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).]

[Gabz]

What are you folks doing down there??????

Blind Alligators in Alabama

[Laura Earl]

Thanks!

[Texan5]

I love it when that happens! Hubby and I were platonic friends for years before we decided to be more. I told him after we married that I have always thought he has a nice butt, and I got the same reaction. He actually blushed!

[Argh]

He shouldn't have been mortified, he should have withheld it from time to time to keep you in line. This is a common practice of a certain other sex which shall remain nameless....

Except of course, for Miss Whyisa, who NEVER refuses sex...

[Conspiracy Guy]

I used to get pinched and grabed a lot by female co-workers, bc I have what LE deems a baseball player butt.

[Gabz]

No rain and when I use my local ISP I have no problem, just if I use the earthlink one, which I have to use in order to get a particular website I frequent.

I get awarning that it is going to shut down and restart in 60 seconds and to save any unsaved material before it does.

[Conspiracy Guy]

What?

[Laura Earl]

You certainly do!

[honeygrl]

The article says she looked "shell-shocked" afterward.. LOL The woman paid a lot of money for that kiss though. I doubt Stone expected a woman to win, but as much money as the woman paid, Stone probably didn't have much choice if she didn't want to cause a huge controversy. And it was probably better than some 90 yr old man winning it... lol

[Laura Earl]

See posts 353 and 355.

[Argh]

when the college football coaches started looking good.

That statement may be even scarier than all the ghost stories we've had around here lately.

[honeygrl]

The article that goes with the Sharon Stone kiss.

[Laura Earl]

They don't ALL look good...Paterno is creepy looking, for example. I'm thinking more along the lines of Nick Saban at LSU. Also looking forward to seeing Mike Shula on the sideline at Alabama games this year.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Gators masterbait.

[honeygrl]

It's not necessarily fat butts under the uniforms. They have padding over their butts I think that makes them look big.

[Texan5]

I have to go to the city and see if I can get final payment on Friday for a job I have there due to finish tomorrow. I shall return...

[Argh]

HAH!! Not as much as the Miami Candycanes. Especially after that championship game last year.

[Laura Earl]

Most of them have padding and big fat butts!

[Argh]

Bye, Tex!

[Texan5]

Oh, my Lord! ROFLMAO!