Word For The Day, Thursday, August 28, 2003

The Verbivores | 8/28/03 | 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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tacit \ta*sit\, adjective:
tacitness; noun
tacitly; adverb

1. Not spoken: indicated tacit approval by smiling and winking.
2. 1. Implied by or inferred from actions or statements: Management has given its tacit approval to the plan.
   2. Law. Arising by operation of the law rather than through direct expression.
3. Archaic. Not speaking; silent

   The tacit and secret theft of abusing our brother in civil contracts.
   --Jer. Taylor

   Etymology: [Latin tacitus, silent, past participle of tac re, to be silent.]

[Gabz]

I agree with XS - most likely his wife wears the pants in that family.

and I pretty much just told him so.

he's now attacking honeygrl - but I really have to leave now.

good luck folks - I will talk to you all later.

[xsmommy]

against one of your own cavemen at that!

[Gabz]

OOPs - my mistake - Laura Earl got him good for his comment.

Now I'm outta here!!!!!!!!!!

[Laura Earl]

He told me to get back into the kitchen, and I told him just long enough to get my iron skillet to smack him and his buds up side the head.

[NeoCaveman]

against one of your own cavemen at that!

He's somewhat right/ somewhat not but his whole basis is his YOPIOS. Therefor his house built upon sand.

[NeoCaveman]

ROTFLMAO!

[Laura Earl]

The guy is a maroon!

[xsmommy]

okay, i am dim, what is YOPIOS?

[Laura Earl]

Oh, good...I'm not the only one frowning at my screen trying to decipher.

[xsmommy]

there are conservative Christian sects that believe that women shouldn't wear pants, shouldn't cut their hair etc. There is no reasoning with those types. those two have wifeys that share their worldview and that is just dandy for them.

[NeoCaveman]

I little something I learned lurking the religion forum. YOPIOS=Your Own Personal Interpretation Of Scripture. Polycarp has a great picture of the yopios cereal box.

[xsmommy]

oh ok. makes sense. and obviously, they have the ONLY true interpretation of the Bible etc.

[NeoCaveman]

Yup. The jagoff over there thinks he's the pope or something.....

[RikaStrom]

It's your boys' fault that the girls are all up and hyper in the wee hours of the morning??

[xsmommy]

oh NO! I am sure he would be mightily insulted if you referred to him as a PAPIST! no doubt he considers Catholics to be of the Anti-Christ!

[NeoCaveman]

Yup.

[RikaStrom]

Thena has a fondess for scotch. ;-)

[RikaStrom]

LOL, no problem... I know you didn't use tacitness because it didn't rhyme with tacky. ;-)

[RikaStrom]

A remake of Footloose?? Now I have absolute proof that Hollywood hasn't had a fresh idea in decades!

A+

[RikaStrom]

LOL, now that's funny!