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Word For The Day, Thursday, August 21, 2003
The Verbivores | 8/21/03 | Teacher

Posted on 08/21/2003 5:27:06 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....


jocular; \Joc"u*lar\ adjective:
jocularity; noun
jocularity; adverb

1. Characterized by joking.
2. Given to joking.

Blues lyrics are no less dark when ("Nobody loves me but my mother / And she could be jiving too" -- B. B. King).
--Roy Blount Jr., "There's More to Southern Humor Than Foot-Long Pecan Rolls," New York Times, December 11, 1994

Etymology: [Latin iocul ris, droll, from ioculus, diminutive of iocus, joke. See yek- in Indo-European Roots.]


TOPICS: Education; Humor; Poetry; Word For The Day
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To: xsmommy
She needed teeth to eat her 5,000 cals a day.
201 posted on 08/21/2003 8:57:07 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (If John Kerry was a bobble head doll, he'd need a smaller head.)
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To: Gabz
No porn stars fer me, less she's pickin up the tab.
202 posted on 08/21/2003 8:59:53 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (If John Kerry was a bobble head doll, he'd need a smaller head.)
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To: RikaStrom
Mornin', Teach ! Sorry I'm late. I DOoo have a real good excuse tho !! ...


You've got to ask yourself one question:
"Do I Feel Lucky ??"
Well do ya, punk ?!


203 posted on 08/21/2003 9:00:41 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (Check out the Texas Chicken D 'RATS!: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/keyword/Redistricting)
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To: Gabz
I think also that it is better to avoid all that messy stuff if possible. I had a boss about five years ago who started telling me he had erotic dreams about me, insisted on telling me about the dreams, then asking for them to be real, or I might just find myself without work. I resigned, and even went so far as to talk to my attorney. She was willing to file for me, and told me to prepare for a nasty battle. She said we would probably win, but to prepare for a lot of mud slinging. I decided it wouldn't look good to a new employer for me to be involved in litigation against a former employer, so I didn't file.
204 posted on 08/21/2003 9:00:42 AM PDT by Texan5
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To: yall

Click here or on the pic !!
The Good, the bad, and the Ugly
.

205 posted on 08/21/2003 9:01:12 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (Check out the Texas Chicken D 'RATS!: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/keyword/Redistricting)
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To: Gabz
Especially, after dinner ; )
206 posted on 08/21/2003 9:02:48 AM PDT by hobbes1 ( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
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To: Texan5
I agree with you, I was not interested in the mud slinging and it would have gotten ugly, although all the attorneys I spoke with said I would win in the end.

I already had a new job lined up that was going to be paying me more. My new boss, owner of the radio station I went to, actualy encouraged me to go after them, or at least make them think I was giong. He knew most of the people involved, having worked for the company that had previously owned the other station, and had been screwed in the takeover.

In the end we had the last laugh - the news department I had left had consistently won all kinds of news and broadcasting awards - particularly for political coverage. It was years before they ever received another award. In just a couple of years I had made many contacts in state and local government levels and they were all ticked off about what happened to me, and what had been the number 1 radio news department in the state capitol lost all of their sources in government and had to start all over!!!!!!

Payback can be a b!tch - and I'm glad I was the b!tch that inflicted it on them!!!!
207 posted on 08/21/2003 9:16:15 AM PDT by Gabz (anti-smokers - personification of everything wrong in this country.)
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To: hobbes1
Kobe Bryant's defense team would love you on the jury.
208 posted on 08/21/2003 9:22:32 AM PDT by Gabz (anti-smokers - personification of everything wrong in this country.)
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To: Texan5; Hegewisch Dupa
xshub's fave candidate for the CA gov. race.

of course, HD, she's no gwen stefani.....

209 posted on 08/21/2003 9:23:10 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: Gabz
i am afraid they'd like me too!
210 posted on 08/21/2003 9:23:35 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: Gabz
The boss from hell also got his-his wife divorced him for having affairs, he went into a downward spiral so severe that four more employees left a month after I did and by the end of the year he was in the toilet and went out of business. When we left, we took our customers/clients with us to our new jobs, which was something the jagoff never considered. I was nearly dancing in the street when another of his former employees told me he had gone down in flames. What goes around comes around, and I'm happy for my part in his business demise. He was a jerk.
211 posted on 08/21/2003 9:24:14 AM PDT by Texan5
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To: xsmommy
Me, 3!!!!!!
212 posted on 08/21/2003 9:24:48 AM PDT by Gabz (anti-smokers - personification of everything wrong in this country.)
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To: Texan5
ya done good!!!!!!!!!!
213 posted on 08/21/2003 9:25:37 AM PDT by Gabz (anti-smokers - personification of everything wrong in this country.)
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To: Texan5; xsmommy
It is so humid .

I washed my hair about 9 this morning - it is still wet.
214 posted on 08/21/2003 9:27:16 AM PDT by Gabz (anti-smokers - personification of everything wrong in this country.)
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To: Gabz
yes they said low 90s with high humidity for today and tomorrow.
215 posted on 08/21/2003 9:28:01 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy
Hubby was watching a clip of her on Fox this morning while we were getting ready for work. He remarked that she had some rather large issues in the race, with a perfectly straight face, just to see if I "got it" (I did).
216 posted on 08/21/2003 9:28:22 AM PDT by Texan5
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To: Texan5
she was on OReilly and xshub was roaring at the double entendres, she said she just wanted to OPEN SOME EYES about things, and bill said, all due respect ms. carey, i am sure in your line of work you have opened plenty of eyes!
217 posted on 08/21/2003 9:31:24 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy
Yuck - I need to drive to Exmore and have no AC in my van..........

OTOH, since I haven't finished the resume yet, and the applicattion deadline is september 14 - I think I will do it in the morning and use hubby's car with the AC!!!!
218 posted on 08/21/2003 9:32:37 AM PDT by Gabz (anti-smokers - personification of everything wrong in this country.)
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To: Gabz; xsmommy
That is humid! It isn't too bad here-low 90's not too humid. It might rain tomorrow/Saturday, I really hope so. September starts what I call the fall monsoon season around here, but we have had a cool, wet summer for this area. Global warming? Yeah, right. I've got to meet a customer for lunch, back soon....
219 posted on 08/21/2003 9:33:13 AM PDT by Texan5
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To: xsmommy
Hubby was also roaring at that exchange wil o'reilly - it was very funny.
220 posted on 08/21/2003 9:33:44 AM PDT by Gabz (anti-smokers - personification of everything wrong in this country.)
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