Word For The Day, Friday, September 5, 2003

The Verbivores | 9/5/03 | 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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deride \de*ride\, verb:
deriding, derides, derided; transitive verb
derider; derision noun
deridingly; adverb

1. To speak of or treat with contemptuous mirth.
2. To laugh at with contempt; to laugh to scorn; to turn to ridicule or make sport of; to mock; to scoff at.
3. Contemptuous or jeering laughter; ridicule.
4. A state of being derided.

It is in the nature of tyranny to deride the will of the people as the voice of the mob, and to denounce the cry for freedom as the roar of anarchy.
--William Safire, "The Counter-Revolution," New York Times, May 22, 1989

Etymology: [Latin d r d re : d -, de- + r d re, to laugh at.]

[Texan5]

Pretty cake! Thank you!

[white rose]

A bit more derision for y'all.

I think I've finally uncovered Hillary's legacy.

[Texan5]

Thank you, kind sir!

[xsmommy]

you know, i have serious reservations about them, as well as trampolines, bc of the potential liability issues, but we are all grownups here, so you are all assuming the risk if you go in there! my kids are prohibited from going on the neighbor kids trampolines. i have the serious heeby jeebies about them. it doesn't help that my neighbors do not SUPERVISE their own kids and have had kids in the ER with broken limbs, cuts etc.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Ah Ha. I pulled the truth out of you.

[xsmommy]

Mike is loathe to admit that this is the result of a moonbounce incident....

[honeygrl]

Happy Birthday!!

[Gabz]

Happy Birthday, you goofy Texan!!!!!!!!!!

[Gabz]

I think I found two ladies to work with me in my proposed cleaning/make-ready business, too!

There's good money to be made in that. I used to do some work for a gal that does it. Easiest money I ever made!!!!!

[Gabz]

I have no secrets from you all.

And hubby just added to our "date" - he's taking me out for lunch instead of us going out after lunch........

See you all later - I'm outta here!!!!!

[xsmommy]

my alma mater opines on the Doonesbury columns on prostate health enhancement

[VRWCmember]

Happy Birthday, Tex5

Here's a rose-petal chocolate cake for you.

[Texan5]

When the lady who was cleaning my house moved because her husband got transferred, she left at least 15-20 customers without cleaning help, including me and my next door neighbor. And I have a friend who is a realtor up here who can't find anyone to do make ready on houses here that her company sells or leases unless she pays them extra to come from the city. Since no one else up here seems inclined to do this kind of work, I see no reason to leave money on the table for someone from the city to come up here and take-I'd rather make it myself. Just about all the houses the other lady did are bigger than 2000 square feet, and at least half of them are 3000 and over, but 2-3 people can knock that out in about 4-5 hours by splitting up the tasks. Then you use the 3 hours left to go clean one of the smaller ones. That still gives you an hour or more to get home and start cooking before your husband arrives home and kids start getting hungry. Both these ladies are married, the younger one has kids. I know they will like that, because hubby told me they were looking for something that would let them take care of their families in the evenings. We can also underbid anyone from the city because we live close by-we won't be charging 30 or more miles of travel one way. Sounds like a win-win to me. I'm excited!

[xsmommy]

talk about your living in the past! how sad is it that we have to go back that far...

[xsmommy]

sounds like a great business opportunity!! now will you provide the equipment and cleaning supplies, or do the customers provide their own? she brings the vacuum etc, but will borrow mine when her's isn't working etc. but i supply the cleaning stuff like the murphys oil soap, pinesol etc.

[Texan5]

I don't do trampolines-I fell off one at 14 and broke my ankle.

[hobbes1]

Sadly, This could be from any recent NY paper since he is the Off. Coord...

NY continued to struggle offensively, punting after three running plays on its next possession.
"Their plan defensively to challenge ******(insert ny player here)***** was rather unusual," Hackett said. "We have not faced one of those game plans in the three years that we have been running this offense. It took us a while to get on track.

[VRWCmember]

Choke, I say choke, that chicken, boy!

[Texan5]

ROFLMAO!! Thank you!

[xsmommy]

how much will you charge? i want to see how what i pay compares. our house with the basement now finished is about 4500 sq ft.