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.]

[Gabz]

I'll take that as a compliment.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

I'll do my best to beat up an anti-smoker on my home as means of my thanks

[Gabz]

I don't know why I bother.......................

[Gabz]

LOL!!!!!

[Conspiracy Guy]

Sure you are.

[Gabz]

Apparently not - since I mispelled witted and didn't even notice it!!!!!!!!

[Just another Joe]

Oh good grief - another stone heard from!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy now??????????????????

Blame Robert A. Cook, PE. He pinged me.
Stone? As in, hard as a rock? (heh heh)

No, I'm not happy. It's just a little 'X' on my PC.

[Robert A Cook PE]

"Oh good grief - another stone heard from!!!!!!!!!!!

Cook mutters to himself, "Heck, if I were the stone in that picture I'd have a better idea of what kind of computer solution I was lookin' fer....."

[Gabz]

You've seen the picture before.

It's the one I call evil woman.

right click, get the url, and paste it!!!

[Gabz]

so you don't like...............................

[Hegewisch Dupa]

Ha-Ha!!!!

[Robert A Cook PE]

What? Huh? Did you say something?

(Is distracted from computer power problem by the view from the rock....)

By the rock's point of view?

[Gabz]

It's not a rock - its a stone bench.

[Conspiracy Guy]

What kind of CPU is that?

[Robert A Cook PE]

A concrete bench? Are you sure?

(I'd better let xsex be the judge of that..., lest it become the seat of confusion and a hard spot in our relationship.)

[SeaDragon]

My picture is posted on my profile page, as it has always been.

[Robert A Cook PE]

I think we need a closer look at this Concrete Posterior Unit in question.

I don't see a place to plug in the power supply.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I didn't point it out cuz I knew what you meant to right (sp)

[Argh]

If you want a close look at a REAL Concrete Posterior Unit, see Miss Whyisa.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Well, yes ma'am, so it 'tis......

But you don't have a problem with your power supply gettin' unpowered like gabz duz.

So we don't need to look under your desk today...

(At least not to fix your power supply.)