Word For The Day, Monday, August 11, 2003

The Verbivores | 8/11/03 | 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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surmise \sur*myze\, verb, transitive/intransitive; noun
surmising, surmised, surmises

1. To infer (something) without sufficiently conclusive evidence
2. To make a guess or conjecture
3. Reflection; thought. [Obs.]
4. An idea or opinion based on insufficiently conclusive evidence; a conjecture.

It wafted nearer yet, and then she knew That what before she but surmised, was true. --Dryden.

Etymology: [Middle English surmisen, to accuse, from Old French surmise, feminine past participle of surmettre : sur-, sur- + mettre, to put (from Latin mittere).]

[xsmommy]

obviously she loved you better.

[xsmommy]

i was raised by a blue collar Union dem. the republicans are for the rich, the dems are for the little guy. that is what i grew up hearing.

[Texan5]

My sympathies. We lost our 18 year old persian to old age recently. Even the dogs miss him (no one for them to chase around).

[xsmommy]

He laughed at me for sending up with him individual hand wipies

that is funny, next year send Purell, the antibacterial hand lotion! Jamie Lee Curtis as the mom in freaky friday goes around continually useing the Purell!

[xsmommy]

red alert. honeygrl is slapping the make on dubs : )

[VRWCmember]

Am I the only one of us that has never been a real Lib???

You're not alone Gabz. I've always been a conservative republican. In fact, this story could have been about me.

A little boy had a litter of puppies that he was trying to give away. A local politician walked by and asked the boy about the party affiliation of the pups. "They're all democrats," said the lad. A few days later, the boy still had the puppies and was still trying to give them away to a good home. The politician happened by again and asked if they were registered to vote and with what party. "They are all registered republicans," said the boy.

"But just a few days ago you told me they were all democrats," replied the politician.

"That's true," answered the boy, "but they've opened their eyes since then."

[xsmommy]

it's all in how you are raised.

[camle]

hee hee. Last summer the ex came over, saw the cat sleeping on the porch and scooped her up. a month later the cat was back onthe porch, but certainly more glad to be back home...

[Texan5]

It seems like it only takes one house in a neighborhood where drugs are used/sold to put everyone else who lives there at risk of everything from annoyance to death.

[VRWCmember]

gave money to mondale.

Please tell me you weren't having sapphic fantasies for geraldine ferarro. (most of the feminazis thought she was sexy -- ugh)

[Slip18]

Camle, I'm sorry for the loss of your cat.

I wasn't a cat lover either. Never had one. I've only had dogs, big dogs. But when I married Cyber, I became a mother to a cat. This cat, Simba, rules the roost here. The dogs mind Simba.

The other night Simba was on the bed with us. He likes to bite my feet. My eldest dog, Side O'Beef, didn't like Simba biting me. He put his head on the bed to tell the kitty not to bite his momma, and Simba swatted him one across the nose. Poor dog!

What I am wondering is, why does the cat only bite me. He doesn't bite Cyber nor the 'bot. First he licks my fingers or toes, then goes into the biting mode. He doesn't claw at all, just bites. He really doesn't bite hard. He doesn't draw blood at all.

This is the cat who caught a bird and laid on it. He didn't know how to kill it. I think he thought he was supposed to hatch it. LOL!

[xsmommy]

i don't recall thinking about Geraldine Ferraro period. i have to say she looks good for her age. better than the scary looking Estrich.

[Laura Earl]

I was raised by conservatives, but had a rebellious phase in my late teens and early 20s.

[Gabz]

Unfortunately, they have turned it around and insist I only talked to CPS because I was being investigated.

there are really people in this world that are so evil that they will do anything they can to promote their position on anything.

[xsmommy]

since ya can't kill 'em, it's best to ignore 'em : )

[Gabz]

I'm sorry.

[camle]

thanx, tex.


When we moved in her about 14/15 years ago(!) the pussy cat was in her prime. She wasn't happy about travelling in a car - let me tell you! We figured on keeppiong her inside for a few weeks to familiarize herself with the house, but the second day she scooted right out between my feet as I went to work. She ran like a shot right into the neighbor's property, and kept on a-goin...

three weeks later, I heard a mewing in the middle of the night, and sure enough, she was up a tree near the rear property line. wouldnt' climb down, and I couldn't go up there to get her.

a few days later she swooshed inside when I went to leave for work, skidded to a halt at the food bowl, and has been an I/O cat ever since.

[Laura Earl]

better than the scary looking Estrich.

That is one horrifying chick!

[xsmommy]

xsboy's comment on seeing her on fox news.... she is just SCARY!

[camle]

sometimes a cat will nip at you when they are annoyed or want attention. Lo Mein does this at night when he wants attention. he also licks my arm.

thanx for the kind words...