Word For The Day, Tuesday, August 12, 2003

The Verbivores | 8/12/03 | 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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attenuate \at*ten*u*ate\, verb; adjective
attenuating, attenuates, attenuated; intransitive verb
attenuation; noun

1. To make slender, fine, or small: The drought attenuated the river to a narrow channel.
2. To reduce in force, value, amount, or degree; weaken: Medicine attentuated the fever's effect.
3. To lessen the density of; rarefy.
4. Biology: To make (bacteria or viruses) less virulent.
5. Electronics.: To reduce (the amplitude of an electrical signal) with little or no distortion.
6. To become thin, weak, or fine.
7. Reduced or weakened, as in strength, value, or virulence.
8. Botany: Gradually tapering to a slender point.

We may reject and reject till we attenuate history into sapless meagerness. --Sir F. Palgrave

Etymology: [Latin attenu re, attenu t- : ad-, ad- + tenu re, to make thin (from tenuis, thin. See ten- in Indo-European Roots).]

[Argh]

Then, you must make GREAT hotdogs!!!

[xsmommy]

i have redeeming qualities, you might say.....

[Gabz]

The only time I ever get hubby a beer from the fridge is if I'm getting one for myself - normally he is the one that gets it for ME!!!!!

[Hegewisch Dupa]

but he pisses me off bc he will walk off with my glass of seltzer water.

If you gave him a beer - or better, two - it would keep his hands too busy to steal your drinks

[xsmommy]

if one of us is getting something to drink and ask if the other wants some, and the other says yes, the standard response is "YOU WOULD...." LOL!

[Argh]

!!!

Mazeltov!

[Gabz]

Around here as well!!!!

[xsmommy]

and he prefers those attributes to beer, obviously!

[Argh]

He shows good taste. But, bloody hell, don't quote me...

[Texan5]

I have a 12x14 "bonus room" downstairs next to the utility room that I haven't done anything with yet. I had thought to make it a fourth bedroom, but you gave me a better idea-I think I'll make it a study. I can just put a futon in there, in case we need it for someone to sleep in. Hey, thanks!

[Conspiracy Guy]

LE and I take turns going to fridge. If we're outside she goes the most BC small bladder.

[xsmommy]

when we lived in the townhouse we had a day bed in the study and it was our guest room.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Baseball is when she hoots. She likes those tight pants best.

[Argh]

Hey, Laura Earl, those aren't tight pants, they're big butts!

[Laura Earl]

Have you noticed her whooping at the butts of the players?

I'm a baseball player butt woman!

[xsmommy]

years and years and years ago, xshub was my boss. (the kids asked him recently if i was a good employee and if he had had to fire me...) he has always had a nice behind. and his female underlings, me included, would discuss his nice behind. i remember after we started dating (long after we were no longer working together) and i told him that. he was MORTIFIED!!! LOL!!

[Conspiracy Guy]

Sounds like a network slips to me. Is it raining locally?

[Laura Earl]

Looks like we've GMTA'd again!

[Hegewisch Dupa]

[Laura Earl]

Football players have the big fat butts, not baseball players. Don't get me wrong, I do like football, just not the butts. I knew I was all grown up when the college football coaches started looking good.