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Word For The Day, Tuesday, October 7, 2003
The Verbivores
| 10/7/03
| Teacher
Posted on 10/07/2003 5:29:29 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....
contiguous \con*tig*you*us\, adjective:
contiguously; adverb
contiguousness; noun
1. Sharing an edge or boundary; touching.
2. Neighboring; adjacent.
3a. Connecting without a break: the 48 contiguous states.
3b. Connected in time; uninterrupted: served two contiguous terms in office.
4. In actual contact; touching; also, adjacent; near; neighboring; adjoining.
The two halves of the paper did not appear fully divided . . . but seemed contiguous at one of their angles.
--Sir I. Newton.
Etymology: [From Latin contiguus, from contingere, contig-, to touch. See contact.]
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To: TheGrimReaper
Well, Grimmy, you could be a recent father and not told us.
361
posted on
10/07/2003 12:43:43 PM PDT
by
Slip18
To: xsmommy
Correct.
Had my tubes tied years ago.
To: Slip18; TheGrimReaper
i sure wouldn't want to be the one to tell mrs grimmy that little bit'o'news....
363
posted on
10/07/2003 12:44:56 PM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: xsmommy
You are surely psychotic psychic.
To: TheGrimReaper
i don't do enemas, sorry...
365
posted on
10/07/2003 12:46:13 PM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: TheGrimReaper
I stopped the egg delivery process some time ago. It got painful when I was delivering these:
366
posted on
10/07/2003 12:47:36 PM PDT
by
Slip18
To: xsmommy
I understand Chuckie Schumer once got an enema, and was invisible for 3 days.
To: Slip18
Ouch!!
To: Argh
Was that you lurking behind me at the cash register?!
To: Gabz
hey Gabz! I meant to ask how the teacher conference went yesterday!
370
posted on
10/07/2003 12:51:15 PM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; Argh
Arghie os still at the cash register. He can't figure out why "they" want money. LOL!
371
posted on
10/07/2003 12:51:47 PM PDT
by
Slip18
To: TheGrimReaper
they could flush that whole place out and the Capitol would be a ghost town....
372
posted on
10/07/2003 12:51:55 PM PDT
by
xsmommy
Heck. "os" should be "is" or "oz" as in land of.
373
posted on
10/07/2003 12:52:37 PM PDT
by
Slip18
To: Slip18; Argh
LOL...... actually, with Argh's vocabulary, he could say entire sentences to most people without using a single word that they understand.........
To: xsmommy
and the Capitol would be a ghost town.... My fondest hope and dream.
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; Argh
Hehehehehehehe!
He wants to arm wrestle me with antiseptic. Do you know what that means?
376
posted on
10/07/2003 12:54:41 PM PDT
by
Slip18
To: Slip18; Argh
Oh absolutely.....he's contaminated, bugged, completely contagious...... he's offering you medication so you won't catch anything from him.......(he's from Canaduh you know......)
To: xsmommy
A long overdue gratuitous ossifier:
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; Argh
I'm laughing a little too hard here, Whyisa! Arghie will get you for that one.
379
posted on
10/07/2003 1:04:23 PM PDT
by
Slip18
To: TheGrimReaper
impregnation candidate there, grimmy? ; )
380
posted on
10/07/2003 1:17:39 PM PDT
by
xsmommy
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