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..]

[hobbes1]

ROTFL....He's far too sweet, to have to fear the Double Barreled...lol

[TheGrimReaper]

Forsaken by fleeting fame
Fools fawn for fatuous flatulence
Farewell, fickle finger of fate.

[B!tch]

Help! My iambic pentameter is broken!

[Gabz]

Yuck, yuck, yuck!!!!!!!!

[theDentist]

You were bugged? Then you must flea.

[camle]

ya might say that I was RAID-ed!

[RikaStrom]

Ok gang, off to work I go, I will see you at the lunch hour!

[Conspiracy Guy]

yes that is correct.

[NeoCaveman]

You were bugged? Then you must flea.

He must have been really ticked.

[Gabz]

Now this sounds like my kinda place!!!!!

Bar stirs up some southern discomfort

Gee, I wonder what the reaction is going to be if they permit smoking?????

[camle]

hi ho! hi ho. the teach is out the do!

[camle]

you was itching to say that....

[Gabz]

The puns this morning really need to be gone - d-con anyone?

[secret garden]

Thank goodness for callerID so I can avoid the ramblings of the fatuous room mother.

[camle]

i figured you mite say that. oh well, before I fly, lemme suggest this to bug ya!

[camle]

at least she ain't the "Flatuos" room mother!

[secret garden]

But she's just as obnoxious.

[hobbes1]

Pot? Kettle ????


J/K!!!! ;)

[camle]

[xsmommy]

is she getting paid?

btw, yesterday was day one of the subway ride for xsteen. she loved it. felt very grown up, mature and responsible. stood most of the way bc the only seats available were next to what appeared to be...weirdos! i knew it!

[VRWCmember]

How's it going, tiger?

Jets vs Skins tonight. Got any money on the game?