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.]

[Conspiracy Guy]

I try to be good but I'm easily influenced.

[RikaStrom]

All right you trouble makers, I am going to work, try to stay out of massive trouble.

[Slip18]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Even though McCain is now backing the President on most things, he's still an evil man who would do a turnabout in two seconds flat if he could figure out a way that his turnabout would work for him.

BTW, I worked on his recall. Was in the desert near his compound with a bunch of other FReepers. That is when I learned, you DO NOT wear makeup in AZ in the desert.

[Slip18]

"eastern europeans have big chests. it is a burden we must bear : )"

Same goes for the Danes. LOL!

[Slip18]

Wasn't that just prior to summer camp when we tied up the teach? I don't remember the piano, but I remember something big falling on her.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Please post the flaming ivories pic.

[Slip18]

I remember gobbledegook. It was the messed up icing on the cake. "What the heck is that gobbledegook, anyway?"

[Texan5]

I don't think Terri Schiavo's husband wants anyone to look too closely at the circumstance of her disability, so he wants to have her killed legally. I personally think he is responsible for her condition by trying to kill her ILLegally three years ago. I pray to God he does not succeed in this.

[gas_dr]

AM i being ignored or ostrasized this morning. I might have to go pass gas if no on will talk with me :_(

[camle]

you mean this?

[Cyber Liberty]

Hey, RikaChicka!

Are you going to this???

[camle]

well.. you might remember creepy crawlers? the Thingmaker? It had aluminum molds that you filled with plastigook, and the thingmaker was a glorified hotpad that cooked the gook until it turned to rubber and you had a rubber spider or whatever?

Well, the gobbledegook was for the Incredible Edibles, which was the same principle only the stuff was edible (sorta) when you cooked it.

[Slip18]

Campfire? The boys exploded the whole campground. There was nothing left. That's why we haven't had another summer session at CampHoleInTheGround. There were nuclear explosions going on. But on the last day, the fireworks display was marvelous.

We had a stream. On one side of the stream was the boys' camp; on the other side was the girls' camp. That stream had never been forged so much in its entire life as a stream. Of course, the stream is now gone. It's a flipping lake!

[Conspiracy Guy]

The finish must be lead/oil based, look at the color of flame and smoke. Dangerous weinie roast fire there.

[secret garden]

Here at last!

[TheGrimReaper]

Even toward such a pathetic sight as this, I have become apathetic.

[B!tch]

[Texan5]

Go ahead, rub it in (snif). But at least I can go commando on top every day. My daughter got all the chest in the family, and she has to wear bras that look like harnesses.

[CholeraJoe]

eastern europeans have big chests. it is a burden we must bear : )

Lemme get a second opinion on this matter. Chick?

[Slip18]

I was driving the 'bot around yesterday and we were looking for gas stations that had gas. Mind you, I didn't need any, but I was curious. Not a gas station with gas in a five mile radius. It's amazing. The pipeline which broke that delivers the gas only gives us 30 percent of our petrol. Doesn't make sense to me.

[Slip18]

Good morning, gas dr. May I borrow a cup of gas?