Word for the Day, FRiday, December 9, 2016 - Mansuetude

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[tioga]

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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".

Mansuetude

Noun, (man-swi-tood, -tyood)

Mildness; gentleness: the mansuetude of Christian love.

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Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. Amuse me, enlighten me, submit a poem or picture to earn extra credits.

[tioga]

Class is on for today! Make it count!

[dirtboy]

I would have thought it meant a grown man being irate about having been a Boy named Sue.

[tioga]

Roll Call. If you want on or off the ping list, let me know via FReep mail. Christmas is coming........are you on the naughty or nice list?

[rarestia]

Don’t mistake my mansuetude for apathy. It’s best to remain a gentleman while scheming to kill your opponent.

[tioga]

You would think, right?

[tioga]

OK, then. A++

[moovova]

Gloria Steinem was quick to point out the the word “mansuetude” is discriminatory, as women are just as capable of having a “tude”.

[Sasparilla]

...Don’t mistake my mansuetude for apathy. It’s best to remain a gentleman while scheming to kill your opponent....

Is that a Mad Dog Mattis quote??

[Pollster1]

Balancing a real man’s attitude between manly strength and mansuetude is like navigating between Scylla and Charybdis, with deadly threats on either side: forgetting to follow Jesus (conservatives who have been burned too many times) or showing no spine (liberals who were born human before becoming invertebrates).

[SoothingDave]

Don’t you!
Step on my mansuetude

[tioga]

Ha, we have a special word for it....”hormones”. Gloria is in denial of hers. A++

[tioga]

I wouldn't dare........Real Oldie. A+++

[tioga]

All things in moderation. A++

[Louis Foxwell]

No. Not nearly enough “F***K”s.

[secret garden]

The mansuetude of marriage, according to Twitter. Truthiness.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Bush, though a spender, had mansuetude
Barry spent more, with ineptitude
A positive bump
Will be coming with Trump
“Not Hillary” fills me with gratitude

[rarestia]

That was my intent!

[tioga]

True, I hide my snacks or he’d eat them all in one night, and not gain an ounce. A+++

[aspasia]

Kramer’s voice purred with mansuetude and mollified the entire Seinfeld cast.

[tioga]

A++++ Got them all covered in one. Wow.