Word For The Day, Tuesday, July 29, 2003

The Verbivores | 7/29/03 | 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. Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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want \want\, verb
wanted, wanting, wants; intransitive verb
wantage; wanter \Want"age; want-er\, noun:

1. The state of not having; the condition of being without anything; absence or scarcity of what is needed or desired; deficiency; lack; as, a want of power or knowledge for any purpose; want of food and clothing.
2. Specifically, absence or lack of necessaries; destitution; poverty; penury; indigence; need.
3. That which is needed or desired; a thing of which the loss is felt; what is not possessed, and is necessary for use or pleasure.

And me, his parent, would full soon devour For want of other prey. --Milton.
Pride is as loud a beggar as want, and more saucy. --Franklin.

Etymology: Middle English wanten, to be lacking, from Old Norse vanta. See eu - in Indo-European Roots.

Usage Note: When want meaning “desire” is followed immediately by an infinitive construction, it does not take for: I want you to go (not want for you to go). When want and the infinitive are separated by a word or phrase, however, for is used: What I want is for you to go. I want very much for you to go. Want in its meaning of “have need, lack” normally takes for: They'll not want for anything now that they've inherited his estate.

[TheGrimReaper]

i have never cleaned the thing myself

xs also has no idea where the trash in her house disappears to....(again, need to ask Consuela)

[Conspiracy Guy]

31st!

[Gabz]

You're weird.

[Gabz]

Morning Teach!!!!

[Gabz]

WE still have 2 storage units here and one in Dover. We're going to try and empty one of them this afternoon - so we don't' have to pay the rent on it anymore - if we have it emptied before Friday we can save the august rent!!!

[Conspiracy Guy]

This from the people who want to put a man on the moon. I can see the little warning label on the rocket. "Wear eye protection and use under adult supervision." I hope they have a long fuse on the moon rocket.

[camle]

ohohohohoh now you've done it!!!

[Conspiracy Guy]

People who rent storage are arrogant and self-centered. I think I should be able to live in a storage free world. Second hand storage is known to conatin over 4300 poisons and 1200 carcinogens(sp). If you don't care about yourself please keep the kids away from it.

[Slip18]

I'm seeing a lot of photos of pie throwing today. Are you seeing that, too, Camle?

[camle]

...and YOU"RE NEXT!!!

[Conspiracy Guy]

What is this Democratic Leadership meeting?

[Gabz]

I can't believe how quickly you have gotten the rant down pat!!!!!

[Slip18]

Hey, I'm not arrogant nor self-centered. When I married Cyber, we had two full homes of stuff. We gave a lot of it away, but some things you just can't give away, so you store it. Sheesh, man. I don't want all that stuff in one home.

I think we need to buy a home in the mountains, then we wouldn't have storage!

How's the weather in the Bahamas?

[camle]

uh.... yeah... mebbe... sorta...

here's a little something fer you!

[Conspiracy Guy]

I've been listening to that crap for 30 plus years. Do you want me to do my Berkley Student Protestor routine?

[camle]

er... it's a possibility!

[Gabz]

Slip, Flurry has been doig that to me for about a week now.

Just substitute the word smoker and you will see where he's coming from.

I find these rants to be absolutely hysterical because it shows the anti-smokers for exactly what they are - control freaks!!!

[Conspiracy Guy]

4300 poisons 1200 carcinogens, your choice but I will work to get public storage banned. Then take children away from parents who store at home. It's for the chillren don't you know? Ask Laura Earl about Bahamas, I'm waiting for her in Jamaica. Let's see so far, Albania, Boliva, Latvia, Bahamas, and now Jamaica. Where the heck is flurry?

[Gabz]

LOL!!!!!

[Slip18]

See what happens when you haven't hit the water cooler in three weeks? I thought Flurry was joking, but I didn't know for sure.