Word For The Day, Thursday, October 2, 2003

The Verbivores | 10/2/03 | 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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abhor \ab*hor\, verb:
abhorring, abhorred, abhors; intransitive verb
abhorrer; noun
abhorrent; adjective
abhorrently; adverb

1. To regard with horror or loathing; detest.
2. To fill with horror or disgust. [Obs.]
3. (Canon Law) To protest against; to reject solemnly. [Obs.]
4. Find repugnant .

It doth abhor me now I speak the word.
--Shak

Etymology: [Middle English abhorren, from Latin abhorr re,to shrink from : ab-, from; see ab-1 + horr re, to shudder.]

[xsmommy]

robt you are filthy minded perv.

[secret garden]

Hi there. I've got to run in a minute and start the after school dashabout.

[xsmommy]

Good, he would be sporting some nailmarks in his arm from me strongarming him too!

[Gabz]

Good luck - I don't envy either of you.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Huh?

What?

(Looks around innocently.....)

Who?

ME?

[secret garden]

There was a woman in line in front of us with long fake nails and my daughter said "Eew, Mommy, look at her nails", all creeped out. I said yes I know they're long aren't they and then muttered Rod Stewart.

[xsmommy]

once i get the subway rider, i have to then retrieve the brownie en route to dropping the hockey player off at his writing clinic. then bring home and feed the brownie and teen and then head out to back to school night.

[xsmommy]

mine aren't long, but i can make them felt, through clothing, to make my point. : )

[xsmommy]

yes YOU, you perverted gramps, you!

[xsmommy]

xsboy's 6th grade science teacher requires that they do EARTHWATCH activities as a part of their science grade. it is optional of all of the other classes. i resent like hell this earthwatching crap! what a typical FALLS cHURCH thing it is for them to do. recycle, reduce, reuse. make a msg pad for next to the phone by recycling paper that is only written on one side etc. i already do that with all of the paper that comes home from school, but i just hate the exalting the earthwatching like it was GAIA worship!

[Eala]

hi, i just got back. i am twixt pickups.

xsmommy, I didn't know you played judo.

[Eala]

Good, he would be sporting some nailmarks in his arm from me strongarming him too!

Strong-arming is frowned upon in judo. You could break an arm that way.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Ten democrats, whom I abhor
Are all fighting to be the next Gore
But this time, a runaway
Will take all their fun away
Won't need judges to add up the score

Runaway?

As I walk along, I wonder...

[xsmommy]

what went wrong with our love...

[NeoCaveman]

but i just hate the exalting the earthwatching like it was GAIA worship!

I'd object on seperation of church and state. They are earth worshippers, almost as primitive as moon worshipers.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Between pickups, eh?

....

And here I was, thinkin' xsex was a dedicated SUV driver.

http://www.strangecosmos.com/view.adp?picture_id=12066

(Guess a lawyer will try to screw with anything to flip over a few bucks.)

[Texan5]

One of my favorite songs, by the way..

A love that was so strong.
And as I walk along I think of the things we'd done together
When our hearts were young..

Okay, next-who's going to fill in the next lines?

[Texan5]

We recycle, but I'm not familiar with any "earthwatching". Is it a radical form of recycling? The rabid stuff is like Gaia worship, isn't it? Silly....

[xsmommy]

it is local, apparently. recycling is fine, but this kind of stuff just grates on me bc i see the birkenstock wearing falls churchers and think EARTHWATCH. Falls Church is very liberal and annoying.

[Texan5]

Thanks for the link-it does seem rather like something for the Birkenstock crowd. Here in Texas, that same bunch are also NIMBYs-they're all for progress, as long as they don't have to see a power station, fire or police station or parking lot near their precious neighborhood. But it's okay to devalue everyone elses' property with noise, traffic, etc. They are also all for raising city taxes for every neighborhood but theirs. I just call them "hypocrites". Those types were a huge factor in our decision to build and move out here, rather than in the city. No NIMBYs or Birkenstock dilettantes out here.