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Word For The Day, Wednesday, August 20, 2003
The Verbivores
| 8/20/03
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Posted on 08/20/2003 5:17:27 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....
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.]
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To: hobbes1
hm
401
posted on
08/20/2003 10:14:25 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: xsmommy
No, Plunging toilets = Housecleaning= Womans work.
Snaking a Drain, should it come to that, is mans work.
402
posted on
08/20/2003 10:14:58 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
To: hobbes1
i beg to differ.
403
posted on
08/20/2003 10:15:38 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: xsmommy
Never beg.
To: secret garden
Plus, that gets us out of cleaning it off before the next time. You clean your grill??? I just burn the residue off mine.
My favorite yard toy is a propane torch that hooks directly to the cylinder. It'll do a number on weeds and works great for thawing ice on sidewalks.
405
posted on
08/20/2003 10:16:31 AM PDT
by
CholeraJoe
(If Rudy Bakhtiar had no teeth, could she still lie through her gums?)
To: CholeraJoe
there some of the pyro in you, boy....
406
posted on
08/20/2003 10:17:33 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: xsmommy
And don't get me started on platskis with applesauce...
Have to head out to take the kids to the doc for the pre-back-to-school checkup. And off to the races tomorrow (Monmouth Park has a great picnic area).
See y'all Friday.
Love ya, too!
407
posted on
08/20/2003 10:17:37 AM PDT
by
P.O.E.
To: xsmommy; Slip18; CholeraJoe; Gabz
I agree on the WMD thing about gas grills-plus I don't like the way the meat tastes when you grill it on one of those. Maybe it is just the way I do it, but I use my trusty Weber and mesquite or oak wood or charcoal. Much more flavorful. All this talk of grilling and chicken has given me ideas...I think I will stop and get some chicken leg quarters to grill tonight.
408
posted on
08/20/2003 10:18:03 AM PDT
by
Texan5
To: Texan5
i am sure a weber makes it taste better, but i am short on patience generally and i don't like to sit around waiting for the grill to be ready.
409
posted on
08/20/2003 10:18:55 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: xsmommy
there some of the pyro in you, boy....My favorite character in "The Stand" was trashcanman.
410
posted on
08/20/2003 10:19:02 AM PDT
by
CholeraJoe
(If Rudy Bakhtiar had no teeth, could she still lie through her gums?)
To: P.O.E.
have fun pOE!
411
posted on
08/20/2003 10:19:12 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: CholeraJoe
figgers.....
412
posted on
08/20/2003 10:19:35 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: xsmommy
LOL! I love when a plan comes together.
413
posted on
08/20/2003 10:19:36 AM PDT
by
Gabz
(anti-smokers - personification of everything wrong in this country.)
To: All
Hey look! CJ is getting ready for dinner!
To: P.O.E.
What about Rrrrrrrrraceway Park in Englishtown NJ?
Is it still around?
To: xsmommy
I know how to make napalm.
416
posted on
08/20/2003 10:21:12 AM PDT
by
CholeraJoe
(If Rudy Bakhtiar had no teeth, could she still lie through her gums?)
To: secret garden
thar he goes....
417
posted on
08/20/2003 10:21:23 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: CholeraJoe; xsmommy
I'm no wimp - I just like keeping my eyebrows and eyelashes the way they are. last time I started the grill I lost them.
I leave the grill to hubby.
418
posted on
08/20/2003 10:21:53 AM PDT
by
Gabz
(anti-smokers - personification of everything wrong in this country.)
To: CholeraJoe
given #417, i don't doubt it....
419
posted on
08/20/2003 10:21:54 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: secret garden
That's what I'm dressed like when I fry turkeys.
420
posted on
08/20/2003 10:23:00 AM PDT
by
CholeraJoe
(If Rudy Bakhtiar had no teeth, could she still lie through her gums?)
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