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..]

[Texan5]

Based on that insanity, I believe the North Korean people would benefit greatly from intensive psychological warfare waged by the US.

[Gabz]

They are calling for it to be just as bad, if not worse this afternoon, probably another reason they closed the schools.

My weather bug just issued another flood watch alert - the watch is now in effect until 8pm, up from the earlier ne which was until 4:45.

I absolutely and truly despise driving in the rain - and these 2 lane roads with no shoulders, do not make it any easier. the highway is no picnic either.

[camle]

boy I wish they'd close the schools up here. I'm bushed! I need a long nap and a coquette.

AND I'M ALSO BORED!!!!

[Gabz]

I'll e-mail my munchkin to you.

[camle]

thanx. for some obscure reason that I cannot fathom, the ex has taken up staying at the estate during the day. The staff lets her in (and watches her with jaundiced eyes), and she putters around like she owns the joint.

like huh? then she pesters me with phone calls. once she called me on line 2 whilst I was talking to her on line 1.

exes. go fig.

[Gabz]

Knock on wood - I haven't heard from mine in years - and I don't even know where is is or if he is een dead or alive.

[camle]

oh boy don't I wish mine was that far away!

[Gabz]

LOL!!!!!!!!

Poor camle!!!!!

[secret garden]

Looky here! An update.

[xsmommy]

BaathofLeastResistance. they KILL ME!!!

[xsmommy]

Lifestyles of the Rich and Illmatic is going to be on A&E! oh how i wish the Blog-meisters were going to be the ones doing it!

[camle]

i'd ship her out to you, but you'd never speak to me again.

[xsmommy]

sorry i am not entertaining you today, camle, but i am at home working on a brief that needs to be done today. you will have to wait for commando friday for my entertainment. ; )

[Gabz]

I'm sure you would!!!

Let's put it this way - my big dog, who is not over fond of the new puppy, and the puppy are both curled up as far as they can get together between my chair and under my desk - I have have heard no growling or yipping!!!!

[camle]

far be it for me to come between you and your briefs.

[Texan5]

Last I heard about my ex, he had divorced the titty dancer half his age he was married to, and was dating a lawyer who wasn't quite so much younger. But that was six years ago-I don't know where he is, or whether he is alive or dead. And that suits me just fine.

[honeygrl]

"in hubby's El Camino "

So am I allowed to make fun of you guys for having an el camino? :-p We get to make fun of Flurry for his lesbian SUV!

[white rose]

I just noticed that that blog attracts some...uh...interesting commentary. What I wouldn't give to own the concession for Thorazine for that crowd.

[Conspiracy Guy]

It's a Lezbeanne Yellow Ford Ranger Edge Extended Cab Pickup. Not an SUV.

[Gabz]

My ex was diagnosed with some rare form of MS about a year after we split - rare not only that he was 51, but his identical twin was also diagnosed. His sone, who had gotten divorced about the same time as the ex and me then moved in. after about a year, the son no longer blamed me for leaving him. At one point he and wife number 2 (I was #3) had gotten back together but that was probably 8 years ago.

Even though it is the state capitol - Dover, DE is nothing but a small town - everyone knows everyone else's business.