Word For The Day, Thursday, 7/11/02

The Verbivore | 7/11/02 | Teacher

[RikaStrom]

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....

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prevaricate \prih-VAIR-uh-kayt\, intransitive verb:
prevaricates, prevaricating, prevaricated
prevarication; noun
prevaricator; noun

1. To stray from truth; to speak with equivocation.
2. To shift or turn from one side to the other, from the direct course, or from truth; to speak with equivocation; to shuffle; to quibble; as, he prevaricates in his statement.
3. (Civil Law) To collude, as where an informer colludes with the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution.
4. (Eng. Law) To undertake a thing falsely and deceitfully, with the purpose of defeating or destroying it.
5. To evade by a quibble; to transgress; to pervert. [Obs.]

A woman surrounded by hostile men, she amuses herself by thinking of Wonder Woman’s golden lasso, "which made even the most cunning of evildoers unable to prevaricate."
--Susan Lowell, "Gorgeous Predators," New York Times, July 14, 1991.

Etymology: Latin praevaricatus, past participle of praevaricari to act in collusion, literally, to straddle, from prae- + varicare to straddle, from varus bowlegged. Date: circa 1631

[RikaStrom]

Good Morning Class. Welcome to School!

Here is my example with WFTD.

“For Louis Farrakhan to cozy up to America’s number one enemy Saddam Hussein and pray for Iraq to be victorious over the U.S. is treasonous!” said Rev. Peterson. “Farrakhan, Jackson, Sharpton, and Julian Bond are domestic enemies who hate America. These so called ‘leaders’ are out of step with black Americans and the rest of America. These people are ‘civil-wrong’ champions who have no real plan to uplift black Americans or unite the races. They’re losing power, they know it, and they are running scared! For them to attack America, President Bush, and black conservatives in such a mean spirited manner is wicked,” said Rev. Peterson.

Jackson, Sharpton, Farrakhan and friends
Obviously use prevarication to no ends
The others pose
But Peterson rose
To show real leaders aren’t part of a trend!

Faith, Honor and Truth
Prevarication he shuns
Jesse Peterson

REV. PETERSON: "CURRENT BLACK LEADERSHIP MOST EVIL COMBINATION EVER!"

[xsmommy]

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[hobbes1]

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[RikaStrom]

Morning you rabble rousers!

[Slip18]

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[xsmommy]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[RikaStrom]

Morning you rabble rousers!

[hobbes1]

Only bc I let you darling.

[RikaStrom]

Morning you rabble rousers!

[Eala]

Top o' the mornin' to ye, Miss Rika!

(Taking a couple of days off for a family get-together; they start arriving this afternoon.)

[RikaStrom]

Morning you rabble rousers!

[Gabz]

17?

[RikaStrom]

Morning you rabble rousers!

[hobbes1]

*smooch* *smooch**smooch* Oy mami!

[camle]

early for a change?

[xsmommy]

there is a fine example of prevarication if i ever heard one....

[RikaStrom]

LOL, morning you three.

[hobbes1]

Considering your occupation...

[Slip18]

Tiger was prevaracating with us this morning, Miss Rika. He sure is a perv . . . LOL!

[xsmommy]

would you please tell the tiger to refrain from making those annoying kissing sounds? it sets my teeth on edge.

[LonePalm]

first? Top 10?

To avoid unwanted association, Reno, NV is changing its name to Dogpoop, NV.

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)

[RikaStrom]

Eala Honey, your photo server doesn't like you anymore.

Your little bagpiper is seen in preview, but not on the thread.

[camle]

you were so early, I almost forgot:
Every day we shove and push
To be the first on the short bus
Xsmommy, hobbes and dubs
Wetbars, closets and beer tubs
If you really think you’re strong
Maybe you can ride along
I don’t want to cause no fuss
But here it is – the new Short Bus!

Short bus, short BUS
Short bus, short BUS

Bet you things don’t get too far
Before camle’s got a new cigar
Argh is running for his life
From ending up with the ex-wife
Gabz is getting far from fat
Swimming round in the beer vat
There’se no rules, and there’s no muss
Ridin’ on this here Short Bus

Short bus, short BUS
Short bus, short BUS


Singing:

WotsamoddaU hey,
Gotta no respect, whatta you think you do,
Why you looka so sad?
It's-a not so bad, it's-a nice-a place,
Ah, Shaddap You Face.


Well, I don’t know why I came here today
I got the feeling that things ain’t goin my way.
I’m so scared in case I fall up the stairs
And that noise th only thing I can hear
Hobbes to the left of me, XS to the right,
Here I am, stuck in the closet with you.

Yes, I’m stuck in thecloset with you,
And I’m wondering what it is I should do.
It’s so hard to setup Argh with my ex,
like some people only are about sex.
Hobbes to the left of me, XS to the right,
Here I am, stuck in the closet with you.

Well, you started off with learning,
And you find yer stomach’s turnin’ man.
And your friends they all come crawlin’,
Swim in the beer vat and say, “Please, please.”

Trying to make martini’s for all,
But I can see nobody’s drinkin at all.
Is it cool to go to chomp on a big cigar?.
Poor Gus is out polishing the car
Hobbes to the left of me, XS to the right,
Here I am, stuck in the closet with you.

Well, you started off with learning,
And you find yer stomach’s turnin’ man.
And your friends they all come crawlin’,
Swim in the beer vat and say, “Please, please.”

Well, I don’t know why I came here today
I got the feeling that things ain’t goin my way.
I’m so scared in case I fall off the stairs
And that noise th only thing I can hear
Hobbes to the left of me, XS to the right,
Here I am, stuck in the closet with you.

Yes I’m, stuck in the closet with you,
Stuck in the closet with you,
Here I am, stuck in the closet with you.

[RikaStrom]

Bah... I was right on time!

[Slip18]

That was great, LP! ROTFLMAO so early in the morning.

Did you get the package I sent you?

[xsmommy]

morning, camle~

[Slip18]

The bagpipe player shows up on my screen, Miss Rika!

[xsmommy]

not here, slippy.

[hobbes1]

I can't see it either.....I see the no remote linking placard.

[Eala]

Eala Honey, your photo server doesn't like you anymore.

It's very strange. I usually see it in the thread, but almost never in preview.

[hobbes1]

How Odd. Now It's There....

[Gabz]

Me thinkst there is much prevarication going on in thei upstate NY D.A.s office. And the state police are in on it, loss.

The Abolition of Private Property has Begun -in NY

[RikaStrom]

I get the "no remote linking" placard more often than not.

Do you think the Free Photo servers don't like FR? LOL

That idiot monkey sure took a bad attitude, case in point.

[camle]

for once. no one in the janitor's closet this morning?

[hobbes1]

While Bashing the President on his Business Dealings, Little Tommy D'asshole commits prevarication by omission With respect to his wifes Lobbying ability....

P.S. the news is Sooooo far behind me, I brought this up on Monday, after seeing the Sunday Go rounds....

[EODGUY]

Morning Miss Rika. I can see the bagpiper on the thread and I'm sober as a judge........perhaps not the best example I could have chosen. :)

EODGUY

[xsmommy]

it wasn't there but now it is. very strange.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Clinton prevaricates, leads with his zipper
Selig, commissioner, “Tie one for the Gipper”
CEOs lying
Ted Williams dying
Will a priest dump a boy for a stripper?

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

"CURRENT BLACK LEADERSHIP MOST EVIL COMBINATION EVER!"

I'd nominate the pineapple, chocolate, anchovy pizza.

[RikaStrom]

It sure looks like it. I hope that the landowner manages to get ahead of these people, but it seems to be questionable. (sigh)

A+

[xsmommy]

hmmm.....do you think perhaps i might be accused of prevarication if i had an accident and were to claim that xspup was driving?

[Gabz]

When I first saw it - I got the no-linking placard as well.

Now I see the bagpiper.

[RikaStrom]

for once. no one in the janitor's closet this morning?

He's sleeping. ;-)

[Eala]

Do you think the Free Photo servers don't like FR? LOL

I think the truth is probably pretty close to this. The server is really there to serve websites, not photos. I just parked the photos along with a site up there.

[xsmommy]

worn out?

[RikaStrom]

They've been talking about Little Tommy's wife for some time now, but with the current atmosphere about fraud and unethical business practices, we might finally get something with this situation.

A+

[VRWCmember]

This article addresses the NEA's favorite prevarication that we just need to spend more money on public schools to improve education in this country.

By the way, my computer is causing me numerous problems this morning. It looks like a reboot is imminent and my FReeping may be severly curtailed today.

Also, Click Here!

[camle]

oh. sorry. maybe the class can do some "independent studying" whilst you get him up?

takine a seat at the wet bar, grabbing a big la stinkadora cigar, pulling down martinis....

now who's gonna go into the beer vat first.. XS?

[xsmommy]

i have a bone to pick with YOU, sir....

[hobbes1]

All congressional spouses should be banned from Lobbying.