Word For The Day, Tuesday, August 5, 2003

The Verbivores | 8/5/03 | 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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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.]

[xsmommy]

slow on the uptake HD? hmmmm?

[Hegewisch Dupa]

yeah, tell me about it! It gets pretty bad when I can't spot your billboard-sized innuendo.

[xsmommy]

; )

[xsmommy]

i was making a double entendred pun,flurry. he lives in OHIO and he is in the STATE of OHIO also.

[hobbes1]

How many letters in the sentence ?


Do the Math....lol

[xsmommy]

oh

[Laura Earl]

Oops...that's a good thing-I didn't catch it! I'm on a conf call, developing a report, and getting ready for my mid-year review. Too much multi-tasking!

[Conspiracy Guy]

I got it once you pointed out that a pun was intended. Just too busy catching up for not being here yesterday. Mah haid is up mah behind.

[Gabz]

I'm finally showing up!!!!

[xsmommy]

whatcha been doin?

[Gabz]

sitting in parking lots and on the sides of roads because of the rain. I'm not kidding.

I had some errands to run after I dropped off Jax, including some grocery shopping.

At about 8:45 the skies just openned up - by the time I got my stuff done it was noon - I was hungry and wanted a beer. I got home at 1:45 and was on the phone immediately.

[xsmommy]

as i have no umbrella with me, i know it will be pouring when it is time for me to walk out of here.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Well OK then....

(I was just wonderin'if it might be some sort of wierd chili-flavored TX offshoot of Boston clam shutter or Manhatten clam shudder.)

[Robert A Cook PE]

Goin' down to the root of the problem, eh?

(Don't worry, he'll lick it yet.)

(Or we'll come up with somethong else to take his mind of that hard problem.)

[Gabz]

I let Jax go play out in the rain last evening - she took my unbrella out of the van!!!!

But on a brighter note.....one of the calls I made after I got in was in answer to an ad in the Salisbury (MD) paper about lab mix puppies - I made the call after coolbreeze had called me from his Salisbury office. He is now en route to check them out.

If I know him, and after more than 15 years I should, I have a sneaking suspicion we will have a new addition to the gabz/coolbreeze household tonight. Between the time he called me and I called him back after answering the ad he had already put a box in the back seat of his car!!!!!

[Slip18]

You guys are getting hit with rain. Holy smokes.

[xsmommy]

OH GOODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! if you have a dog tonight, there better be an immediate pic posted of the new baby!!!

[Argh]

Calling all croquettes! Calling all croquettes! This may interest the croqs, too. A drink. If you change the URL slightly, you can also get #'s 1, 3, 5, and 6 as well. 2 and 7 don't seem to work.

[xsmommy]

: ( i hate liqueurs. no screamingorgasms for me : (

[hobbes1]

no screamingorgasms for me

I thought you preferred something other than a liquer to get that