Word For The Day, Monday, August 18, 2003

The Verbivores | 8/18/03 | 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....

---

stolid \STAH-luhd\, adjective:
stolidity, stolidness; noun
stolidly; adverb

1. Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility.
2. Not easily aroused or excited
3. Dull; impassive.

He destroys the public for historical work by convincing it that history is synonymous with heavy, stolid prosing.
--Allan Nevins, "What's the Matter With History?"

Etymology: [Latin stolidus, stupid. See stel- in Indo-European Roots.]

[hobbes1]

I am sure I could identify him officer...It looked like a penis, only smaller....

[xsmommy]

i feel certain my inclination would be to LMAO if i did see something like that~!

[Gabz]

LOL - that would gross me out too.

The Jarry Park story reminds me of an incident back in about 1980 or so. My mother, brother, me, and my best friend all worked at the same place. It was a small company and other than the owners we were the only employees, so was very friendly and informal. The boss made some kind of a comment about a hum job one day that had me, my friend and my brother ROFL - until my mother looked up and asked what was that??????

Needless to say, you could have heard a pin drop. The unanimous statement was "ASK (my dad)"

[Conspiracy Guy]

You should watch LulaBelle drag herself with front paws all over the place, on command no less.

[Gabz]

But did you see the one of the dog chair throw????

[Argh]

The gals barely noticed (the nighttime view is spectacular up there, they were trying to see that throught the trees, and the couple wasn't noisy...yet): they thought they were a guy and girl. We disabused them later, and they didn't seem too upset.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

I reported this idiot to 911, and got out of there.

It was you!!!!

[Texan5]

We did-There was no choice, because as soon as my friend started shrieking, everyone in the bar stampeded over in that direction like a herd of wildebeast that just spotted lions, blocking the aisle.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I didn't think you'd tell everyone how we met.

[hobbes1]

And xs has still not forgiven you ; )

[xsmommy]

this has nothing to do with anything lewd, but we did laugh ourselves senseless. Friday PM we went to Mass (Feast of the Assumption) and didn't get out til almost 9 pm. Because we had Father Fred, who is incense obsessed and chooses the long form of every prayer, but anyway, i was walking behind the rest of the fam, saw xshub unlock the Sequoia, and get in and the kids were getting in and i saw someone hopping into the front passenger seat, and i am thinking i wonder who the hell is getting into my seat. i glanced at the license plate and was sure it was the right vehicle. Xsboy and the girls sort came running back to me, and we saw a woman getting out of the front seat of the SUV. i said to her, i was wondering who was in my seat! the kids almost peed themselves laughing, but i can honestly see ME doing the same thing she did, so i wasn't all that harsh on her! of course she was humiliated as she was sitting there and glanced across at the very surprised xshub who said HELLO? lol!!

[Conspiracy Guy]

Now I'm an idiot?

[Gabz]

Good grief - I can't bel;ieve I missed that...............

[Laura Earl]

Sicko!

[honeygrl]

This topic is going to end up tempting me to give out TMI about mine and hubby's exploits from early in our marraige. LOL Or maybe a few from my wilder pre-marraige days..

[Conspiracy Guy]

Yes.

[Laura Earl]

You have nothing in common with him. ;)

[Argh]

Hah! Poor mom!

My mom once told me my grandmother asked her, about 1980 after seeing something on TV, "What do homosexuals DO?" Mom managed to weasel her way out of answering the question: my grandmother, born in 1898, would have been terminally horrified!

[secret garden]

It sounds lovely. I made one with the same phrase for my sister when she got married, on bright white with a Pennsylvania Dutch-type border and design(cranberry, dark blues and greens). I'm sure she'll be thrilled, especially if she has ever done any needlework.

[Argh]

HAH!!!!