Word For The Day, 11/25/02 Monday

11/25/02

[Bella_Bru]

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. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on....

bouleversement\bool-vair-suh-MAWN\, noun

:

1. Complete overthrow; a reversal; a turning upside down.

Etymology: Bouleversement comes from French, from Old French bouleverser, "to overturn," from boule, "ball" (from Latin bulla) + verser, "to overturn" (from Latin versare, from vertere, "to turn").

Good moring, class!

[Bella_Bru]

ping!

[xsmommy]

morning, teachy!

[Bella_Bru]

ping!

[VRWCmember]

Hey xs and Rika,
Only 30 days until Christmas. Speaking of which, Merry Christmas

[Bella_Bru]

ping!

[VRWCmember]

Grrr, I was off in Friday's classroom asking YOU where Miss Bella is this morning and here you are in the new classroom. What shall we do to pass the time while we wait for our fellow students?

[Bella_Bru]

Good morning to you! :-)

[mhking]

"The Saudi princess' denial of funnelling monies to the 9/11 hijackers was nothing short of a complete bouleversement of the facts."

G'morning, folks...how y'all are?

[VRWCmember]

What shall we do to pass the time while we wait for our fellow students?

The teacher isn't watching us, she is out in the hall trying to round up our truant classmates.

[xsmommy]

i'm pretty easy to please, what do you suggest?

[VRWCmember]

i'm pretty easy to please, what do you suggest?

Why don't we go hide in the supply closet in the back of the room and consider our options.

[Bella_Bru]

Sorry I didn't ping you. I lef tthe list at home! :-(

A+, all the same!

[xsmommy]

Speculation is that China is awaiting a US-Iraq war in order to begin a bouleversment of Taiwan...

[xsmommy]

morning to you! good to see you in class, even on the dustbin side!

[NeoCaveman]

Here

[mhking]

good to see you in class, even on the dustbin side!

Gotta study sometime, don't I? ;-)

[xsmommy]

by the way, vast, sweety, you don't scare me with all the Christmas talk. i am way ahead of the game and have even wrapped up 75% of the stuff destined for xsbro and company in OH and we will bring it this week and avoid shipping later. i am feeling competent this holiday season, for a change.

[xsmommy]

miss bru runs a very cerebral classroom here. you gotta root around amongst the salaciousness but you will find the cerebral content!

[CholeraJoe]

In a bouleversement of the usual Barbie dolls, the Tonner Doll company is introducing a plus-sized doll for Christmas. Is it my imagination or does the doll look like Anna Nicole?

Holiday Doll Market Expands With Emme