Posted on 07/19/2005 5:34:51 AM PDT by Slip18
Thursday, April 7, 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.
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.
Verb/noun:
Pronunciation: tus/el
Etymology: I don’t know.
1) (verb) To struggle, especially roughly or violently: scuffle. Syn: wrestle
2) (Noun) A physical contest or struggle: scuffle
3) A rough argumentor struggle against difficult odds for success.
Good Morning Class. Welcome to School!
RULES: You must use the WFTD in a sentence for an A. For a + after your “A,” you must bring in a link of the word usage or something funny, a poem or some prose that will elucidate the word for us.
If you need to know how to link, come to the Subbie’s desk in the front of the class.
Good morning!
Good morning!
morning, slippy!
!
Good morning, xs? Are we having a fine day?
xs beat you by almost a minute, Tiger. Getting slow on the draw?
eh, it's ok. nothing great so far.
She had a tussel with her bustle and bashed it with a..
Nevermind.
I won't finish that.
Eight days until your birthday. Countdown time.
While racing to be the first to announce their candidacy, Hillary and Ted scuffled at the podium, and in the ensuing tussel, Hillary got her nose broken and Ted got a black eye. Also, his manziere was knocked askew..
Phoning Russell,
In a tussel,
Long distance call,
Hitting the wall,
Used his muscles!
I also had a sentence to put in, but Cyber told me this was a "family" forum. So I didn't do it.
oh my bday is not a big deal in the xshouse, slippy. there is no countdown going on!
A++++ for you, cardinal!
I figured she'd be cussing her bustle during her tussel, but there is no such word as 'cuss-ell'.
A++++ for you, Mort!
With a word like tussel, I am reminded of our thread of last week and Natrona heights exploits.
Read the Harry Potter book this weekend. It was just ok. People just don't get that compared to the entire Fantasy genre (which, as a geek, I have ploughed through an awful lot of it) HP is really just so-so. Fun story, but geez, just ok.
That's the way it is here, too. We try to ignore each other's birthday in any way we can.
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