

[Gabz]

I was not implying that those Three things were all women are good for....

Of course we know you weren't IMPLYING it - you were stating it as FACT.

[hobbes1]

Oh not at all. See 121....lol

[Gabz]

PHTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!

[gas_dr]

Naw, I think that I will continue with the hopes and dreams that the broncos will go to the playoffs, and then watch the DOOFUS coach Shanananananananahan screw up on play after play and drive our hopes into the ground!

[gas_dr]

Speaking of a circus in california, i thought this was appropriate in terms of the carouse word and the xs lessons...http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/956366/posts

[Gabz]

If I ever needed further proof that it was past time for me to get out of Dover, this just adds fuel to the fire:

Three charged in Dover, Delaware drug probe

The apartment complex where the major arrest took place not only was only about a block from where our house was, but directly across the street from where Jax would have been going to school in September.

[Texan5]

That hole you have dug should be about the depth of the Mariannas trench by now....

[hobbes1]

Wow....good timing...

[NeoCaveman]

I mean the guy has handled the transition to the bench fabulously, and his snaps will be so limited during the year....

I've never been a Vinny fan, it goes back to the Cleveland days but I must say he has handled the situation with class.

[hobbes1]

What Hole?



I was just pointing out how much I love women..in their natural state......you know...


Barefoot, Pregnant and in the Kitchen...; )

[Gabz]

I don't know - anything would be an improvement over what they have in Sacramento right now.............

[camle]

prob with using hookers is that one is likely to get hoof n mouth or some such from the experience.

[Texan5]

Good God! You got out just in the nick of time. Scary stuff.

[hobbes1]

Vinny was a victim of poor timing.

Great Arm, came into the league when it was still Going big down the sidelines.

Once he was able to get into an offense where he could work the underneath stuff with timing, he was going great.

Then he snapped his Achilles, Once he came back they had Drafted Pennington bc of his age....

[Gabz]

Very good timing.

But after re-reading the story, I have come to the conclusion that part of that probe involved the problems I was having across the street from me - the timing of it is just too close to be just coincidental.

[Texan5]

You well may have something there-I am not much of a believer in coincidence, either, especially when there is something like that going on.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I thought that when you talk sex you clean ears. Just got out of meeting from hell.