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Word For The Day, Wednesday, August 6, 2003
The Verbivores
| 8/6/03
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Posted on 08/06/2003 5:10:14 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....
stave \stayve\, noun
staved or stove; staving, stavesverb, intransitive verb
staving, staves intransitive verb
Noun
1. A narrow strip of wood forming part of the sides of a barrel, tub, or similar structure.
2. A rung of a ladder or chair.
3. A staff or cudgel.
4. A set of verses; a stanza
verb, intransitive verb
5. To break in or puncture the staves of.
6. To break or smash a hole in.
7. To crush or smash inward.
8. To furnish with staves.
9. To be or become crushed in.
And answered with such craft as women use, Guilty or guilties, to stave off a chance That breaks upon them perilously. --Tennyson.
All the wine in the city has been staved. --Sandys.
Etymology: [Back-formation from staves, pl. of staff1.]
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To: honeygrl
Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you that the hubby of the breastfeeding driver is a freeper. Yup, He signed on after the incident. And he and his wife are wasting my money.
I am a taxpayer in the sometimes great state of Ohio.
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posted on
08/06/2003 4:57:06 PM PDT
by
NeoCaveman
(Ohio Chapter. Original White Devil for Sharpton!)
To: honeygrl
Just for the record though.. both of those threads are repeats. I should start a "hold muh boob" Alert ping list. If you must ;-)
And wouldn't that be boobs?
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posted on
08/06/2003 4:58:40 PM PDT
by
NeoCaveman
(Ohio Chapter. Original White Devil for Sharpton!)
To: dubyaismypresident
"And wouldn't that be boobs? "
Well, yeah. you just had to correct me after I was about to defend you on that Bushbot ZOT thread. :-p (some guy was being a jerk to you over there because he was too much of a moron to understand your ozone post)
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posted on
08/06/2003 5:04:40 PM PDT
by
honeygrl
(I reserve the right to take any statement and copy it out of context.)
To: honeygrl
It was a compliment, after all you do have two, don't ya.
I'll have to go check out that thread. Thanks, I would have missed it.
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posted on
08/06/2003 5:06:13 PM PDT
by
NeoCaveman
(Ohio Chapter. Original White Devil for Sharpton!)
To: honeygrl
You've got FR Mail
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posted on
08/06/2003 5:13:49 PM PDT
by
NeoCaveman
(Ohio Chapter. Original White Devil for Sharpton!)
To: hobbes1; xsmommy
We have a winner!
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posted on
08/06/2003 5:58:49 PM PDT
by
NeoCaveman
(Go Arnold Go)
To: VRWCmember
287
posted on
08/06/2003 6:56:15 PM PDT
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only support FR by donating monthly, but ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
To: RikaStrom
Have fun! Send Pictures! We did, and I will!
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posted on
08/06/2003 7:15:35 PM PDT
by
Eala
To: xsmommy
Do me a small favor in your spare time.....
Abolish the #@*$&^x%) ACLU!!!
I am sick of those dirtbag bastards.
To: TheGrimReaper
so are we all fully erect now that arnold is running? ; )
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posted on
08/07/2003 4:40:59 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: xsmommy
Yes we have election every morning.
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posted on
08/07/2003 4:45:20 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(They're "Smoke Gnatzies" Little minds buzzing into your business. Swat em.)
To: Flurry
ah so...well the fox news guy was definitely erect and excited last night when the announcement was due to be made!
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posted on
08/07/2003 4:50:31 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: xsmommy
It's always good to be excited about something.
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posted on
08/07/2003 4:59:17 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(They're "Smoke Gnatzies" Little minds buzzing into your business. Swat em.)
To: Flurry; xsmommy
Morning you two!!!!!!!!!
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posted on
08/07/2003 5:07:50 AM PDT
by
Gabz
(anti-smokers - personification of everything wrong in this country.)
To: xsmommy
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posted on
08/07/2003 5:08:45 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
To: Gabz
Morning you too!
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posted on
08/07/2003 5:09:17 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(They're "Smoke Gnatzies" Little minds buzzing into your business. Swat em.)
To: Gabz
how did we sleep last night in the Gabz household?
297
posted on
08/07/2003 5:09:33 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: hobbes1
did you hear him say I'LL BE BACK, at the end of his press conference announcing his candidacy? xshub roared!
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posted on
08/07/2003 5:10:15 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: secret garden
i hope that the conservatives do
something to drive home their dissatisfaction over having their church hijacked and ordained sodomists shoved down their throats.
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posted on
08/07/2003 5:13:16 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: xsmommy
What I am wondering is....IF he will he will have Linda Hamilton with him on election night to reprise her line from the end of the first Terminator movie to Davis, when Arnold is elected.
"You're terminated F***ker......"
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posted on
08/07/2003 5:17:10 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
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