Posted on 06/13/2013 4:44:10 AM PDT by secret garden
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".
mordacious mordacious \mawr-DEY-shuhs\, adjective
1. sharp or caustic in style, tone, etc.
2. biting or given to biting.
Example sentences:
She was hoping that neither Garth nor Otto would bungle and embarrass her and that we wouldn't be the brunt of some mordacious Page Six gossip column for arriving in an old car.
-- Brian M. Wiprud, Pipsqueak, 2004
Emma had almost made it into the safety of the kitchen when out of the dark, and away from the masses, Patrick appeared. "Well, well, well." His tone was mordacious.
-- Jane Sigaloff, Technical Hitch, 2005
Etymology:
Mordacious came into English in the 1640s from the Latin word mordāx meaning "given to biting."
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....
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!
No work today, which sucks, but things have been slow mid-month for a couple years now-they pick up in a week or so when folks have paid the bills...
Of all the money grabbers
The IRS is liked the least-
Its methods of operation are
Those of some mordacious beast
Customer service doesn’t exist-
All staff work at the behest
Of a corrupt administration
Who rewards those they love best
And who don’t question savaging
Those on Obama’s enemies list
We’ve seen all this crap before-
Is it any wonder we are pissed?
I’m not a hard core smoker or drinker, I don’t do any drugs, I’m lightweight, fit and get paid for hard, physical work-I live a natural, semi-vegan lifestyle. And with all that, I do have a favorite “sin” or two that I won’t compromise or give up...
I started reading Mad Magazine when I was 10-11, and I remember a cold war parody of PSAs warning against caffeine, alcohol, smoking, every thing fun is bad, will kill you, etc.
The ad had a huge mushroom cloud in the background, and Alfred E. Neuman in the foreground at a table with a bottle of liquor and cup of coffee on it, and he was puffing on a cigar, pointing at the table. The caption read “With THAT to worry about, I should be worried about this stuff?”
That pretty much sums up my fatalistic attitude, even after all these years-there are worse things than death-and I’m gonna enjoy my life...
A for you.
A+ for you.
It’s a thousand times worse this time around. A+ for you. I have a question. My lowest newel post on the staircase is wobbly. If I put some shims and a gob of wood glue in there, between the bottom of the post and the wooden stair, will it make things better or worse?
Everything in moderation, that’s my theme. I have been warned off of caffeine for good reason. PACs are a very weird feeling, I know when I have them and don’t like it. They are a known precursor to A-fib and I KNOW I don’t want that. The Bible says all things in moderation....good advice.
Thank you! I’d just re-read “Atlas Shrugged” the last time, and young and idealistic as I was, I was wishing I could go galt-this time-much older, jaded and cynical-I’m working on doing just that, as fast as I can...
Is the post screwed into the stair tread with a wood bolt or screw? You need to check that first, and if it is, find how to tighten it by rotating it in the proper direction. If it isn’t screwed/bolted down, how is it attached?
If it is attached to the stair with a bolt/screw-
Put some construction cement or wood glue into the gap and gently rotate it until it is anchored tightly. Wipe up the excess glue or construction cement right away-then go back at 15 minute intervals and do it again, because it will continue to seep out for quite awhile.
I can’t rotate it and I think it is just hammered into the railing at the top. It is definitely wobbly so I am waiting for my son to return from Depot with some shims. It looks like the bottom must be bolted in somehow. Honestly, I cannot tell.
I do believe that is true-the only things I don’t do in moderation are drugs, soda of any kind, and sweets/empty calories-and I don’t do those things at all-I’ve never had a liking for sweet stuff, and drugs are like poison to me-can’t miss what you never liked...
I drink lots of 1/2 each sugar free “fancy” vitamin water and regular bottled water at work/home during the day and evening, two cups of regular coffee in the morning, and that is pretty much it, except for maybe a cup of green or herb tea in the evening. Wine or beer on special occasions, but I’m a cheap date-2 glasses of wine is my limit...
It should be bolted-I haven’t seen any in recent years that were not. The bolt usually was put through the stair tread then the post, or just the opposite, then screwed together-most are glued/cemented, too.
After you or your son find the bolt-if it exists-and get the post as level as possible, then do the shims and cement and that should hold it unless a heifer slides down the bannister or something...
It looks nice for a temporary fix, but I don’t think it will hold up to supporting a bannister and railing for more than a few hours, depending on traffic on the stairs...
ROR! Country chic!
Did you get the post straightened up and sturdy? I’ve absolutely got to know if it has a bolt attaching it to the stair, just because it would be so unlike what I’m used to seeing if it didn’t...
My whole post just evaporated, dangit. I’ll try freepmail.
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