Word For The Day, Friday, August 1, 2003

The Verbivores | 8/1/03 | 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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carouse \ca*rouse\, verb
carouses, carousing, caroused; intransitive verb
carousal, carouser; noun:

1. To engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking.
2. To drink excessively
3. To drink up; to drain; to drink freely or jovially.

Guests carouse the sparkling tears of the rich grape. --Denham.
Egypt's wanton queen, Carousing gems, herself dissolved in love. --Young.

Etymology: [German garaus, all out, drink up : gar, completely (from Middle High German, from Old High German garo) + aus, out, up]

Word History: The origin of the word carouse can be found in a German interjection that meant “time to leave the bar.” German garaus, which is derived from the phrase gar (“all”) aus (“out”), meaning “all out,” then came to mean “drink up, bottoms up,” and “a last drink before closing time.” The English borrowed this noun, with the meaning “the practice of sitting around drinking until closing time,” sometimes spelling the word garaus but usually spelling it closer to the way it is spelled today. Soon after the word is first recorded as a noun in 1559, we find the verb carouse, in 1567.

[Laura Earl]

Too funny!

[CholeraJoe]

Knife and gun club again, gas?

[gas_dr]

do i need to give YOU the sex talk, gas? ; )

Sorry, I am a lab scientist, so while i appreciate the offer of a lecture, i will only accept it if there is a laboratory component...still offering, oh diva-like instructress?

[camle]

well, the car is over at the coquettes and we'll be retrieving it tonite.

[Conspiracy Guy]

bye

[gas_dr]

Knife and gun club again, gas?

screaming women on saturday, knife and gun club on sunday...probably will see some of the fathers on sunday as victims of the parturient's knives and guns from saturday!

[xsmommy]

not quite, but i have to say, i was precise. the talk lasted no more than 5-10 minutes. i hit on the nuts and bolts, abortion, popular culture glamorizing sex, how God created it, it is a wonderful thing, but is for people who are married to do, and is how you make babies and families. in retrospect i wondered if i should have gotten masturbation in there also. i guess i can do a supplemental chat. i asked if he had any questions, said there was nothing to be embarassed about, but that i was probably more comfortable talking about it than his dad, so if he had any questions he should come and ask me.

[Conspiracy Guy]

heroww

[Conspiracy Guy]

red neck

[xsmommy]

whaddaya need me to show you?

[camle]

where are the pics?

[gas_dr]

I do not know which would be worse, having the sex talk, or sending your kids off to drive. Of course, I have placed epidurals on numerous teenagers who accomplished both at the same time (sex talks in the back seat with a lab component...)

[Conspiracy Guy]

Take the bottle and shoot the Cuban.

[CholeraJoe]

Hello kettle? This is the pot. You're black.

[xsmommy]

pics of what? the talk? it was verbal and the pup's parts were the model as i discussed what was where....At one point he was fighting back laughter, which i thought was hilarious, but i didn't crack up myself...

[gas_dr]

whaddaya need me to show you?

Whatever you would like...;)

[CholeraJoe]

I was hoping that the Cuban was named "Rosalita."

[TheGrimReaper]

Going carousing with a Cuban, CJ??

[gas_dr]

pics of what? the talk? it was verbal and the pup's parts were the model as i discussed what was where....At one point he was fighting back laughter, which i thought was hilarious, but i didn't crack up myself...

Did the puppy consent to all of this, or was this a puppy sexual assault?

[camle]

the sex talk is cheaper. and of course, since the tyke is traumatized by the divorce, she is quite aware of the pitfalls, and is loathe to jump into those waters. Especially since her mother was puching her to get a boyfriend. she has a few, but nothing series.