Word For The Day, Thursday, August 21, 2003

The Verbivores | 8/21/03 | 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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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.]

[Conspiracy Guy]

When we first talked you still had dirty hair? ewwwwwww

[Gabz]

Kiss mah grits.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Put em out here and I will

[Texan5]

Damn, I missed that!

[xsmommy]

he had her, gary coleman the midget and the guy (with a polack last name if i recall) whose platform dealt with the legalization of ferrets. it was hilarious.

[Gabz]

It was one the best ones I have seen in a long time.

[Gabz]

Flurry's picking on me.

[Texan5]

Ferrets??? I'm really sorry I missed that! What a freak show this has become. Back in a few...

[xsmommy]

guess bill is vacationing this week before school starts, since we have been subjected to the loser Kasich and then John Gibson, who was not so bad. john kasich is as dim as they come.

[xsmommy]

have a fun lunch!

[hobbes1]

I like Johnny G, but cannot suffer through Kasich.

[xsmommy]

he has about half a brain rubbing around in his skull and even that is taxed most of the time.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I accepted your offer of kissing your grits. So let's see the grits. How's that picking on you? I'm trying to comply with your wish.

[Gabz]

kasich drives me nuts - that voice is just so grating.

I realize I am overly critical of broadcast voices, but for pete's sake. When I was in broadcasting school we took speech classes to get rid of regionalisms in voices. Granted, we were primarily focused on radio, but there is only so much looks that can cover-up for an unattractive voice.

VanSustern and Estrich are perfect examples - they neither have the voice nor the looks for TV.

[xsmommy]

Kasich sounds just like a polack from the Pittsburgh area. he has the accent thick as anything. reminds me of my homies. and that is not a good thing.

[xsmommy]

xshub constantly makes fun of greta. i have to say i am fondly disposed towards her. she looks better with the face job she had and that jaw problem she has, isn't going anywhere.

[hobbes1]

reminds me of my homies

Really???? You've heard him say "Damn B!tch....you is stupid fly, let me pull on up to that bumper soaz i can smack that monkey" ?

[Argh]

I'd be tempted to vote for her. Twice. :^)

[xsmommy]

my homies don't sound like that. they sound like john kasich.

[xsmommy]

she does have a nice smile, doesn't she?