Word For The Day, Wednesday, August 27, 2003

The Verbivores | 8/27/03 | 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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adroit \ah-droyt\, adjective:
adroitness; noun
adroitly; adverb

1. Dexterous; deft.
2. Skillful and adept under pressing conditions
3. Dexterous in the use of the hands or in the exercise of the mental faculties; exhibiting skill and readiness in avoiding danger or escaping difficulty; ready in invention or execution;

"He was adroit in intrigue."
--Macaulay.

Etymology: [French, from à droit : à, to (from Latin ad. See ad-) + droit, right (from Latin d r ctus. See direct).]

[xsmommy]

[NeoCaveman]

A porn star would be a good replacement for Davis. The people of California have been getting screwed by him for 5 years.

[xsmommy]

and like she says, she's got bigger boobs.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I use her show to remove varnish from old furniture.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

Loaiza beating a team should NOT be a surprise by now....

[CholeraJoe]

Boston and at FNC. She used to host the Fox Report before Shepard Smith took over. (Shepard is from Mississippi and has a slight drawl.)

[xsmommy]

VERY slight. : P

[xsmommy]

well at least you are not dead or in jail.

[xsmommy]

ok, which one of you is this?

[Conspiracy Guy]

Me neother, but I use her voice to strip varnish off of old furniture.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

yeah - sorry - knee jerk reaction to a White Sox statement. I actually came over here to let you know I was OK. Or AM OK, really. Consultants don't really incite enough passion to cause shootings. Sweet of you to ask, however.

I was also looking how to post a Trib story on KKs. They confuse me. I'll just run an excerpt...

LANSING, Mich. -- For 13 nights, Annie Lewis slept on the street just feet from the area's first Krispy Kreme store, setting a record ahead of its opening.

The East Lansing resident beamed as her son, 12-year-old Gregg Pullano, cut a ribbon Tuesday, signaling the opening. Gregg, who is autistic and is obsessed with Krispy Kremes, was the first customer through the door.

House - Tribune Store The previous Krispy Kreme record of most nights spent outside a store before it opened was 12.

[honeygrl]

"(Shepard is from Mississippi and has a slight drawl.) "

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm *drool*

[Hegewisch Dupa]

well you answered my question....

[xsmommy]

oh i don't know...if i worked with you, i might shoot you... ; )

[CholeraJoe]

A little eye-candy:

[honeygrl]

Couldn't be me... no autism in my family. Sounds like a good way to get free KK donuts though....

[xsmommy]

GreggHobbes, who is autistic and is obsessed with Krispy Kremes, was the first customer through the door

[honeygrl]

careful... you are going to make me call my hubby home for a conjugal(sp?) visit.

[RikaStrom]

LOL, happens to the best of them.

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[RikaStrom]

You and me both, I will be very disappointed if he doesn't call a third session.

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