Word For The Day, Friday, August 15, 2003

The Verbivores | 8/15/03 | 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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nates \na*tez\, plural noun

1. The buttocks.
2. The two anterior of the four lobes on the dorsal side of the midbrain of most mammals; the anterior optic lobes.
3. The umbones of a bivalve shell.

The democrats will find that their plethora of piffle will come to bite them on the nates. Of course, those blissoming bullies will become anorchus amoebas when they're trumped and tromped in the edifying election.
--Rika Strom, WFTD Teacher, 2003

Etymology: [Latin nat s, pl. of natis, buttock.]

[Gabz]

I can't imagine a man who *forgets* the beer!

It's not much he 'forgot' it was just too early in the day for him to think about it ---but he isn't the one doing the danged tax returns.

[NYC GOP Chick]

For most guys, it's beer, ballgames and boobs/babes -- all day! ;)

[Conspiracy Guy]

was there a devil's mask lying nearby?

[Conspiracy Guy]

Move to Alabama and you'd want to be a nun if heat is a deterrent.

[secret garden]

I haven't heard a word from him. Maybe he and the mask are on the lam!

[NYC GOP Chick]

Humidity, not heat.

[secret garden]

In most of the South, they go hand in hand.

[secret garden]

Make that SouthEAST.

[Conspiracy Guy]

You need to thank God that your ancestors had a stronger drive.

[NYC GOP Chick]

Well, don't you usually have a/c there?

[Conspiracy Guy]

You have to walk that far to smoke?

[NYC GOP Chick]

My ancestors weren't from the South.

[TheGrimReaper]

[Gabz]

Hubby outgrew that nearly 30 years ago when he landed in a hospital with a bleeding ulcer which was partly blamed on too much booze.

[xsmommy]

good aerobic exercise, that walk to the outhouse. does a body good : )

[Gabz]

post 234 was supposed be to you - not me!!!!

[Conspiracy Guy]

Probably on a personal appearance tour. His mask won't fit over his head now. Let's call him Bobble head Dubs.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Move to Alabama and you'd want to be a nun if heat humidity is a deterrent.

[Conspiracy Guy]

They didn't have AC either.

[xsmommy]

which words did you find bait-ful, SG? heat? sticky? bed? clearly you don't need Grimmy's horny goat pills! ; )