Word For The Day, Wednesday, August 20, 2003

The Verbivores | 8/20/03 | 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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apathy; \Ap"a*thy\noun:
apathies; noun, plural
apathetic, apathetical; adjective
apathetically; adverb

1. Lack of interest or concern, especially regarding matters of general importance or appeal; indifference.
2. Lack of emotion or feeling; impassiveness.
3. Feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent.
4. Feeling or showing little or no emotion; unresponsive.

According to the Stoics, apathy meant the extinction of the passions by the ascendency of reason.
--Fleming.

Etymology: [Latin apath a, from Greek apatheia, from apath s, without feeling : a-, without; see a-1 + pathos, feeling; see kwent(h)- in Indo-European Roots.]

[gas_dr]

No blame is required, we thank your scandanavian father if indeed this is about the large chests you women are complaining about today...

[camle]

aw cheer up Gas, we're gonna build a roaring campfire just as sono as we get enough coquette clothes...

[CholeraJoe]

Those taters and beets need lots of work don't they?

[Slip18]

Be happy. I could never buy a suit off the rack without having it altered. The skirt would fit, but the top -- ferget it. I had to buy a size larger, then have the skirt altered. Also had to have the shoulders of the jacket altered. It's expensive to have large boulders on your chest.

[camle]

methinks they call 'em treasure chests...

[secret garden]

Good morning Gas. Any tropical storms heading your way today?

[camle]

must be a sight jogging


boingie-boingie-boingie!

[xsmommy]

i have always thought that flatchested women looked classier.

[gas_dr]

Would you believe, camle, that scrubs are in theory flame retardant? It is true, scrubs were designed to be cool, light, airy and for God know whatever reason, to resist flame. It probably dates back to the time when flammable anesthetics were used and an operatering room or two was incinerated.

Thus concludes your medically irrelevant fact for the day.

[Gabz]

I still remember the taunts of Pirate's Fream and Carpenter's Delight.........did you get them too????

[Conspiracy Guy]

Your candidates.

[Texan5]

Those are the kind my daughter wears unless she is dressing formally to go out. I wear teddies or a camisole if I wear a dress in summer-I don't think it looks nice to go commando in summer dresses, unless they are strapless. But in a big old winter sweater, nobody can even tell if you are fat or thin, much less if you are braless.

[xsmommy]

sure do, that's how you get borscht! that is the shame of it all. i love that food and no one in my house will touch it but me, so there is no incentive to make it.

[gas_dr]

Morning, no tropical storms of which I am aware. Texas seems to have taken the beating this year.

[Slip18]

Nothing in about ten minutes when the 'bot is off to school!

[Conspiracy Guy]

Howdy I didn't see you over there under, who's desk is that?

[secret garden]

Clothes hang better on them.

[xsmommy]

you are the lucky one!

[Gabz]

I'm not wearing enough to part with any of it!!!!

[xsmommy]

it is an effort not to look like a hootchie, when you are us.