Word For The Day, Thursday, September 4, 2003

The Verbivores | 9/4/03 | 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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fatuous \FACH-oo-us\, adjective:
fatuousness; noun
fatuously; adverb

1. Feeble in mind; weak; silly; stupid; foolish.
2. Without reality; illusory
3. Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish
4. Delusive; unreal.

"Publishers persist in the fatuous belief that a little hocus-pocus in the front flap blurb will so dazzle readers that they'll be too dazed to notice the quality of what's on the pages inside." Irish Times, October 7, 1997

Etymology: [Latin fatuus, foolish, idiotic, silly..]

[xsmommy]

i know you carefully chose where to live based on Jax'
school situation. good for you. and i have no doubt but that you will be involved.

[hobbes1]

Now that Uday &Qusay have been eliminated, a lot of the lesser-known family members are coming to the attention of American authorities

Among the brothers:

Sooflay .................... the restauranteur
Guday....... the half-Australian brother
Huray....................... the sports fanatic
Sashay........................ the gay brother
Kuntay & Kintay..... the twins from the African mother
Sayhay................. the baseball player
Ojay.................... the stalker/murderer
Gulay................ the singer/entertainer
Ebay.......................... the internet czar
Biliray............ the country music star
Ecksray........................ the radiologist
Puray........ the blender factory owner
Regay....... the half-Jamaican brother
Tupay................ the one with bad hair

Among the sisters:

Lattay.............. the coffee shop owner
Bufay................... the 300 pound sister
Dushay......................... the clean sister
Phayray............. the zoo worker in the gorilla house
Sapheway.... the grocery store owner
Ollay................. the half-mexican sister
Gudlay.............................. the prostitute

And Finally:

There is Oyvay .......... but the family doesn't like to talk about him much

[hobbes1]

N/C????? Hm.

[Gabz]

I'm sure you are, and have every right to be.

There was no question of my balking at taking public transportation when I went to HS. My mother's attitude was, "if that's where you want to go, figure out how you're going to get there, I'm not taking you"

There was a girl' HS in the neighborhood, but I didn't want to go there.

[xsmommy]

cute.

[Gabz]

Now, if they would just have a few more days in a row of school I would be happy.

Because of the flooding yesterday afternoon and over night they closed the schools this morning. shot my plans for the day. doesn't look good applying for a job, toting a 5yo with you.

[Gabz]

I like that!!!!!!!!!

[xsmommy]

school cancellations are a drag. this year we will not be following the same policy, 2 will be considered to be following fairfax co. cancellation policy and one will follow Montgomery co. We will also likely have 3 diff vacation and holiday scvhedules!

[Gabz]

I don't envy you.

I was just really annoyed at the local TV station. The forecast called for more flooding overnight and fog this morning. I put the news on at 5:30. The first I heard them mention it was 7:30 - after a passing driver had told hubby (who was waiting for the bus with her) that school was closed. I then saw it on their website and then they mentioned on the newscast.

[Texan5]

Three different schedules for kids' days off? That'll be fun!

[Texan5]

Oh, good grief! The local TV channels here are really very good at broadcasting school closings as soon as they receive them-usually by 6 AM.

[camle]

uh XS.... dearie... uh...

WATER BALLOON Fight!!!

[Gabz]

Probably what happened was that it slipped their radar, because it was the only school district in their entire coverage area.

But I know now to check their website earlier than I did this morning!!!!

Considering we live in pretty flat terrain, we actually live on a high point. From what we caught on the news last night, and hubby heard when he went to the store - we were lucky. The highway was shut down in the vicinity of the elementary school about 30 minutes after Jax got home from school.

Had I got her into the other one and kept her in the after school program at her preschool - I would not have been able to get to her to pick her up - the roads in that entire town was flooded, as was the road I would take to get to her.

[white rose]

Fatuous soul that I am, I just had to provide this story for all you Illmatic fans out there.

You know, I used to think that Fairfax, California was the most seriously deranged spot on the planet, but I have to admit, those North Koreans have them beat in a landslide.

[xsmommy]

dammit WR, after i just had the computer geek out here last night, i have your link asking where to download some KOREAN CRAP! if i get korean porn, i will come after you!! ; )

[camle]

hey WR< ya gotta forgive XS, she's not only PMS-ing, but she just got hit with a water balloon!

splurt!

[mikrofon]

For some reason, Gray Davis maintains the fatuous notion that he will retain the governor's seat in CA...

[Texan5]

Wow, you were lucky! Sometimes things just work out for the best. Our road is impassable at two points after even a short heavy rainfall without a truck with 4 wheel drive. I was sweating yesterday as I got poured on in hubby's El Camino all the way from the county line to within 3 miles of home. Fortunately, the water had already stopped rushing and dropped to less than an inch in both the low water crossings, so I didn't have to turn around and wait for it to go down. Interestingly enough, the rain chance for this area yesterday, according to Weather Underground was only 30%.....

[white rose]

I always aim to please. :-)

[Texan5]

Do Koreans have porn? I would think that Kim would be all the obscenity they could ever need....