Word For The Day, Thursday, May 12, 2005

05/12/05 | Slip 18

[Slip18]

Thursday, May 12, 2005

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.

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Subbie Slip has her whip, handcuffs and legcuffs today.

The rest of the stuff is locked up in my drawer. I’m just letting all the new students know that we behave as if we were ladies and gentlemen in here. Those two words “as if” can get you an A if you make the subbie laugh.

ZOIC

Adjective combining form
Pronunciation: Zoic
Etymology: [Greek] (zoicos) Of or pertaining to animals

1) Animal: having an animal mode of existence: animal life and action.
2) Of or relating to a (specified) geological era.

I guess we could say Hobbes1 is a tigerzoic humanoid. So sorry, Tiger. It was a low fast ball.

You can use any root word for the “zoic.” Just make it sound like we know what we’re writing.

[Slip18]

I'll betcha they like it a lot, too!

A++++ for you tD!

[VRWCmember]

How are you feeling today?

Any way I can, but mostly gently.

[LonePalm]

Zoics

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)

[anniegetyourgun]

We're doomed.

[Laura Earl]

Mernin!

[anniegetyourgun]

When the teacher only supplies half a WFTD, is her pay cut in half - or do only half the students pay attention?

[Slip18]

Good boy! "Softly, I can feel you, softly . . . "

Are the parents going to carnage me? Will I be in a pot of hot water until the flesh falls off? I'm askearedazoic subbie.

[Dutchgirl]

Some make an effort super heroic,
To endure grief like an ancient stoic.
With eyes bright and not puffy,
And a nose that's non-snuffy,
Like a stuffed mastadon, Pleistozoic.

[Slip18]

Very, very, very good, Loney. A++++ for you. The cookies, though, say "zoinks," even though they are incorrect. You are correct.

[Slip18]

Will you hold my hand whilst I 'splain everything to the parents?

[Slip18]

Good morning to you, Laura!

[Slip18]

Dutchie, I knew you would do it! I just knew it would be you! A++++!

[Hegewisch Dupa]

Hiatt IS awesome R&B - I second my own motion re: your great musical tastes. How stand you on Harry Nilsson? Answer wisely; I may have to start stalking if you don't stop being cool...

[Slip18]

I don't know if you've noticed, Miss Annie, but the students don't pay attention too much anyway. That's why I keep the handcuffs handy, although I know Arghie has the keys. So I have to get brand new sets of handcuffs. Do you think the school will cough up the dough?

[xsmommy]

she was always telling everyone about her long list of accomplishments as a prodigy, and such traits do seem to run in families...

i see that T5 has proven that her nutty neighbor is patton's relative by identifying the DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR gene that they share.....

[patton]

No fair bringing yesterday's foreplay forward

[Robert A Cook PE]

Zoic!

Zoic?

If you plate a outdoor furniture with zoic, will it rock on your porch for ages?

[xsmommy]

you were outed as a deluded fruit. you think i am going to let that stay in the past?

[Slip18]

Okay. Have to meet with Verbivorizoics' parents. Maybe you had better have an EMT and ambulance ready and waiting for me just in case.

Where's Tioga when you need her?

[Robert A Cook PE]

Yeah the schol might cough up the dough, but ti would only make topperwearless cookies for the station with it.