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Word For The Day, Monday, August 18, 2003
The Verbivores
| 8/18/03
| Teacher
Posted on 08/18/2003 5:28:51 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....
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.]
TOPICS: Education; Humor; Poetry; Word For The Day
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To: Flurry
LOL!
To: Texan5
Heck, she's married to a white man.
A+
To: hobbes1; Gabz; RikaStrom
i love you too, darling, what the hell kind of insane babbling are you doing here?
could someone please send the tiger to the nurse, as he has lost all sense.
403
posted on
08/18/2003 11:22:52 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: Slip18
LOL, sorry Slippy, you know they are a verbose group.
Did you get your email from me this weekend?
To: CholeraJoe
You know, part of me is bit miffed, but the other part is very thankful!
A+
To: xsmommy
the hm job in your previous post...sheesh..
406
posted on
08/18/2003 11:23:56 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
To: VRWCmember
To: VRWCmember
Dead or no, just bury him, that'll fix all the problems.
To: hobbes1
(382)
409
posted on
08/18/2003 11:24:30 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
To: TheGrimReaper
To: xsmommy; Texan5
Do you realize how many champagne colored Ford Explorers there are? I have gotten into almost every one of 'em.
411
posted on
08/18/2003 11:25:24 AM PDT
by
Slip18
To: secret garden
LOL, very true
To: hobbes1; Slip18
i swear you are making less sense than usual today. i think slippy was right about all the cubmaking that went on this weekend. it has left you completely FAGGED OUT, so to speak : )
we have our calendars all marked to check for hobbes#6 in....May, i think it is ; )
413
posted on
08/18/2003 11:26:22 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: Agnes Heep
ROFLOL!
To: hobbes1
i swear to God you are making no sense. go soak your head this minute.
415
posted on
08/18/2003 11:27:10 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: mikrofon
Oh yeah... and hungover too!
To: Slip18
Thank you Slip. Found it in a book I was reading this weekend.
To: Slip18
i can definitely see you getting in next to xshub, slippy! the Sequoia is champagne colored also!
418
posted on
08/18/2003 11:28:02 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: xsmommy
I ignore him when he appears drunk......there are enough of us in this class - we don't need any more.
419
posted on
08/18/2003 11:28:21 AM PDT
by
Gabz
(anti-smokers - personification of everything wrong in this country.)
To: xsmommy
361....going forward....ending with the HM.....Sheesh!
420
posted on
08/18/2003 11:28:32 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
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