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Word For The Day, Tuesday, August 12, 2003
The Verbivores
| 8/12/03
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Posted on 08/12/2003 5:23:18 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....
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).]
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To: Flurry; Laura Earl
361
posted on
08/12/2003 10:17:13 AM PDT
by
Gabz
(anti-smokers - personification of everything wrong in this country.)
To: Hegewisch Dupa
Thanks!
362
posted on
08/12/2003 10:17:58 AM PDT
by
Laura Earl
(Never wear panties to a party!)
To: xsmommy
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!
363
posted on
08/12/2003 10:18:06 AM PDT
by
Texan5
To: xsmommy; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
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...
364
posted on
08/12/2003 10:18:08 AM PDT
by
Argh
To: xsmommy
I used to get pinched and grabed a lot by female co-workers, bc I have what LE deems a baseball player butt.
365
posted on
08/12/2003 10:18:29 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(If they make a John Kerry bobble head doll, they will need to make the head smaller.)
To: Flurry
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.
366
posted on
08/12/2003 10:19:01 AM PDT
by
Gabz
(anti-smokers - personification of everything wrong in this country.)
To: Laura Earl
What?
367
posted on
08/12/2003 10:19:06 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(If they make a John Kerry bobble head doll, they will need to make the head smaller.)
To: Flurry
You certainly do!
368
posted on
08/12/2003 10:19:31 AM PDT
by
Laura Earl
(Never wear panties to a party!)
To: xsmommy
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
369
posted on
08/12/2003 10:20:06 AM PDT
by
honeygrl
(I reserve the right to take any statement and copy it out of context.)
To: Flurry
See posts 353 and 355.
370
posted on
08/12/2003 10:20:29 AM PDT
by
Laura Earl
(Never wear panties to a party!)
To: Laura Earl
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.
371
posted on
08/12/2003 10:20:30 AM PDT
by
Argh
To: Hegewisch Dupa; Flurry
372
posted on
08/12/2003 10:21:54 AM PDT
by
honeygrl
(I reserve the right to take any statement and copy it out of context.)
To: Argh
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.
373
posted on
08/12/2003 10:22:16 AM PDT
by
Laura Earl
(Never wear panties to a party!)
To: Gabz
Gators masterbait.
374
posted on
08/12/2003 10:22:24 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(If they make a John Kerry bobble head doll, they will need to make the head smaller.)
To: Laura Earl
It's not necessarily fat butts under the uniforms. They have padding over their butts I think that makes them look big.
375
posted on
08/12/2003 10:23:42 AM PDT
by
honeygrl
(I reserve the right to take any statement and copy it out of context.)
To: xsmommy
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...
376
posted on
08/12/2003 10:25:20 AM PDT
by
Texan5
To: Flurry
HAH!! Not as much as the Miami Candycanes. Especially after that championship game last year.
377
posted on
08/12/2003 10:25:51 AM PDT
by
Argh
To: honeygrl
Most of them have padding and big fat butts!
378
posted on
08/12/2003 10:25:54 AM PDT
by
Laura Earl
(Never wear panties to a party!)
To: Texan5
Bye, Tex!
379
posted on
08/12/2003 10:26:19 AM PDT
by
Argh
To: Flurry
Oh, my Lord! ROFLMAO!
380
posted on
08/12/2003 10:26:37 AM PDT
by
Texan5
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