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Word For The Day, Tuesday, August 5, 2003
The Verbivores
| 8/5/03
| Teacher
Posted on 08/05/2003 5:20:19 AM PDT by 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....
blithe \blyth\, adjective
blither, blithest; adjective
blithely; adverb
blitheness; noun
1. Carefree and lighthearted.
2. Lacking or showing a lack of due concern; casual.
The blithe sounds of festal music. --Prescott.
A daughter fair, So buxom, blithe, and debonair. --Milton.
Etymology: [Middle English, from Old English bl the.]
TOPICS: Education; Humor; Poetry; Word For The Day
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To: Flurry
They are trying to keep the show fairly clean in order to not corrupt the minds of the kiddies in central Alabama. I say whatever!
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posted on
08/05/2003 10:58:44 AM PDT
by
Laura Earl
(Never wear panties to a party!)
To: Hegewisch Dupa
i'll give you a few minutes heads up, how's that? ; )
202
posted on
08/05/2003 10:58:58 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: Laura Earl
I was post snipping like the wackos do.
203
posted on
08/05/2003 10:59:02 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(They're "Smoke Gnatzies" Little minds buzzing into your business. Swat em.)
To: xsmommy
"lambikinis"??? You got me confused w/CJ again
To: Hegewisch Dupa
oh that's right, you are halupkikins...
205
posted on
08/05/2003 11:00:38 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: Laura Earl
I would never use the word Ohio to mean anything other than the dreary place it is.
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posted on
08/05/2003 11:02:39 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(They're "Smoke Gnatzies" Little minds buzzing into your business. Swat em.)
To: Flurry
You're right...Ohio has nothing in common with "The Big O"...lets call it Okaloosa instead.
207
posted on
08/05/2003 11:03:43 AM PDT
by
Laura Earl
(Never wear panties to a party!)
To: Flurry
"ocelot" is the word of choice, e.g., "I'm going out to get meself an ocelot."
To: Laura Earl; Flurry; dubyaismypresident
well, Dubs lives in the state of ohio......
209
posted on
08/05/2003 11:04:47 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: xsmommy
I went back to Ohio....
but my pretty countryside...
Had been paved down the middle
by a government that had no pride...
The Farms of Ohio...
Had been replaced by shopping malls,
and Muzak filled the air
from Seneca to Cahoga Falls
I said Hey Ho where'd you go Ohio?
210
posted on
08/05/2003 11:07:34 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
To: TheGrimReaper
To: hobbes1
hm. interesting. never heard it.
212
posted on
08/05/2003 11:10:26 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: theDentist
Yikes ... get up in the wrong bed this morning?
To: LonePalm
To: TruthShallSetYouFree
I'm impressed Truthy!
To: Laura Earl
Oklahoma, O K.
216
posted on
08/05/2003 11:14:17 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(They're "Smoke Gnatzies" Little minds buzzing into your business. Swat em.)
To: TruthShallSetYouFree
Dagnabbit, I almost responded with the... Who gives a rat's patooty, then I realized that someone must, somewhere.
A+
To: xsmommy
Does that make it less dreary?
218
posted on
08/05/2003 11:15:06 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(They're "Smoke Gnatzies" Little minds buzzing into your business. Swat em.)
To: xsmommy; Slip18; camle; maxwell; hobbes1; Eala; CholeraJoe
219
posted on
08/05/2003 11:15:46 AM PDT
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only support FR by donating monthly, but ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
To: dubyaismypresident
Oh I like it, I really do.
A+
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