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.]

[Texan5]

Bacon bits? Are they just to put in the butter, or are they mixed with the jam? I've never thought to put bacon bits on a croissant.

[TheGrimReaper]

Croissants are French.
I wouldn't touch them if I were you.
8-]

[Conspiracy Guy]

Clint gonna haul em back for a few more dollars?

[hobbes1]

Hopefully on the Back of the cart from "A Few Dollars More".....

[TheGrimReaper]

Or laying across the back of the mule in "Hang 'em High".
Complete with rope burns.

[Conspiracy Guy]

That's what I was hinting at.

[Eala]

Becoming but chund…er.

Chund...er? Doesn't show in my dictionary...

[Conspiracy Guy]

Have you got a postable picture of a piece of toast? I was thinking about using it in a "New Picture of Saddam" Vanity post.

[theDentist]

Actually, neither. I grabbed 'em by mistake when I blithely grabbed all else. I thought it was the smucker's peanut butter.

[MeekOneGOP]

Yep ! It's Go ahead punk ... make my day time !

[Conspiracy Guy]

No it's, "Bang. I thought I'd miscounted but I caught my mistake."

[Texan5]

I had forgotten about that. I can't have them anyway unless I want to forego my morning apple (and I don't). The butter and bacon bits are the only things on the Atkins list. I don't want to ever look like Ms. Van de Putte, who already wears clothes designed by Calvin Swine and Oscar de la Tenta, and she's younger than me.

[Texan5]

Ah, an honest mistake, and not an aberrant taste in flavor combinations.

[xsmommy]

i think it would be hasty to assume there is no aberrance there, texan!@ ; )

[doubled]

Dean is a "ticket to nowhere"
Lieberman says with a bright air.
But Dean is so blithe
He won't see the knife
That's hidden in Hitlery's care.

[xsmommy]

i hold you partially responsible for this...

[TheGrimReaper]

We used to say "wardrobe courtesy of Ringling Brothers".

[theDentist]

Are you trying to tell me something in a subtle manner, xs?

[Robert A Cook PE]

Chunder?

I punder you're choice of wonder...

Homework:

Wille B. Clinton definitely exhibited a blithe attitude towrds the truth ... losing his morals, his country's morals, and all legalities in his drive for power and priviledge.

But the socialists followed him hook, lien, line, lie and sucker - knowing that that was their only way to power.

[xsmommy]

just that aberrance cannot ever be really ruled out where you are concerned, theD.... ; )