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Word For The Day, Friday, September 5, 2003
The Verbivores
| 9/5/03
| Teacher
Posted on 09/05/2003 5:03:08 AM PDT by 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....
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.]
TOPICS: Education; Humor; Poetry; Word For The Day
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
the ripe old age of 45 45 is not old, youngster.
Our (young) receptionist at work sometimes comes up with "fun" things to do. The latest one is to collect everybody's baby pictures and then have us all guess who's who. Yesterday she stopped by my office to "remind" me to bring my baby picture in. I peered at her over my narrow reading glasses and said, "I can't. They hadn't invented cameras yet."
It actually stopped her for several seconds.
421
posted on
09/05/2003 4:45:25 PM PDT
by
Eala
(Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them. -Ronald Reagan)
To: Eala
I love you......
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
(blush)
423
posted on
09/05/2003 4:54:48 PM PDT
by
Eala
(There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle, or the mirror that reflects it.)
To: Texan5
sounds like great bday doings in the offing!! hope you have a great time, T5~~!
424
posted on
09/05/2003 5:30:29 PM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
Don't spank him that is what he wants
425
posted on
09/05/2003 5:55:16 PM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(Of course I like it here. I just may not like you.)
To: Robert A. Cook, PE
ROFLMAO
426
posted on
09/05/2003 5:56:41 PM PDT
by
honeygrl
(Jacksonville Beach HERE I COME!! Everyone beware! Female looking for fun on the way soon!)
To: Flurry
And just how would YOU know what he wants.....?
To: VRWCmember
How's this look? I had a friend write me a program to do this. I type the text into the program, it converts it to colors with html code for me to copy and paste. I can even pick all the colors with up to 10 colors.
428
posted on
09/05/2003 8:33:47 PM PDT
by
honeygrl
(Jacksonville Beach HERE I COME!! Everyone beware! Female looking for fun on the way soon!)
To: honeygrl; hobbes1; dubyaismypresident
CGEB is back!
To: honeygrl
It's hard to read.
430
posted on
09/06/2003 5:45:45 AM PDT
by
secret garden
(are you ready for some football?)
To: VRWCmember
it is alternating colors but it isn't that gradual shaded look of CGEB, Vast. wishful thinking on your part... ; )
431
posted on
09/06/2003 5:52:37 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: xsmommy
WWCGEBD?
432
posted on
09/06/2003 6:02:27 AM PDT
by
Chancellor Palpatine
(when times are bad and everything is at its worst, it takes a brave man to kick back and party)
To: Chancellor Palpatine
i know you still pine for her, but it is time to move on... ; )
433
posted on
09/06/2003 6:04:28 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: xsmommy
**snort**
Yeah, riiiiiight.....
434
posted on
09/06/2003 6:06:43 AM PDT
by
Chancellor Palpatine
(when times are bad and everything is at its worst, it takes a brave man to kick back and party)
To: xsmommy; Admin Moderator
Whatever you do, don't go to
this thread! The pictures someone posted are horrible. I wanted to read the story but it was disgusting. The title is Why America Slept. I'm hoping the ad mod gets rid of those things fast.
435
posted on
09/06/2003 6:16:45 AM PDT
by
secret garden
(are you ready for some football?)
To: secret garden
no pix posted there by the time i clicked. that's cute. post a link and say DON"T GO THERE! you knew i would!
436
posted on
09/06/2003 6:54:24 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: xsmommy; RikaStrom; Texan5; honeygrl
Goodo morning!!!
Guess who showed up on the front page of the weekly newspaper!!!!??
JAX!!
I wasn't really paying attention until I glanced at the caption - and then had to do a double take. Hubby had picked up the papers and he hadn't even noticed!!!
437
posted on
09/06/2003 7:32:03 AM PDT
by
Gabz
(anti-smokers - personification of everything wrong in this country.)
To: Gabz
What a cutie your little one is! And the look on her face is so appropriate for going to school.
438
posted on
09/06/2003 7:53:47 AM PDT
by
Texan5
To: Gabz
How cute! What a great shot of the apprehension of the big school!
439
posted on
09/06/2003 7:54:21 AM PDT
by
secret garden
(are you ready for some football?)
To: secret garden; Texan5
Thank you both!!
I personally think it's a great shot - but then, I'm a bit prejudiced!!!
How was dinner last night, Tex? Did hubby make it home alright?
440
posted on
09/06/2003 8:07:14 AM PDT
by
Gabz
(anti-smokers - personification of everything wrong in this country.)
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