Word For The Day, Monday, September 22, 2003

The Verbivores | 9/22/03 | 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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pernicious \pur-NISH-us\, adjective:
perniciousness; noun
perniciously; adverb

1. Highly injurious; deadly; destructive; exceedingly harmful.
2. Archaic. Evil; wicked. .
3. Quick; swift (to burn).

Let this pernicious hour Stand aye accursed in the calendar. --Shak.

Etymology: [Middle English, from Old French pernicios, from Latin pernici sus, from pernici s, destruction : per-, per- + nex, nec-, violent death; see nek-1 in Indo-European Roots.]

[NeoCaveman]

It's hard to top Yosemite Sam or Foghorn Leghorn.

Foghorn leghorn, that's why I watch CSPAN 2. "I say there, there'sa whole lotta consumin' goin' on 'round here"

[secret garden]

Are you still celebrating yesterday's game? And is anyone else sick of hearing ESPN's air raid sirens go off every time they run a graphic?

[Gabz]

True, very true.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Thank goodness you left religion out. ;)

Had to. You spelled godparents with a lower case "g."

[NeoCaveman]

Are you still celebrating yesterday's game?

As best as I can in the office.

I haven't seen hobbes, poor guy must be taking the JETS loss bad (JETS = Just End The Season?)

Now SG I need your Titans to beat the Steelers Sunday, OK.

[secret garden]

Any news from the job hunting? I've noticed the Red Cross has been calling themselves the AMERICAN Red Cross lately. When I worked with them and taught classes, they made it very clear they were an international organization who had no allegiance to this country. That was one of the major reasons I stopped teaching for them when it was time to re-up certifications.

[secret garden]

We're on a roll and Steve and Eddie are healthy. Your wish is our command. :-)

[Gabz]

I don't think I'm going to be hearing from them for some time.

The application deadline was the Friday before the hurricane and after review here on the shore the apps were being sent to the regional office on the other side of the bay. That happens to be one of the areas hardest hit in Virginia.

[NeoCaveman]

You want on an article on the perniciousness of Islam, here's one for ya.

It also gives a fairly good explanation of why the EU are a bunch of bootlickers when it comes to Islam.

[Robert A Cook PE]

"Why do we pronounce it Pur-din-a-lus?"

Awh shoot ma'am...

Ah always thought it were pro-noun-ci-ated as "Perd-'n-ahl-aaass"

And wondered who Perd was doin' Alice.

[secret garden]

That's because you had the good edumacation.

[1smallVoice]

I can not think of two more pernicious people than Bill and Hillary Clinton. He nearly destroyed this country in his 8 years playing 'hide the cigar' and now she wants her shot at destroying this country. The sad thing is that they are worshiped by many ignorant people.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

We're on a roll and Steve and Eddie are healthy.

They look great!

[NeoCaveman]

Wouldn't a cat fight between hitlery and carolmosleybraun be fun?

Tons of fun, tons.

[LonePalm]

Gee,
You're tough today. I thought I would have gotten and A+ for working a pun into the post. I didn't even get a grade.

(Dragons quickly burning thread on a planet named PERN.)

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[Texan5]

I'd buy a ticket to see her heinous and carol mostly fraud in a cat fight-mud wrestling would be best, I believe. Since hill is so fond of slinging it at others, it would be only fair to coat her with it (ahem...) liberally.

[honeygrl]

Hubby and I love Fairly Oddparents.

[xsmommy]

hey, looky. i am back on and i am at home, can you believe it? power JUST came back on at 10 am this morning. xsboy and xsbrownie each started 2 hours late, and xsteen following montgomery co. is OFF again, so she can at least get her homework done, which was not possible w/o internet access and no way to type it up. so it all worked out fine.

xshub pulled in from the red eye just as i was leaving to take the kids to school. when i was pulling back in i saw power trucks on our street. it was all i could do not to jump out and kiss them full on the lips, i was so happy to see them.

guilt does wonders for a man. xshub brought me a beautiful bracelet.... i swear i was not angling for anything when i was whining to him on the phone... : )

[xsmommy]

forgot to ping you two tejanas, to my news about being back in the land of the living : )

[Gabz]

I'm thrilled to hear that!!!!!!!!!!

I wondered about xsteen and school when I saw that Montgomery county schools were closed today.

Tell us about the bracelet!!!!!!!!!!!

My b'day present arrived via UPS on Friday - my ew digital camera!!!!!