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]

Oh, yeah, he was only about 15 minutes late. He even brought work to do at home so he wouldn't be later getting home in the rain. It stopped raining just in time for me to light the grill to do steaks. Today is beautiful-blue skies and the temperature at least 10 degrees below normal for this time of the year. I smell early fall-good!

[xsmommy]

that is so great! i can't believe Jax is now famous!

[Gabz]

Terrific!!!!

The weather here is also gorgeous. I think this is probably the first really decent Saturday we've had all summer.

We've been doing work outside narly all morning - I just stopped to grab a quick sandwich.

[Gabz]

LOL!!!

We were laughing about it this morning - we've only been here a few months and already she makes the front page!!!!

[Argh]

YAY TEXANS!!! BEAUTY!!!

Bouillabaise all OVER the field!

Boo, Gators...

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Yes Sir........ and Dallas ain't looking too bad either........ !

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Ughy...... I really hate to even joke and write "ain't"...... lol

[Robert A Cook PE]

"And what do I do in the Fall?? "

Skinny-Diving?

http://www.strangecosmos.com/view.adp?picture_id=11279

Er, uhm, uh, ski-diving.

No wait.

It's got something to do about going down in public in a big way......

Wait, it'll come to me sometime.

Just gotta think about it.

[Robert A Cook PE]

WWCGECD?

What Would Classy Green-Eyed Camel Do?

http://www.strangecosmos.com/view.adp?picture_id=10929

(Xsex: whatever you do, don't click on that link!)

[Argh]

They (Dallas) are just lucky Vick's out.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Robert - that picture is from page 27 of the Kamal Sutra

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

My very "sick" husband has some captions for your picture:

The humpity bump

Dromedary Drilling

[SeaDragon]

It's got something to do about going down in public in a big way......

Is the apple tree down by the pond public enough? I go down there a lot......

;-)

[xsmommy]

(Xsex: whatever you do, don't click on that link!)

you know i never miss a single one of your links, robt. ever. : )

[Hegewisch Dupa]

"Sick"? High-five the guy for me!

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

LOL - I'll do that HD ~ he's not really sick - I find his humor to be perfect -

[Hegewisch Dupa]

And his taste is women-folk is above reproach as well ;)

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Thank you very much......

[RikaStrom]

Ok you troublemakers. I need teachers for the whole week.

Things are wild and wooly at the office, so y'all can step in and cause mayhem and madness for a while.

[secret garden]

Dallas fell apart though. :-( As did the Pack.
The Titans won the revenge match against the Raiders so the day wasn't a total bust. And hurray for the Texans! Setting the record for winning openers their first two years!
RAC, I tried to include your name up top but they kicked it back.