Word For The Day, Friday, August 22, 2003

The Verbivores | 8/22/03 | 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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rapacious \ruh-PAY-shus\, adjective:
rapaciousness, rapacity; noun
rapaciously; adverb

1. Given to plunder; disposed or accustomed to seize by violence; seizing by force.
2. Accustomed to seize food; subsisting on prey, or animals seized by violence.
3. Avaricious; grasping; extortionate; also, greedy; ravenous; voracious.

[Thy Lord] redeem thee from Death's rapacious claim
--Milton.

Etymology: [From Latin rap x, rap c-, from rapere, to seize. See rep- in Indo-European Roots.]

[Gabz]

Since we bought the tractor from mr. Hainey, maybe I will be lucky and it won't start, Daaaaaaaaaaaaahlink!!!!

[hobbes1]

Tractor Story Eh ? You A Seinfeld Fan ?....BEWARE of the Tractor...

[Laura Earl]

Your are safe!

[Gabz]

I wish.............

He thinks I'm back to working on my resume, if I can keep up that pretense for another 45 minutes it will be time for us to get ready for our normal Friday afternoon date, and I will once again have dodged the bullet.

[xsmommy]

you sound handy, vast ; )

[EODGUY]

You know RAC, if I had a dime for every time I spent a couple of hundred G's on a car, got hammered and immediately went out and tried my best to kill half the motoring public and myself, I'd be.....well, broke!

I knew as soon as I saw the photo that XS wasn't involved.....speed doesn't appeal to her. More satisfaction is derived when you drive over someone while operating your vehicle at a very slow speed. It's also more convenient to throw that baby into reverse and back over him again.

[xsmommy]

i specialize in road rage incidents.... : )

[EODGUY]

"i specialize in road rage incidents.... : )"

As the perpetrator or attorney representing the perpetrator of same? :)

[xsmommy]

oh i definitely perpetrate....

[EODGUY]

Hobbes has mentioned that about you.....but of course I always defended your honor. :)

[xsmommy]

bc yer sweet : )

[Robert A Cook PE]

"oh i definitely perpetrate....

Oh good.

"...definitely perpetrates" her victim. Er, client..

(I thought for a minute there she had said "She always defiantly penetrates her man..."

[xsmommy]

i can do that too, so watch yer step, robt...

[EODGUY]

"(I thought for a minute there she had said "She always defiantly penetrates her man..."


RAC, I love ya like a brother, but I think I'm going to have to talk to Miss Rika and see if we can work on your reading comprehension skills a little bit.

[EODGUY]

Aw shucks.

[xsmommy]

xsboy has the new 6th Grade teacher, she is from TX. seems nice. his posse is in his class, which may not be a good thing. but he is happy to have his pals in his class.

xsbrownie ran into her little friend that left to go to Italy for 2 years bc her dad is in the For. Service. they are back. so she was happy to see her.

[xsmommy]

robt has always been a very special student and perhaps miss rika needs to review the health class birds and bees lecture with him....

[EODGUY]

I've got a feeling if Miss Rika does hold the class, it will be SRO. :)

[xsmommy]

i can give a 5 min synopsis out in the hall. i just did a run through of the sex talk for xsboy a few weeks back, so i am up to speed on this.

[EODGUY]

"i can give a 5 min synopsis out in the hall. i just did a run through of the sex talk for xsboy a few weeks back, so i am up to speed on this."


This could be just what the class needs to put a spark in commando Friday!